DAMMAR GUM
Prepared at the 39th JECFA (1992), published in FNP 52 Add 1 (1992) superseding specifications prepared at the 28th JECFA (1984), published
in FNP 31/2 (1984). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 63rd JECFA (2004). No ADI was allocated at the 29th JECFA (1985)
SYNONYMS Dammar resin, Damar gum, Damar resin, Dammar
DEFINITION The dried exudation from cultivated trees of Agathis spp., Hopea spp., Shorea spp; consists of a complex mixture of acidic and neutral terpenoid compounds together with polysaccharide material.
C.A.S. number 9000-16-2
DESCRIPTION The crude product occurs as irregular white to yellow or brownish tears, fragments or powder, sometimes admixed with fragments of bark; refined grades are white to yellowish and are free of fragments of ligneous matter; practically odourless, although refined grades may carry an odour of the essential oils used in the refining process
FUNCTIONAL USES Clouding agent, glazing agent, stabilizer
