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Naringen Extract
Naringen Extract is a natural complex flavoring material, FEMA GRAS under FEMA number 2769 (CAS 14259-46-2). Its odor is bland.
- FEMA
- 2769
- CAS
- 14259-46-2
- EC
- 238-138-0
GRAS status: FEMA GRAS, publication 3. Recorded by FDA in the Substances Added to Food inventory under CAS 977038-87-1.
Structure
Material
Naringen Extract is a natural complex material rather than a single molecule, so it has no one structure. FEMA lists it as NARINGEN EXTRACT (CITRUS PARADISI MACF.).
Identity
Also known as: 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 7-[[6-O-(6-deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]oxy]-2,3-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-, (2S)-, Narirutin, 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 7-[[6-O-(6-deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]oxy]-2,3-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-, (S)-, Flavanone, 4′,5,7-trihydroxy-, 7β-rutinoside, (2S)-7-[[6-O-(6-Deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]oxy]-2,3-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one, Naringenin 7-rutinoside, Isonaringenin, Isonaringin, Naringenin 7β-rutinoside, (2S)-Narirutin, Naringenin 7-O-rutinoside, narirutin.
Can Naringen Extract be labeled natural?
As a preparation obtained from natural material, Naringen Extract is natural in every market here: the United States, the EU and UK, and Mercosur and Mexico.
- United States
- Natural flavor
- European Union and UK
- Natural flavouring
- Mercosur and Mexico
- Natural
How each market defines the classes: natural vs artificial flavor under 21 CFR 101.22.
Regulatory status, with citations
United States
Naringen Extract is FEMA GRAS under FEMA number 2769. It is cited in the Code of Federal Regulations at 21 CFR 182.20.
European Union and United Kingdom
No EU FL number is on file for Naringen Extract. That is not a finding either way. The Union List covers defined flavouring substances, so natural complex materials are handled as flavouring preparations under Parts B to F and never receive a number, and substances used as additives sit under Regulation 1333/2008 instead. Confirm the position before EU or UK use.
JECFA (WHO / FAO)
Naringen Extract has not been evaluated by JECFA as a flavouring agent, or no evaluation is on file.
Other US flags
Not on the California Proposition 65 list.
Odor and taste
Odor: bland.
Where it is used
Typical applications for Naringen Extract are not on file yet.
Naringen Extract FAQ
Is Naringen Extract FEMA GRAS?
Yes. The FEMA Expert Panel lists Naringen Extract as GRAS under FEMA number 2769. The Code of Federal Regulations lists it at 21 CFR 182.20.
What are the FEMA and CAS numbers for Naringen Extract?
Naringen Extract is FEMA 2769, CAS 14259-46-2.
How is Naringen Extract described, and where does it show up?
Flavorists describe Naringen Extract as bland.
Does Naringen Extract count as natural in the US and the EU?
Every market covered here treats Naringen Extract as natural, because it is a preparation from natural material rather than a single synthesized substance.
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Sources and attribution. The identity and regulatory facts on this page are taken from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory, a US government record, which lists this substance as NARINGIN, EXTRACT (CITRUS PARADISI MACF.) under CAS 977038-87-1 and carries its FEMA number and its 21 CFR citations. The inventory is searchable at FDA. FDA records its technical effect as flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant.
A FEMA GRAS conclusion is reached by the Expert Panel of the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association of the United States, and the FEMA number names that conclusion. FEMA publishes its own entry for this substance in the FEMA Flavor Library, which is the authoritative record of what the Panel decided and is worth reading alongside this page.
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About this page. Facts come from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory, the Code of Federal Regulations, the EPA TSCA Inventory, the EU Union List, JECFA and the Ambrose database, with FEMA's published determination cited where it applies; parts of the text are written by Ambrose AI, which can make mistakes. Check the cited source before relying on anything here. This is not regulatory or legal advice.