NITROGEN
Prepared at the 53rd JECFA (1999) and published in FNP 52 Add 7 (1999), superseding specifications prepared at the 51st JECFA (1998), published in FNP 52 Add 6 (1998). ADI "No ADI necessary" established at the 24th JECFA in 1980.
SYNONYMS INS No. 941
DEFINITION This monograph defines nitrogen with a maximum oxygen content of 1%, which is suitable only for some food applications. There are food
applications that require a higher purity (i.e., lower oxygen content).
Chemical names Nitrogen
C.A.S. number 7727-37-9
Chemical formula N2
Formula weight 28.0
Assay Not less than 99.0% v/v
DESCRIPTION Colourless, odourless gas or liquid
FUNCTIONAL USES Freezing agent, propellant, packaging gas
