P

PAPAIN

Papain

INS: 1101ii

Function: Flavour Enhancer, Flour Treatment Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
06.1	Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice	1000 mg/kg		5

PECTINS (AMIDATED AND NON-AMIDATED)

Pectins (Amidated and Non-Amidated)

INS: 440

Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
08.1	Fresh meat, poultry, and game	GMP		5
09.2.3	Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
09.2.4	Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
09.2.5	Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		5
10.2.1	Liquid egg products	GMP		5
10.2.2	Frozen egg products	GMP		5
12.2	Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)	GMP	Note 51	5
14.1.2.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice	3000 mg/kg		5
14.1.2.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice	GMP		5
14.1.3.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar	3000 mg/kg		5
14.1.3.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar	3000 mg/kg		5
14.2.3	Wines	GMP		5

PHOSPHATED DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

Phosphated Distarch Phosphate

INS: 1413

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5

PHOSPHATES

Orthophosphoric Acid	INS: 338
Disodium Orthophosphate	INS: 339ii
Monopotassium Orthophosphate	INS: 340i
Tripotassium Orthophosphate	INS: 340iii
Dicalcium Orthophosphate	INS: 341ii
Monoammonium Orthophosphate	INS: 342i
Dimagnesium Orthophosphate	INS: 343ii
Disodium Diphosphate	INS: 450i
Tetrapotassium Diphosphate	INS: 450v
Pentasodium Triphosphate	INS: 451i
Sodium Polyphosphate	INS: 452i
Calcium Polyphosphates	INS: 452iv
Bone Phosphate	INS: 542
Monosodium Orthophosphate	INS: 339i
Trisodium Orthophosphate	INS: 339iii
Dipotassium Orthophosphate	INS: 340ii
Monocalcium Orthophosphate	INS: 341i
Tricalc ium Orthophosphate	INS: 341iii
Diammonium Orthophosphate	INS: 342ii
Trimagnesium Orthophosphate	INS: 343iii
Tetrasodium Diphosphate	INS: 450iii
Dicalcium Diphosphate	INS: 450vi
Pentapotassium Triphosphate	INS: 451ii
Potassium Polyphosphate	INS: 452ii
Ammonium Polyphosphates	INS: 452v

Function: Anticaking Agt, Acidity Reg., Adj., Antioxidant, Colour Retention Agt, Emulsifier, Flavour Enh, Firming Agt, Flour Trt Agt, Humectant, Pres., Raising Agt, Seq., Stabilizer, Thk

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.2.1.2	Margarine and similar products (e.g., butter-margarine blends)	1100 mg/kg	Note 33	5
02.2.2	Emulsions containing less than 80% fat (e.g., minarine)	1100 mg/kg	Note 33	5
07.0	Bakery wares	9300 mg/kg	Note 33	5

POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE

Polydimethylsiloxane

INS: 900a

Function: Anticaking Agent, Antifoaming Agent

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
08.1.1	Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts	GMP		5
14.2.2	Cider and perry	50 mg/kg		5

POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids

INS: 475

Function: Adjuvant, Crystallization Inhibitor, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.6.4	Processed cheese	10000 mg/kg		5
12.5.1	Ready-to-eat soups and broths, including canned, bottled, and frozen	9000 mg/kg		5
12.6	Sauces and like products	9000 mg/kg		5

POLYOXYETHYLENE STEARATES

Polyoxyethylene (8) Stearate	INS: 430
Polyoxyethylene (40) Stearate	INS: 431

Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	5000 mg/kg		5
07.1	Bread and ordinary bakery wares	5000 mg/kg		5

POLYSORBATES

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monolaurate	INS: 432
Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monopalmitate	INS: 434
Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Tristearate	INS: 436
Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monooleate	INS: 433
Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monostearate	INS: 435

Function: Antifoaming Agent, Adjuvant, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Flour Treatment Agent, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
03.0	Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet	5000 mg/kg		5
07.1.1	Breads and rolls	3000 mg/kg		5

POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE

Polyviny lpyrrolidone

INS: 1201

Function: Adjuvant, Emulsifier, Glazing Agent, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
14.2.3	Wines	60 mg/kg	Note 36	5

PONCEAU 4R

Ponceau 4R

INS: 124

Function: Colour

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
11.0	Sweeteners, including honey	200 mg/kg		5

POTASSIUM ACETATES

Potassium Acetates

INS: 261

Function: Acidity Regulator

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5

POTASSIUM ALGINATE

Potassium Alginate

INS: 402

Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
04.1.1.2	Surface-treated fresh fruit	GMP		5
04.2.1.2	Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds	GMP		5
06.4.2	Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products	GMP	Note 54	5
14.2.3	Wines	GMP		5

POTASSIUM ASCORBATE

Potassium Ascorbate

INS: 303

Function: Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5

POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN CITRATE

Potassium Dihydrogen Citrate

INS: 332i

Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant, Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5
13.1	Infant formulae and follow - on formulae	GMP		5
14.2.3	Wines	3000 mg/kg	Note 109	5

POTASSIUM LACTATE

Potassium Lactate	INS: 326
Potassium Lactate (Solution)	INS: 326

Function: Acidity Regulator, Antioxidant

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	5

POWDERED CELLULOSE

Powdered Cellulose

INS: 460ii

Function: Anticaking Agent, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
04.2.2.1	Frozen vegetables	GMP		5
13.1	Infant formulae and follow - on formulae	GMP		5
13.2	Weaning foods for infants and growing children	GMP		5
14.1.2.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice	GMP		5
14.1.2.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit juice	GMP		5
14.1.3.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit nectar	GMP		5
14.1.3.3	Concentrate (liquid or solid) for fruit nectar	GMP		5
14.2.3	Wines	GMP		5

PROCESSED EUCHEUMA SEAWEED

Processed Eucheuma Seaweed

INS: 407a

Function: Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.2	Fermented and renneted milk products (plain), excluding food category 01.1.2 (dairy-based drinks)	5000 mg/kg		5
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	GMP		5
04.1.1.2	Surface-treated fresh fruit	GMP		5
04.2.1.2	Surface-treated fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds	GMP		5

PROPYLENE GLYCOL

Propylene Glycol

INS: 1520

Function: Anticaking Agent, Adjuvant, Antifoaming Agent, Carrier Solvent, Emulsifier, Flour Treatment Agent, Humectant, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
04.2.1	Fresh vegetables, and nuts and seeds	50000 mg/kg		5
11.4	Table-top sweeteners, including those containing high-intensity sweeteners	GMP		5

PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE

Propylene Glycol Alginate

INS: 405

Function: Adjuvant, Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
05.3	Chewing gum	10000 mg/kg		5

PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids

INS: 477

Function: Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
02.4	Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7	40000 mg/kg		5
14.2.1	Beer and malt beverages	100000 mg/kg	Note 91	5