Maltol, CAS# 118-71-8, is a natural organic compound manufactured through chemical synthesis or fermentation, available as White crystalline powder. Maltol is widely used as flavour enhancer. It is affirmed by US FDA as GRAS(generally recognized as safe) and widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries with E number E636.
No significant side effects reported.
Ingestion of Maltol in large quantity may hurt our health, please follow the guideline of using Maltol: ADI 0-1 mg/kg bw
Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Maltol could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Maltol in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Maltol for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Maltol is considered safe by FDA according to existing data and granted GRAS status.
No breaking news or public health crises reported about Maltol reported up to now.
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1. Antitumor pentamethylcyclopentadienyl rhodium complexes of maltol and allomaltol: synthesis, solution speciation and bioactivity. [J Inorg Biochem. 2014 May]
Author: Dömötör O, Aicher S, Schmidlehner M, Novak MS, Roller A, Jakupec MA, Kandioller W, Hartinger CG, Keppler BK, Enyedy ÉA.
2. Spectroscopic properties, NLO, HOMO-LUMO and NBO of maltol. [Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2014 Mar 5]
Author: Krishnakumar V, Barathi D, Mathammal R, Balamani J, Jayamani N.
3. Two tetranuclear zinc clusters, [Zn4(μ3-OEt)2(μ2-MalO)4Et2] and [Zn4(μ3-GueO)2(μ2-GueO)2(μ2-MalO)2(MalO)2]·2C7H8, containing defective dicubane core geometries (MalOH is maltol and GueOH is guethol). [Acta Crystallogr C. 2012 Oct]
Author: Petrus R, Sobota P.
4. Synthesis, characterization and biological properties of cobalt(II) complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline and maltol. [J Inorg Biochem. 2011 Mar]
Author: Chin LF, Kong SM, Seng HL, Khoo KS, Vikneswaran R, Teoh SG, Ahmad M, Khoo SB, Maah MJ, Ng CH.