{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-184.1115","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 184.1115","heading":"Agar-agar.","body":"(a) Agar-agar (CAS Reg. No. PM 9002-18-0) is a dried, hydrophyllic, colloidal polysaccharide extracted from one of a number of related species of red algae (class Rhodophyceae).\n(b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the “Food Chemicals Codex,” 3d Ed. (1981), p. 11, which is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20418, or may be examined at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.\n(c) The ingredient is used in food in accordance with § 184.1(b)(2) under the following conditions:\nMaximum Usage Levels Permitted\nFoods (as served) Percent Functions\nBaked goods and baking mixes, § 170.3(n)(1) of this chapter 0.8 Drying agent, § 170.3(o)(7) of this chapter; flavoring agent, § 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter; stabilizer, thickener, § 170.3(o)(28) of this chapter.\nConfections and frostings, § 170.3(n)(9) of this chapter 2.0 Flavoring agent, § 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter; stabilizer, thickener, § 170.3(o)(28) of this chapter; surface finisher, § 170.3(o)(30) of this chapter.\nSoft candy, § 170.3(n)(38) of this chapter 1.2 Stabilizer and thickener, § 170.3(o)(28) of this chapter.\nAll other food categories .25 Flavoring agent, § 170.3(o)(12) of this chapter; formulation aid, § 170.3(o)(14) of this chapter; humectant, § 170.3(o)(16) of this chapter; stabilizer, thickener, § 170.3(o)(28) of this chapter.\n(d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses established in this section do not exist or have been waived.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION","PART 184—DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE","Subpart B—Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"4db4f9aad5f0fe76f76df61cf1f4645c1b5fd2e188f215195b753699ce0ac4f3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-184.1101","next":"us/21-cfr-184.1120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}