03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet
Codex food category, from Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995), Annex B.
Codex's category system is hierarchical: an additive recognised for a general category is recognised for all its subcategories, unless otherwise stated. So this page lists the additives provided for this category directly, and then those provided for the broader categories that contain it. The exceptions — "unless otherwise stated" — are carried in the notes beside each provision: a note such as "Excluding chocolate milk" narrows what the provision permits, including for the subcategories that inherit it. Read the notes on a broader category's provisions before applying them here.
Provided for this category
| Additive | Maximum level | Notes | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acesulfame potassium E950 | 800 mg/kg | Note 478 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer. Note 188 If used in combination with aspartame-acesulfame salt (INS 962), the combined maximum use level, expressed as acesulfame potassium, should not exceed this level. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 950, food category 03.0 |
| Advantame E969 | 10 mg/kg | Note 478 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 969, food category 03.0 |
| Alitame INS 956 | 100 mg/kg | Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 956, food category 03.0 |
| Amaranth E123 | 25 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 123, food category 03.0 |
| Ammonium phosphate, dibasic INS 342(ii) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Ammonium phosphate, monobasic INS 342(i) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(i), food category 03.0 |
| Ammonium polyphosphate INS 452(v) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(v), food category 03.0 |
| Annatto extracts, bixin-based E160b(i) | 20 mg/kg | Note 8 As bixin. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(i), food category 03.0 |
| Annatto extracts, norbixin-based E160b(ii) | 20 mg/kg | Note 185 As norbixin. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Ascorbyl palmitate E304 | 200 mg/kg | Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate. Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 304, food category 03.0 |
| Ascorbyl stearate E304(ii) | 200 mg/kg | Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate. Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 305, food category 03.0 |
| Aspartame E951 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 478 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer. Note 191 If used in combination with aspartame-acesulfame salt (INS 962), the combined maximum use level, expressed as aspartame, should not exceed this level. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 951, food category 03.0 |
| Aspartame-acesulfame salt E962 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 119 As aspartame equivalents (the reported maximum level can be converted to an aspartame- acesulfame salt basis by dividing by 0.64). Combined use of aspartame-acesulfame salt with individual aspartame or acesulfame potassium should not exceed the individual maximum levels for aspartame or acesulfame potassium (the reported maximum level can be converted to acesulfame potassium equivalents by multiplying by 0.68). Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 962, food category 03.0 |
| Azorubine (Carmoisine) E122 | 50 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 122, food category 03.0 |
| beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora INS 160a(iii) | 70 mg/kg | Note 341 Expressed as beta-Carotene. Note 344 Singly or in combination: Beta-Carotenes (beta-carotenes, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta- carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), beta-Carotene-Rich Extract from Dunaliella salina (INS 160a(iv)) and beta-carotenes, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(iii), food category 03.0 |
| beta-Carotenes, synthetic INS 160a(i) | 70 mg/kg | Note 341 Expressed as beta-Carotene. Note 344 Singly or in combination: Beta-Carotenes (beta-carotenes, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta- carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), beta-Carotene-Rich Extract from Dunaliella salina (INS 160a(iv)) and beta-carotenes, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(i), food category 03.0 |
| beta-Carotenes, vegetable INS 160a(ii) | 70 mg/kg | Note 341 Expressed as beta-Carotene. Note 344 Singly or in combination: Beta-Carotenes (beta-carotenes, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta- carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), beta-Carotene-Rich Extract from Dunaliella salina (INS 160a(iv)) and beta-carotenes, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Bone phosphate INS 542 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 542, food category 03.0 |
| Brilliant black (Black PN) E151 | 100 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 151, food category 03.0 |
| Butylated hydroxyanisole E320 | 200 mg/kg | Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. Note 195 Singly or in combination: butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA, INS 320), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT, INS 321) and tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ, INS 319). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 320, food category 03.0 |
| Butylated hydroxytoluene E321 | 100 mg/kg | Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. Note 195 Singly or in combination: butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA, INS 320), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT, INS 321) and tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ, INS 319). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 321, food category 03.0 |
| Calcium cyclamate INS 952(ii) | 250 mg/kg | Note 17 As cyclamic acid. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 952(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(vii) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vii), food category 03.0 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate E341 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Calcium phosphate E341 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(iii), food category 03.0 |
| Calcium polyphosphate E452 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iv), food category 03.0 |
| Calcium pyrophosphate E450 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vi), food category 03.0 |
| Calcium saccharin E954 | 100 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 954(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate E482 | 5,000 mg/kg | Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 482(i), food category 03.0 |
| Caramel II - sulfite caramel E150b | 8,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 03.0 |
| Caramel III - ammonia caramel E150c | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150c, food category 03.0 |
| Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel E150d | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150d, food category 03.0 |
| Carmines E120 | 150 mg/kg | Note 178 As carminic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 120, food category 03.0 |
| Carotenal, beta-apo-8'- E160e | 20 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160e, food category 03.0 |
| Chlorophyllin copper complexes, potassium and sodium salts INS 141(ii) | 500 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 141(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Chlorophylls, copper complexes INS 141(i) | 500 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 141(i), food category 03.0 |
| Curcumin E100 | 150 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 100(i), food category 03.0 |
| Cyclamic acid INS 952(i) | 250 mg/kg | Note 17 As cyclamic acid. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 952(i), food category 03.0 |
| Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472e | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 472e, food category 03.0 |
| Dipotassium phosphate E340 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Disodium phosphate E339 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(ii), food category 03.0 |
| dl-alpha-Tocopherol INS 307c | 500 mg/kg | Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307c, food category 03.0 |
| Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides E960c | 270 mg/kg | Note 26 As steviol equivalents. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 960c, food category 03.0 |
| Ethyl maltol INS 637 | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 637, food category 03.0 |
| FD&C Blue No. 1 E133 | 150 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 133, food category 03.0 |
| FD&C Blue No. 2 E132 | 150 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 132, food category 03.0 |
| FD&C Green No. 3 INS 143 | 100 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 143, food category 03.0 |
| FD&C Red No. 40 E129 | 150 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 129, food category 03.0 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 5 E102 | 40 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 102, food category 03.0 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 6 E110 | 50 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 110, food category 03.0 |
| Glucosylated steviol glycosides E960d | 270 mg/kg | Note 26 As steviol equivalents. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 960d, food category 03.0 |
| Grape skin extract INS 163(ii) | 100 mg/kg | Note 181 As anthocyanin. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 163(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Iron oxide, black INS 172(i) | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(i), food category 03.0 |
| Iron oxide, red INS 172(ii) | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Iron oxide, yellow INS 172(iii) | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(iii), food category 03.0 |
| Jagua (genipin-glycine) blue INS 183 | 120 mg/kg | Note 601 On a blue polymer basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 183, food category 03.0 |
| Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(ix) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ix), food category 03.0 |
| Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate INS 343(i) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(i), food category 03.0 |
| Magnesium hydrogen phosphate INS 343(ii) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Magnesium phosphate INS 343(iii) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(iii), food category 03.0 |
| Maltol INS 636 | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 636, food category 03.0 |
| Monobasic calcium phosphate E341 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(i), food category 03.0 |
| Neotame E961 | 100 mg/kg | Note 478 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 961, food category 03.0 |
| Paprika extract INS 160c(ii) | 55 mg/kg | Note 39 On a total carotenoid basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160c(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Pentapotassium triphosphate INS 451(ii) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Phosphoric acid E338 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 338, food category 03.0 |
| Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids E475 | 2,500 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 475, food category 03.0 |
| Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid E476 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 476, food category 03.0 |
| Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate E432 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 432, food category 03.0 |
| Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate E434 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 434, food category 03.0 |
| Polysorbate 60 E435 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 435, food category 03.0 |
| Polysorbate 65 E436 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 436, food category 03.0 |
| Polysorbate 80 E433 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 433, food category 03.0 |
| Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) E124 | 50 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 124, food category 03.0 |
| Potassium dihydrogen phosphate INS 340(i) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(i), food category 03.0 |
| Potassium polyphosphate E452 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Potassium saccharin E954 | 100 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 954(iii), food category 03.0 |
| Propylene glycol alginate E405 | 10,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 405, food category 03.0 |
| Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids E477 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 477, food category 03.0 |
| Saccharin E954 | 100 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 954(i), food category 03.0 |
| Sodium acid phosphate INS 339(i) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(i), food category 03.0 |
| Sodium acid pyrophosphate E450 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(i), food category 03.0 |
| Sodium calcium polyphosphate E452 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iii), food category 03.0 |
| Sodium cyclamate INS 952(iv) | 250 mg/kg | Note 17 As cyclamic acid. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 952(iv), food category 03.0 |
| Sodium polyphosphate E452 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(i), food category 03.0 |
| Sodium potassium tartrate E337 | 4,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 337, food category 03.0 |
| Sodium saccharin E954 | 100 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 954(iv), food category 03.0 |
| Sodium stearoyl lactylate E481 | 5,000 mg/kg | Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 481(i), food category 03.0 |
| Sodium tartrate E335 | 4,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 335(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Sodium tripolyphosphate E451 | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(i), food category 03.0 |
| Sorbitan monolaurate E493 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 493, food category 03.0 |
| Sorbitan monooleate E494 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 494, food category 03.0 |
| Sorbitan monopalmitate E495 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 495, food category 03.0 |
| Sorbitan monostearate E491 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 491, food category 03.0 |
| Sorbitan tristearate E492 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 492, food category 03.0 |
| Steviol glycosides from fermentation E960b | 270 mg/kg | Note 26 As steviol equivalents. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 960b, food category 03.0 |
| Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia) E960 | 270 mg/kg | Note 26 As steviol equivalents. Note 477 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 960a, food category 03.0 |
| Sucralose E955 | 320 mg/kg | Note 478 Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 955, food category 03.0 |
| Sucroglycerides E474 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 474, food category 03.0 |
| Sucrose esters of fatty acids E473 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 473, food category 03.0 |
| Sucrose Oligoesters, Type I and Type II INS 473a | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 473a, food category 03.0 |
| Tartaric acid E334 | 4,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 334, food category 03.0 |
| TBHQ E319 | 200 mg/kg | Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. Note 195 Singly or in combination: butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA, INS 320), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT, INS 321) and tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ, INS 319). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 03.0 |
| Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate E450(v) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(v), food category 03.0 |
| Tocopherol concentrate, mixed INS 307b | 500 mg/kg | Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307b, food category 03.0 |
| Tocopherols INS 307a | 500 mg/kg | Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307a, food category 03.0 |
| Tripotassium phosphate INS 340(iii) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(iii), food category 03.0 |
| Trisodium diphosphate E450(ii) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ii), food category 03.0 |
| Trisodium phosphate INS 339(iii) | 7,500 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(iii), food category 03.0 |
| β-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina INS 160a(iv) | 70 mg/kg | Note 341 Expressed as beta-Carotene. Note 344 Singly or in combination: Beta-Carotenes (beta-carotenes, synthetic (INS 160a(i)), beta- carotenes, Blakeslea trispora (INS 160a(iii)), beta-Carotene-Rich Extract from Dunaliella salina (INS 160a(iv)) and beta-carotenes, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160a(iv), food category 03.0 |