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European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (repealed)
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a L(+)-form only. | |||
b [F2The note in part 4 does not apply.] | |||
E No | Name | Foodstuff | Maximum level |
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E 170 E 260 E 261 E 262 E 263 E 270 E 296 E 325 E 326 E 327 E 330 E 331 E 332 E 333 | Calcium carbonates Acetic acid Potassium acetate Sodium acetates Calcium acetate Lactic acida Malic acida Sodium lactatea Potassium lactatea Calcium lactatea Citric acid Sodium citrates Potassium citrates Calcium citrates | [F1Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods] | quantum satis (only for pH adjustment) |
E 507 E 524 E 525 E 526 | Hydrochloric acid Sodium hydroxide Potassium hydroxide Calcium hydroxide | ||
E 500 E 501 E 503 | Sodium carbonates Potassium carbonates Ammonium carbonates | [F1Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods] | quantum satis (only as raising agents) |
Individually or in combination, expressed as ascorbic acid | |||
E 300 E 301 E 302 | L-ascorbic acid Sodium L-ascorbate Calcium L-ascorbate | Fruit- and vegetable-based drinks, juices and baby foods | 0,3 g/kg |
Fat-containing cereal-based foods including biscuits and rusks | 0,2 g/kg | ||
E 304 E 306 E 307 E 308 E 309 | L-ascorbyl palmitate Tocopherol-rich extract Alfa-tocopherol Gamma-tocopherol Delta-tocopherol | Fat-containing cereals, biscuits, rusks and baby foods | 0,1 g/kg individually or in combination |
E 338 | Phosphoric acid | [F1Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods] | 1 g/kg as P2O5 (only for pH adjustment) |
E 339 E 340 E 341 | Sodium phosphates Potassium phosphates Calcium phosphates | Cereals | 1 g/kg individually or in combination, expressed as P2O5 |
E 322 | Lecithins | Biscuits and rusks Cereal-based foods Baby foods | 10 g/kg |
E 471 E 472a E 472b E 472c | Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids | Biscuits and rusks Cereal-based foods Baby foods | 5 g/kg individually or in combination |
E 400 E 401 E 402 E 404 | Alginic acid Sodium alginate Potassium alginate Calcium alginate | Desserts Puddings | 0,5 g/kg individually or in combination |
E 410 E 412 E 414 E 415 E 440 | Locust bean gum Guar gum Acacia gum (gum arabic) Xanthan gum Pectins | [F1Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods] | 10 g/kg individually or in combination |
Gluten-free cereal-based foods | 20 g/kg individually or in combination | ||
E 551 | Silicon dioxide | Dry cereals | 2 g/kg |
E 334 E 335 E 336 E 354 E 450a E 575 | Tartaric acida Sodium tartratea Potassium tartratea Calcium tartratea Disodium diphosphate Glucono-delta-lactone | Biscuits and rusks | 5 g/kg as a residue |
E 1404 E 1410 E 1412 E 1413 E 1414 E 1420 E 1422 E 1450 | Oxidized starch Monostarch phosphate Distarch phosphate Phosphated distarch phosphate Acetylated distarch phosphate Acetylated starch Acetylated distarch adipate Starch sodium octenyl succinate | [F1Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods] | 50 g/kg |
[F2E 333 | Calcium citrates b | In low-sugar fruit based products | quantum satis |
E 341 | Tricalcium phosphate b | In fruit based desserts | 1 g/kg as P 2 O 5 |
E 1451 | Acetylated oxidised starch | [F1Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods] | 50 g/kg] |
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