21 CFR §172.826
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Sodium stearyl fumarate may be safely used in food in accordance with the following conditions:
- (a)It contains not less than 99 percent sodium stearyl fumarate calculated on the anhydrous basis, and not more than 0.25 percent sodium stearyl maleate.
- (b)The additive is used or intended for use:
- (1)As a dough conditioner in yeast-leavened bakery products in an amount not to exceed 0.5 percent by weight of the flour used.
- (2)As a conditioning agent in dehydrated potatoes in an amount not to exceed 1 percent by weight thereof.
- (3)As a stabilizing agent in nonyeast-leavened bakery products in an amount not to exceed 1 percent by weight of the flour used.
- (4)As a conditioning agent in processed cereals for cooking in an amount not to exceed 1 percent by weight of the dry cereal, except for foods for which standards of identity preclude such use.
- (5)As a conditioning agent in starch-thickened or flour-thickened foods in an amount not to exceed 0.2 percent by weight of the food.