日本批准向日葵卵磷脂作为食品添加剂用于食品

　　  据食品导航网消息，日本已批准向日葵卵磷脂作为食品添加剂用于食品，嘉吉公司Topcithin向日葵卵磷脂成为首个获批产品。

　　据悉，迄今为止日本是全世界唯一尚未批准向日葵卵磷脂用于食品的国家。嘉吉公司Topcithin向日葵卵磷脂可作为乳化剂和保水剂用于各种食品，如糖果特别是巧克力、面包和方便食品。

　　嘉吉公司表示，该产品的分散性能优于大豆卵磷脂，功能、味道、色泽更好。

　　部分原文报道如下：

　　Cargill has obtained approval for the use of sunflower lecithin in Japan, which until now had been the only country in the world where the additive had not previously been approved for food applications.

　　Approval by Japan's Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare means that Cargill's Topcithin sunflower lecithin, a clean label non-GM emulsifier made from oilseeds for which GM plant varieties do not exist at a commercial level, is available to customers in Japan for the first time. It also means food companies worldwide can export products containing Topcithin sunflower lecithin for sale in the growing Japanese market.

　　A versatile emulsifier and wetting agent, the additive is suitable for a variety of food applications, such as confectionery, particularly chocolate, bakery and convenience foods. Cargill claims Topcithin offers improved dispersibility properties compared to soy lecithin, and matches its functionality, taste and colour.

　　It can also replace synthetically produced emulsifiers, such as ammonium phosphatide and citric acid esters of mono and di-glycerides.

　　原文链接：http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Markets/Japan-finally-gives-green-light-to-sales-of-sunflower-lecithin