10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)
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 | 350 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 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| Ammonium phosphate, dibasic INS 342(ii) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Ammonium phosphate, monobasic INS 342(i) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(i), food category 10.4 |
| Ammonium polyphosphate INS 452(v) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(v), food category 10.4 |
| Ascorbyl palmitate E304 | 500 mg/kg | Note 2 On the dry ingredient, dry weight, dry mix or concentrate basis. Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 304, food category 10.4 |
| Ascorbyl stearate E304(ii) | 500 mg/kg | Note 2 On the dry ingredient, dry weight, dry mix or concentrate basis. Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 305, food category 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| Aspartame-acesulfame salt E962 | 350 mg/kg | Note 113 As acesulfame potassium equivalents (the reported maximum level can be converted to an aspartame-acesulfame salt basis by dividing by 0.44). Combined use of aspartame-acesulfame salt with individual acesulfame potassium or aspartame should not exceed the individual maximum levels for acesulfame potassium or aspartame (the reported maximum level can be converted to aspartame equivalents by dividing 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 10.4 |
| Benzoic acid E210 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 210, food category 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| Bone phosphate INS 542 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 542, food category 10.4 |
| Calcium benzoate E213 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 213, food category 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(vii) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vii), food category 10.4 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate E341 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Calcium phosphate E341 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(iii), food category 10.4 |
| Calcium polyphosphate E452 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iv), food category 10.4 |
| Calcium pyrophosphate E450 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vi), food category 10.4 |
| Calcium saccharin E954 | 100 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 144 For use in sweet and sour products. 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 10.4 |
| Calcium sorbate E203 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 203, food category 10.4 |
| Canthaxanthin E161g | 15 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 161g, food category 10.4 |
| Caramel III - ammonia caramel E150c | 20,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150c, food category 10.4 |
| Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel E150d | 20,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150d, food category 10.4 |
| Carmines E120 | 150 mg/kg | Note 178 As carminic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 120, food category 10.4 |
| Carotenal, beta-apo-8'- E160e | 11 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160e, food category 10.4 |
| Chlorophyllin copper complexes, potassium and sodium salts INS 141(ii) | 300 mg/kg | Note 2 On the dry ingredient, dry weight, dry mix or concentrate basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 141(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Chlorophylls, copper complexes INS 141(i) | 300 mg/kg | Note 2 On the dry ingredient, dry weight, dry mix or concentrate basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 141(i), food category 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472e | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 472e, food category 10.4 |
| Dipotassium phosphate E340 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Disodium phosphate E339 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(ii), food category 10.4 |
| dl-alpha-Tocopherol INS 307c | 500 mg/kg | Note 72 On the ready-to-eat basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307c, food category 10.4 |
| Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides E960c | 330 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 10.4 |
| FD&C Blue No. 1 E133 | 150 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 133, food category 10.4 |
| FD&C Blue No. 2 E132 | 300 mg/kg | Note 161 Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 132, food category 10.4 |
| FD&C Green No. 3 INS 143 | 100 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 143, food category 10.4 |
| FD&C Red No. 40 E129 | 300 mg/kg | Note 161 Subject to national legislation of the importing country aimed, in particular, at consistency with Section 3.2 of the Preamble. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 129, food category 10.4 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 6 E110 | 50 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 110, food category 10.4 |
| Glucosylated steviol glycosides E960d | 330 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 10.4 |
| Grape skin extract INS 163(ii) | 200 mg/kg | Note 181 As anthocyanin. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 163(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Iron oxide, black INS 172(i) | 150 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(i), food category 10.4 |
| Iron oxide, red INS 172(ii) | 150 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Iron oxide, yellow INS 172(iii) | 150 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 172(iii), food category 10.4 |
| Lauric arginate ethyl ester E243 | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 243, food category 10.4 |
| Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(ix) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ix), food category 10.4 |
| Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate INS 343(i) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(i), food category 10.4 |
| Magnesium hydrogen phosphate INS 343(ii) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Magnesium phosphate INS 343(iii) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(iii), food category 10.4 |
| Monobasic calcium phosphate E341 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(i), food category 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| Pentapotassium triphosphate INS 451(ii) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Phosphoric acid E338 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 338, food category 10.4 |
| Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids E475 | 2,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 475, food category 10.4 |
| Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid E476 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 476, food category 10.4 |
| Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate E432 | 3,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 432, food category 10.4 |
| Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate E434 | 3,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 434, food category 10.4 |
| Polysorbate 60 E435 | 3,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 435, food category 10.4 |
| Polysorbate 65 E436 | 3,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 436, food category 10.4 |
| Polysorbate 80 E433 | 3,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 433, food category 10.4 |
| Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) E124 | 50 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 124, food category 10.4 |
| Potassium benzoate E212 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 212, food category 10.4 |
| Potassium dihydrogen phosphate INS 340(i) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(i), food category 10.4 |
| Potassium polyphosphate E452 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Potassium saccharin E954 | 100 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 144 For use in sweet and sour products. 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 10.4 |
| Potassium sorbate E202 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 202, food category 10.4 |
| Propyl gallate E310 | 90 mg/kg | Note 2 On the dry ingredient, dry weight, dry mix or concentrate basis. Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 310, food category 10.4 |
| Propylene glycol alginate E405 | 3,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 405, food category 10.4 |
| Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids E477 | 40,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 477, food category 10.4 |
| Saccharin E954 | 100 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 144 For use in sweet and sour products. 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 10.4 |
| Sodium acid phosphate INS 339(i) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(i), food category 10.4 |
| Sodium acid pyrophosphate E450 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(i), food category 10.4 |
| Sodium benzoate E211 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 211, food category 10.4 |
| Sodium calcium polyphosphate E452 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iii), food category 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| Sodium diacetate E262 | 2,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 262(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Sodium polyphosphate E452 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(i), food category 10.4 |
| Sodium potassium tartrate E337 | 2,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 337, food category 10.4 |
| Sodium saccharin E954 | 100 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 144 For use in sweet and sour products. 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 10.4 |
| Sodium tartrate E335 | 2,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 335(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Sodium tripolyphosphate E451 | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(i), food category 10.4 |
| Sorbic acid E200 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 200, food category 10.4 |
| Sorbitan monolaurate E493 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 493, food category 10.4 |
| Sorbitan monooleate E494 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 494, food category 10.4 |
| Sorbitan monopalmitate E495 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 495, food category 10.4 |
| Sorbitan monostearate E491 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 491, food category 10.4 |
| Sorbitan tristearate E492 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 492, food category 10.4 |
| Steviol glycosides from fermentation E960b | 330 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 10.4 |
| Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia) E960 | 330 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 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |
| Sucroglycerides E474 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 474, food category 10.4 |
| Sucrose esters of fatty acids E473 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 473, food category 10.4 |
| Sucrose Oligoesters, Type I and Type II INS 473a | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 473a, food category 10.4 |
| Tartaric acid E334 | 2,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 334, food category 10.4 |
| Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate E450(v) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(v), food category 10.4 |
| Tocopherol concentrate, mixed INS 307b | 500 mg/kg | Note 72 On the ready-to-eat basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307b, food category 10.4 |
| Tocopherols INS 307a | 500 mg/kg | Note 72 On the ready-to-eat basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307a, food category 10.4 |
| Tripotassium phosphate INS 340(iii) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(iii), food category 10.4 |
| Trisodium diphosphate E450(ii) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ii), food category 10.4 |
| Trisodium phosphate INS 339(iii) | 1,400 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(iii), food category 10.4 |
| 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 10.4 |