Codex General Standard for Food Additives
TABLE ONE
Additives
Permitted for Use Under Specified
Conditions in Certain Food Categories
or
Individual Food Items
ACESULFAME POTASSIUM
ADI: 15 mg/kg bw
Function: Flavour
Enhancer | |
| ||
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
950 | 05.3 |
Chewing gum | 800
mg/kg | |
ADI: 5 mg/kg bw
Adipic Acid | 355 |
Sodium Adipate |
356 |
Potassium
Adipate | 357 |
Ammonium Adipate |
359 |
Function: |
Acidity Regulator | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
355 | 01.2.1 |
Milk, acidified | GMP |
|
355 |
01.3.2 | Beverage whiteners |
4500 mg/kg | |
355 |
01.7 | Dairy-based desserts
(e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) |
5500 mg/kg | |
355 |
02.1 | Fats and oils essentially
free from water | 3000
mg/kg | |
355, 356 |
02.2.1.2 | Margarine and similar
products (e.g., butter-margarine blends) |
GMP | |
355-357 |
02.4 | Fat-based desserts (excluding
dairy-based desserts) | 2000
mg/kg | Note 3 |
355 |
03.0 | Edible ices, including
sherbet and sorbet | 2000
mg/kg | |
355 |
04.1.2.5 | Jams, jellies, marmelades |
2000 mg/kg | |
355-357 |
04.1.2.8 | Fruit preparations,
including pulp and fruit toppings |
2000 mg/kg | Note
2 |
355-357 |
04.1.2.9 | Fruit-based desserts,
including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts |
6000 mg/kg | Note
2 |
355-357 |
04.1.2.11 | Fruit fillings for
pastries | 2000 mg/kg |
Note 2 |
355 | 04.2.2.3 |
Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine |
50000 mg/kg | |
355-357 |
05.1.2 | Cocoa-based spreads,
including fillings | 2000
mg/kg | Note 2 |
355 |
05.2 | Sugar-based confectionery
other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc. |
10000 mg/kg | |
356, 357 |
05.2 | Sugar-based confectionery
other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc. |
GMP | |
355 |
05.3 | Chewing gum |
30000 mg/kg | |
356 |
05.3 | Chewing gum |
GMP | |
357 |
05.3 | Chewing gum |
20000 mg/kg | |
355-357 |
05.4 | Decorations (e.g., for
fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces |
2000 mg/kg | Note
2 |
355-357 |
06.5 | Cereal and starch based
desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding) |
1000 mg/kg | Note
1 |
355 |
07.0 | Bakery wares |
500 mg/kg | |
356, 357 |
07.2.3 | Mixes for fine bakery
wares (e.g., cakes, pancakes) | GMP |
|
355 |
08.2 | Processed meat, poultry
& game products in whole pieces/cuts |
3000 mg/kg | |
355 |
08.3 | Processed comminuted
meat, poultry & game products |
3000 mg/kg | |
355 |
10.4 | Egg-based desserts (e.g.,
custard) | 2000 mg/kg |
|
356,
357 | 10.4 |
Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard) |
1000 mg/kg | Note
1 |
355 |
12.2 | Herbs, spices, seasonings
(including salt substitutes) and condiments |
50000 mg/kg | |
355 |
12.6 | Sauces and like products |
1000 mg/kg | |
359 |
14.1.4 | Water-based flavored
drinks, including sport or electrolyte drinks |
50 mg/kg | |
355, 356 |
14.1.4.1 | Carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 50
mg/kg | |
357 |
14.1.4.1 | Carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 1000
mg/kg | |
355 |
14.1.4.2 | Non-carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 2000
mg/kg | |
356 |
14.1.4.2 | Non-carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 50
mg/kg | |
357 |
14.1.4.2 | Non-carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 1000
mg/kg | |
355-357 |
14.1.4.3 | Concentrates (liquid
or solid) for water-based flavoured drinks |
10000 mg/kg | |
355 |
14.2.1 | Beer and malt beverages |
GMP | |
356, 357, 359 |
14.2.1 | Beer and malt beverages |
GMP | |
355 |
15.1 | Snacks - potato, cereal,
flour or starch based (from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes) |
13000 mg/kg | |
|
| |
| |
Function: |
Firming Agent | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
355 | 14.2.1 |
Beer and malt beverages | GMP |
|
|
| |
| |
Function: |
Miscellaneous | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
355-357 | 01.7 |
Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured
yoghurt) | 6000 mg/kg |
Note 2 |
356, 357 | 01.7 |
Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured
yoghurt) | 1000 mg/kg |
Notes 1 & 2 |
355-357 | 02.4 |
Fat-based desserts (excluding dairy-based desserts) |
6000 mg/kg | Note
2 |
355-357 |
04.1.2.8 | Fruit preparations,
including pulp and fruit toppings |
2000 mg/kg | Note
2 |
355-357 |
04.1.2.9 | Fruit-based desserts,
including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts |
6000 mg/kg | Note
2 |
355-357 |
04.1.2.11 | Fruit fillings for
pastries | 2000 mg/kg |
Note 2 |
355-357 | 04.2.2.6 |
Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5 |
6000 mg/kg | Note
2 |
355-357 |
05.1.2 | Cocoa-based spreads,
including fillings | 2000
mg/kg | Note 2 |
355-357 |
05.4 | Decorations (e.g., for
fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces |
2000 mg/kg | Note
2 |
355-357 |
06.5 | Cereal and starch based
desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding) |
6000 mg/kg | Note
2 |
355-357 |
10.4 | Egg-based desserts (e.g.,
custard) | 6000 mg/kg |
Note 2 |
355-357 | 14.1.4 |
Water-based flavored drinks, including sport or electrolyte
drinks | 10000 mg/kg |
Notes 1 & 2 |
| |
| |
|
Function: |
Raising Agent | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category | Max
Level | Notes |
355 |
07.0 | Bakery wares |
500 mg/kg | |
355 |
15.1 | Snacks - potato, cereal,
flour or starch based (from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes) |
13000 mg/kg | |
ADI: 7 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Firming Agent | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
523 |
04.1.2.7 | Candied fruit |
200 mg/kg | Notes
2 & 4 |
523 | 04.2.2.6 |
Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5 |
200 mg/kg | Notes
2 & 4 |
523 | 10.2 |
Egg products | 30
mg/kg | Notes 2 & 4 |
|
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Function: |
Miscellaneous | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
523 |
04.1.2.7 | Candied fruit |
200 mg/kg | Notes
2 & 4 |
523 | 04.2.2.6 |
Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5 |
200 mg/kg | Notes
2 & 4 |
523 | 10.2 |
Egg products | 30
mg/kg | Notes 2 & 4 |
523 |
14.2.1 | Beer and malt beverages |
GMP | Notes 2
& 5 |
ADI: 40 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Flavour Enhancer | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
951 |
05.2 | Sugar-based confectionery
other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc. |
GMP | |
951 |
05.3 | Chewing gum |
5000 mg/kg | |
951 |
12.6.1 | Emulsified sauces (e.g.,
mayonnaise, salad dressing) | 321
mg/kg | |
951 |
13.3 | Dietetic foods intended
for special medical purposes | 100
g/serv | |
951 |
13.4 | Dietetic formulae for
slimming purposes and weight reduction |
100 g/serv | |
951 |
14.1.4 | Water-based flavored
drinks, including sport or electrolyte drinks |
1000 mg/kg | |
951 |
14.2.1 | Beer and malt beverages |
GMP | |
|
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Function: |
Miscellaneous | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
951 |
13.3 | Dietetic foods intended
for special medical purposes | 800
mg/kg | Note 2 |
ADI: 45 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Adjuvant |
| |
|
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
927a | 05.3 |
Chewing gum | 30000
mg/kg | |
|
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Function: |
Flour Treatment Agent | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
927a |
06.1 | Whole, broken or flaked
grain, including rice | 45
mg/kg | |
927a |
06.2 | Flours and starches |
45 mg/kg | |
927a |
07.1.1 | Breads and rolls |
45 mg/kg | Note
6 |
ADI: 40 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Bleaching Agent (Not for Flour) | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
928 |
01.6.2.1 | Total ripened cheese,
includes rind | 20
mg/kg | Notes 7 & 8 |
928 |
01.8 | Whey and whey products,
excluding whey cheese | GMP |
Note 7 |
| | |||
Function: |
Flour Treatment Agent | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
928 |
06.1 | Whole, broken or flaked
grain, including rice | 60
mg/kg | |
928 |
06.2 | Flours and starches |
300 mg/kg | |
ADI: 0.3 mg/kg bw
Butylated Hydroxytoluene |
321 |
Function: |
Adjuvant |
| |
|
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
321 | 14.2.1 |
Beer and malt beverages | GMP |
Note 9 |
ADI: 7 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Anticaking Agent |
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
903 |
05.0 | Confectionery |
GMP | Note 10 |
903 |
07.0 | Bakery wares |
GMP | Note 10 |
903 |
12.6 | Sauces and like products |
GMP | Note 10 |
|
| |
| |
Function: |
Adjuvant | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
903 | 04.1.2 |
Processed fruit | GMP |
Note 10 |
903 | 05.0 |
Confectionery | GMP |
Note 10 |
903 | 07.0 |
Bakery wares | GMP |
Note 10 |
903 | 12.6 |
Sauces and like products | GMP |
Note 10 |
903 | 14.1.2.1 |
Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice |
GMP | Note 10 |
|
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Function: |
Carrier Solvent | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
903 |
14.1.4 | Water-based flavored
drinks, including sport or electrolyte drinks |
200 mg/kg | |
|
| |||
Function: |
Glazing Agent | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
903 |
04.1.1.2 | Surface-treated fruit |
GMP | Note 2 |
903 |
04.1.2 | Processed fruit |
GMP | Note 10 |
903 |
05.1 | Cocoa products and chocolate
products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes |
100 mg/kg | |
903 |
05.2 | Sugar-based confectionery
other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard & soft candy, nougats, etc. |
100 mg/kg | |
903 |
05.3 | Chewing gum |
20000 mg/kg | |
903 |
05.4 | Decorations (e.g., for
fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces |
100 mg/kg | |
903 |
07.0 | Bakery wares |
GMP | Note 10 |
|
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Function: |
Miscellaneous | |||
INS | Food
Cat. No. Food Category | Max
Level | Notes | |
903 |
04.1.1.2 | Surface-treated fruit |
GMP | Note 2 |
903 |
04.2.2.6 | Vegetable, nut and
seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5 |
GMP | Notes 2
& 11 |
903 | 05.1 |
Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes |
GMP | Notes 2
& 11 |
903 | 05.2 |
Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard &
soft candy, nougats, etc. | GMP |
Notes 2 & 11 |
903 | 05.3 |
Chewing gum | GMP |
Notes 2 & 11 |
903 | 07.2.1 |
Cakes, cookies and pies (e.g., fruit-filled or custard types) |
GMP | Notes 2
& 11 |
903 | 13.6 |
Food supplements | GMP |
Note 2 |
903 | 14.1.5 |
Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions & other hot cereal beverages,
excluding cocoa | GMP |
Notes 2 &12 |
903 | 15.0 |
Ready-to-eat savouries | GMP |
Notes 2 & 11 |
| |
| |
|
Function: |
Release Agent | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
903 | 05.0 |
Confectionery | GMP |
Note 10 |
903 | 07.0 |
Bakery wares | GMP |
Note 10 |
ADI: 0.7 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Anticaking Agent | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
1503 | 05.2 |
Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard &
soft candy, nougats, etc. | 500
mg/kg | |
|
| |
| |
Function: |
Carrier Solvent | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category | Max
Level | Notes |
1503 |
14.1.4 | Water-based flavored
drinks, including sport or electrolyte drinks |
500 mg/kg | |
|
| |
| |
Function: |
Glazing Agent | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
1503 | 13.6 |
Food supplements | GMP |
|
|
| |
| |
Function: |
Release Agent | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
1503 | 05.2 |
Sugar-based confectionery other than 5.1, 5.3 & 5.4, including hard &
soft candy, nougats, etc. | 500
mg/kg | |
ADI: 2.5 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Flour Treatment Agent |
| | |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
925 | 06.2 |
Flours and starches | 5000
mg/kg | |
|
| |
| |
Function: |
Miscellaneous | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
925 | 14.2.1 |
Beer and malt beverages | GMP |
Notes 2 & 5 |
ADI: 30 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Flour Treatment Agent | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
926 |
06.2 | Flours and starches |
2500 mg/kg | |
ADI: 11 mg/kg bw
Cyclamic Acid (and Sodium, Potassium,
Calcium Salts | 952 |
Function: |
Flavour Enhancer | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
952 |
13.3 | Dietetic foods intended
for special medical purposes | 100
g/serv | |
952 |
13.4 | Dietetic formulae for
slimming purposes and weight reduction |
100 g/serv | |
ADI: 5 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Adjuvant | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
459 |
05.3 | Chewing gum |
50000 mg/kg | |
459 |
14.1.4 | Water-based flavored
drinks, including sport or electrolyte drinks |
500 mg/kg | Note
13 |
ADI: 50 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Emulsifier |
| |
|
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
472e | 05.4 |
Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces |
750 mg/kg | |
472e |
12.2 | Herbs, spices, seasonings
(including salt substitutes) and condiments |
1 mg/kg | |
|
| |||
Function: |
Miscellaneous | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
472e |
07.1.1 | Breads and rolls |
GMP | Note 2 |
|
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Function: |
Sequestrant | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
472e |
02.2 | Fat emulsions mainly
of type water-in-oil | 5000
mg/kg | |
472e |
03.0 | Edible ices, including
sherbet and sorbet | 1000
mg/kg | |
472e |
05.1 | Cocoa products and chocolate
products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes |
GMP | |
472e |
07.1.1 | Breads and rolls |
GMP | Note 2 |
472e |
12.4 | Mustards |
10000 mg/kg | |
472e |
12.6 | Sauces and like products |
10000 mg/kg | |
472e |
14.1.4 | Water-based flavored
drinks, including sport or electrolyte drinks |
1000 mg/kg | |
ADI: 0.1 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Adjuvant |
| |
|
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
480 | 05.1.1 |
Cocoa mixes (powders and syrups) |
4000 mg/kg | Note
16 |
480 |
08.1.1 | Fresh meat, poultry
& game in whole pieces/cuts |
GMP | Note 17 |
480 |
11.1 | White & semi-white
sugar, fructose, glucose, xylose; sugar solutions & syrups; (partially) inverted
sugars | 25 mg/kg |
Note 18 |
Function: | Humectant |
| | |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
480 | 01.3.1 |
Condensed milk (plain) | GMP |
Note 14 |
480 | 01.6.1 |
Unripened cheese | 5000
mg/kg | Notes 14 & 15 |
480 |
01.6.4 | Processed cheese |
5000 mg/kg | Note
14 |
480 |
04.1.2.9 | Fruit-based desserts,
including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts |
15 mg/kg | |
480 |
05.1.1 | Cocoa mixes (powders
and syrups) | 4000
mg/kg | Note 16 |
480 |
12.6.1 | Emulsified sauces (e.g.,
mayonnaise, salad dressing) | GMP |
|
480 |
14.1.4.2 | Non-carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 10
mg/kg | |
480 |
14.1.4.3 | Concentrates (liquid
or solid) for water-based flavoured drinks |
10 mg/kg | Note
19 |
ADI: 2.5 mg/kg bw
Calcium Disodium Ethylene
Diamine Tetra Acetate | 385 |
Disodium Ethylene Diamine
Tetra Acetate | 386 |
Function: |
Adjuvant |
| |
|
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
385 | 04.2.2.3 |
Vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine |
220 mg/kg | Notes
20 & 21 |
385 | 08.1.1 |
Fresh meat, poultry & game in whole pieces/cuts |
GMP | Note 17 |
385 |
14.1.4.1 | Carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 33
mg/kg | Notes 20 & 22 |
385 |
14.2.6 | Spirituous beverages |
25 mg/kg | Note
22 |
|
| |||
Function: |
Antifoaming Agent | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
385 |
14.2.1 | Beer and malt beverages |
25 mg/kg | Note
20 |
|
| |||
Function: |
Flavour Enhancer | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
385 |
04.2.2.3 | Vegetables in vinegar,
oil or brine | 220
mg/kg | Notes 20 & 21 |
385 |
14.1.4.1 | Carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 33
mg/kg | Notes 20 & 22 |
385 |
14.2.6 | Spirituous beverages |
25 mg/kg | Note
22 |
|
| |||
Function: |
Miscellaneous | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
385 |
02.2.2 | Emulsions containing
less than 80% fat (e.g., minarine) |
100 mg/kg | Notes
2 & 20 |
385 | 04.2.2.4 |
Canned or bottled (pasteurized) vegetables |
250 mg/kg | Note
2 |
385 |
09.2.2 | Frozen battered fish,
fish fillets & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms |
75 mg/kg | Note
2 |
385 |
09.4 | Fully preserved, including
canned or fermented, fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans
& echinoderms | 75
mg/kg | Note 2 |
385 |
12.6.1 | Emulsified sauces (e.g.,
mayonnaise, salad dressing) | 75
mg/kg | Note 2 |
|
| |||
Function: |
Sequestrant | |||
INS | Food | Food
Category | Max
Level | Notes |
385 |
02.1 | Fats and oils essentially
free from water | 100
mg/kg | |
385, 386 |
02.2.1 | Emulsions containing
at least 80% fat | 75
mg/kg | |
385 |
02.2.2 | Emulsions containing
less than 80% fat (e.g., minarine) |
100 mg/kg | |
386 |
02.2.2 | Emulsions containing
less than 80% fat (e.g., minarine) |
75 mg/kg | |
386 |
04.1.2.5 | Jams, jellies, marmelades |
130 mg/kg | |
385 |
04.2 | Vegetables, nuts and
seeds | 250 mg/kg |
|
386 |
04.2.2.1 | Frozen vegetables |
100 mg/kg | |
386 |
04.2.2.2 | Dried vegetables |
75 mg/kg | |
385 |
04.2.2.3 | Vegetables in vinegar,
oil or brine | 250
mg/kg | |
386 |
04.2.2.3 | Vegetables in vinegar,
oil or brine | 200
mg/kg | |
385 |
04.2.2.6 | Vegetable, nut and
seed pulps and preparations other than 4.2.2.5 |
80 mg/kg | |
386 |
05.1.2 | Cocoa-based spreads,
including fillings | 50
mg/kg | |
385 |
09.2.1 | Frozen fish, fish fillets
& fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms |
75 mg/kg | |
385 |
09.3.2 | Fish & fish products,
including mollusks, crustaceans & echinoderms, pickled and/or in brine |
250 mg/kg | |
385 |
09.4 | Fully preserved, including
canned or fermented, fish & fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans
& echinoderms | 250
mg/kg | |
386 |
12.2 | Herbs, spices, seasonings
(including salt substitutes) and condiments |
70 mg/kg | |
385 |
12.4 | Mustards |
75 mg/kg | |
385 |
12.6 | Sauces and like products |
75 mg/kg | |
386 |
12.6.1 | Emulsified sauces (e.g.,
mayonnaise, salad dressing) | 80
mg/kg | |
385 |
14.1.4.1 | Carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 200
mg/kg | |
385, 386 |
14.1.4.1 | Carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 35
mg/kg | Note 20 |
385 |
14.1.4.2 | Non-carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 200
mg/kg | |
385, 386 |
14.1.4.2 | Non-carbonated water-based
flavoured drinks | 35
mg/kg | Note 20 |
385 |
14.1.4.3 | Concentrates (liquid
or solid) for water-based flavoured drinks |
100 mg/kg | |
386 |
14.1.4.3 | Concentrates (liquid
or solid) for water-based flavoured drinks |
33 mg/kg | |
385 |
14.2 | Alcoholic beverages,
including alcohol-free and low-alcohol counterparts |
25 mg/kg | |
ADI: 2 mg/kg bw
Function: |
Flavour Enhancer | |
| |
INS |
Food |
Food Category |
Max Level |
Notes |
637 | 05.1 |
Cocoa products and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes |
1000 mg/kg | |
637 |
05.3 | Chewing gum |
1000 mg/kg | |