# .ALPHA.-MALTOSE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid20196313
Categories: food
Functions: Thickener, Thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer
Identifier: DTXSID20196313

> .ALPHA.-MALTOSE: Used in food as a thickener and a thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

## Regulatory status

- GLOBAL: NOT SPECIFIED — JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer.
- GLOBAL: NOT SPECIFIED — JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: thickener.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/2036; JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: thickener. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/2884.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/2036
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:15SUG9AD26
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/439341

_Assessed by Greenveil._