# Commission Decision of 26 May 2008 authorising the placing on the market of alpha-cyclodextrin as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 1954) (Only the German text is authentic) (2008/413/EC), Division: Identification

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Melting range Decomposes above 278 °C
Solubility Freely soluble in water; very slightly soluble in ethanol
Specific rotation [α]D 25: Between +145° and +151° (1 % solution)
Chromatography The retention time for the major peak in a liquid chromatogram of the sample corresponds to that for α-cyclodextrin in a chromatogram of reference α-cyclodextrin (available from Consortium für Elektrochemische Industrie GmbH, München, Germany or Wacker Biochem Group, Adrian, MI, USA) using the conditions described in the METHOD OF ASSAY

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/413/annex/division/4/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-413/annex/division-4/division-1
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