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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-726/annex-I/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/726",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 22 November 2012 authorising the placing on the market of dihydrocapsiate as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2012) 8391) (Only the English text is authentic) (2012/726/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-726",
  "path": "annex/I/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Definition",
  "text": "Dihydrocapsiate is synthesised by enzyme-catalysed esterification of vanillyl alcohol and 8-methylnonanoic acid. Following the esterification dihydrocapsiate is extracted with n-hexane.\nThe enzyme Lipozyme 435 was approved by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.\nDescription Viscous colourless to yellow liquid\nChemical formula C18H28O4\nStructural formula\nCAS No 205687-03-2\nPhysical-chemical properties of dihydrocapsiate\nDihydrocapsiate\nmore than 94 %\n8-Methylnonanoic acid\nless than 6 %\nVanillyl acohol\nless than 1 %\nSynthesis related substances\nless than 2 %",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/726/annex/I/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."
}