04.1.2.5
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 | 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 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 04.1.2.5 |
| 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. Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 969, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Amaranth E123 | 100 mg/kg | Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 123, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Annatto extracts, bixin-based E160b(i) | 20 mg/kg | Note 8 As bixin. Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(i), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Annatto extracts, norbixin-based E160b(ii) | 20 mg/kg | Note 185 As norbixin. Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(ii), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| 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 04.1.2.5 |
| 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Azorubine (Carmoisine) E122 | 200 mg/kg | Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 122, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Benzoic acid E210 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 210, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora INS 160a(iii) | 15 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 04.1.2.5 |
| beta-Carotenes, synthetic INS 160a(i) | 15 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 04.1.2.5 |
| beta-Carotenes, vegetable INS 160a(ii) | 15 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Brilliant black (Black PN) E151 | 200 mg/kg | Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 151, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Brown HT E155 | 200 mg/kg | Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 155, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Calcium benzoate E213 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 213, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Calcium cyclamate INS 952(ii) | 1,000 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Calcium disodium EDTA E385 | 130 mg/kg | Note 21 As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 385, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Calcium saccharin E954 | 200 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Calcium sorbate E203 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 203, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Canthaxanthin E161g | 200 mg/kg | Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 161g, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Caramel II - sulfite caramel E150b | 1,500 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Caramel III - ammonia caramel E150c | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150c, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel E150d | 1,500 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150d, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Carmines E120 | 200 mg/kg | Note 178 As carminic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 120, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Chlorophyllin copper complexes, potassium and sodium salts INS 141(ii) | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 141(ii), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Chlorophylls, copper complexes INS 141(i) | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 141(i), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Curcumin E100 | 500 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 100(i), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Cyclamic acid INS 952(i) | 1,000 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Disodium EDTA INS 386 | 130 mg/kg | Note 21 As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 386, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides E960c | 360 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate E214 | 250 mg/kg | Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 214, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| FD&C Blue No. 1 E133 | 200 mg/kg | Note 679 Except for use at 100 mg/kg in products conforming to the Standard for jams, jellies and marmalades (CXS 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 133, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| FD&C Blue No. 2 E132 | 300 mg/kg | Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 132, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| FD&C Green No. 3 INS 143 | 400 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 143, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| FD&C Red No. 40 E129 | 100 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 129, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 5 E102 | 200 mg/kg | Note 656 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CXS 296-2009) except for use in apple jam at 30 mg/kg to restore colour lost during processing. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 102, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 6 E110 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 110, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Glucosylated steviol glycosides E960d | 360 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Grape skin extract INS 163(ii) | 500 mg/kg | Note 181 As anthocyanin. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 163(ii), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Iron oxide, black INS 172(i) | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(i), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Iron oxide, red INS 172(ii) | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(ii), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Iron oxide, yellow INS 172(iii) | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(iii), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Methylparaben E218 | 250 mg/kg | Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 218, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Neotame E961 | 70 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Paprika extract INS 160c(ii) | 50 mg/kg | Note 39 On a total carotenoid basis. Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160c(ii), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Polydimethylsiloxane E900 | 30 mg/kg | Note 602 Except for use as an antifoaming agent only in products conforming to the Standards for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CXS 296-2009) at a maximum level of 10 mg/kg. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 900a, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) E124 | 200 mg/kg | Note 679 Except for use at 100 mg/kg in products conforming to the Standard for jams, jellies and marmalades (CXS 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 124, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Potassium benzoate E212 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 212, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Potassium metabisulfite E224 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 224, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Potassium saccharin E954 | 200 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Potassium sorbate E202 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 202, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Potassium sulfite INS 225 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 225, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Propylene glycol alginate E405 | 5,000 mg/kg | Note 409 For use only in products intended for further processing or special dietary uses, reduced or low sugar content, or where sweetening properties have been replaced wholly or partially by food additive sweeteners. Note XS296 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (CODEX STAN 296-2009). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 405, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Quinoline yellow E104 | 100 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 104, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Saccharin E954 | 200 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Sodium benzoate E211 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 211, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Sodium bisulfite E222 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 222, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Sodium cyclamate INS 952(iv) | 1,000 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Sodium metabisulfite E223 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 223, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Sodium potassium tartrate E337 | 3,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 337, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Sodium saccharin E954 | 200 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Sodium sulfite E221 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Sodium tartrate E335 | 3,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 335(ii), food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Sodium thiosulfate INS 539 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 539, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Sorbic acid E200 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 200, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Steviol glycosides from fermentation E960b | 360 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia) E960 | 360 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Sucralose E955 | 400 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 04.1.2.5 |
| Sulfur dioxide E220 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 220, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| Tartaric acid E334 | 3,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 334, food category 04.1.2.5 |
| β-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina INS 160a(iv) | 15 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 04.1.2.5 |
Provided for broader categories
These apply here through the hierarchy, subject to their own notes and conditions. Where an additive is also provided for this category directly, it is marked; the direct provision is listed above.
04.1.2 Processed fruit — 1 additive
| Additive | Maximum level | Notes | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnauba wax | 400 mg/kg | Note XS160 Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Mango Chutney (CODEX STAN 160-1987). Note XS314R Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Date Paste (CODEX STAN 314R-2013). | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 903, food category 04.1.2 |