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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-76/annex/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/76",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 2 February 2011 authorising the placing on the market of a chitin-glucan from Aspergillus niger as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2011) 480) (Only the French text is authentic) (2011/76/EU)",
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  "path": "annex/division/1",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Description",
  "text": "Chitin-glucan is obtained from the mycelium of Aspergillus niger, it is a slightly yellow, odourless, free-flowing powder. It has a dry matter content of 90 % or more.\nChitin-glucan is composed largely of two polysaccharides:\nchitin, composed of repeating units of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (CAS No: 1398-61-4),\nbeta(1,3)-glucan, composed of repeating units of D-glucose (CAS No: 9041-22-9).\nSpecification of chitin-glucan from Aspergillus niger\nLoss on drying\n≤ 10 %\nChitin-glucan\n≥ 90 %\nRatio of chitin to glucan\n30:70 to 60:40\nAsh\n≤ 3 %\nLipids\n≤ 1 %\nProteins\n≤ 6 %",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/76/annex/division/1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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