Trehalose

Hazard level: Low health concern

What is Trehalose?

Natural disaccharide sugar (glucose source) sometimes used as a carrier for flavourings.

Is Trehalose safe?

Trehalose is considered low concern by food-safety agencies.

Score impact: −2 points on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 3 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA

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Also known as

Trehalose is also known as trehalose, трехалоза, trehaloza — these all refer to the same ingredient.

trehalose трехалоза trehaloza

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Citric Acid (E330) Salt (Sodium Chloride) Sugar (Sucrose) Glucose (Dextrose) Maltodextrin Natural Flavouring Carob Flour (Pod Powder) Monosodium Glutamate (E621) Beetroot Red (Betanin) (E162) Disodium Ribonucleotides (E635)

Products containing Trehalose

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