歐盟專家組經(jīng)過分析認為，果膠（E 440i）和酰胺化果膠（E 440ii）作為普通食品的添加劑具有一定安全性，在目前的使用范圍和使用量下對人體沒有安全隱患，無需設置每日允許攝入量（ADI）。

 

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    Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food （ANS） was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the re-evaluation of pectin （E 440i） and amidated pectin （E 440ii） as food additives. An acceptable daily intake （ADI） 'not specified' was allocated by the Scientific Committee for Food （SCF） for E 440i and E 440ii. Pectin and amidated pectin would not be absorbed intact, but extensively fermented by intestinal microbiota in animals and humans; products formed from pectins in the gastrointestinal tract are similar to manufactured pectin-derived acidic oligosaccharides （pAOS）。