Code · CFR · Title 21 — Food and Drugs · Part 172 — Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption · § 172.540

§ 172.540. DL-Alanine.

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DL-Alanine (a racemic mixture of D- and L-alanine; CAS Reg. No. 302-72-7) may be safely used as a flavor enhancer for sweeteners in pickling mixtures at a level not to exceed 1 percent of the pickling spice that is added to the pickling brine. [56 FR 6968, Feb. 21, 1991]