
Article 1 
Gamma-Cyclodextrin as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market as a novel food ingredient.
Article 2 
The designation of γ-Cyclodextrin authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Gamma-Cyclodextrin’ or ‘γ-Cyclodextrin’.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to Wacker Chemie AG, Hanns Seidel Platz 4, 81737 München, Germany.
Done at Brussels, 1 June 2012.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
γ-cyclodextrin, γ-dextrin, cyclooctaamylose, cyclomaltooctaose, γ-cycloamylase

A non-reducing cyclic saccharide consisting of eight α-1,4-linked D-glucopyranosyl units produced by the action of cyclodextrin glucosyltransferase (CGTase, EC 2.4.1.19) on hydrolysed starch. Recovery and purification of γ-cyclodextrin may be carried out by precipitation of a complex of γ-cyclodextrin with 8-cyclohexadecen-1-one, dissolution of the complex with water and n-decane, steam-stripping of the aqueous phase and recovery of gamma-CD from the solution by crystallisation.

Chemical nameCyclooctaamyloseCAS number17465-86-0Chemical formula(C6H10O5)8Structural formulaAssayNot less than 98 % (dry basis)DescriptionVirtually odourless, white or almost white crystalline solid

Melting rangeDecomposes above 285 °CSolubilityFreely soluble in water; very slightly soluble in ethanolSpecific rotation[α]D25: between + 174° and + 180° (1 % solution)

WaterNot more than 11 %Residual complexant (8-cyclohexadecen-1-one (CHDC)Not more than 4 mg/kgResidual solvent (n-decane)Not more than 6 mg/kgReducing substancesNot more than 0,5 % (as glucose)Sulphated ashNot more than 0,1 %
