12.3 Vinegars
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 | 2,000 mg/kg | 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. 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 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 950, food category 12.3 |
| Advantame E969 | 30 mg/kg | Note 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. 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 12.3 |
| Aspartame E951 | 3,000 mg/kg | 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. 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 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 951, food category 12.3 |
| Aspartame-acesulfame salt E962 | 2,000 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 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. 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 12.3 |
| Benzoic acid E210 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 210, food category 12.3 |
| Calcium benzoate E213 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 213, food category 12.3 |
| Calcium saccharin E954 | 300 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. 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 12.3 |
| Caramel II - sulfite caramel E150b | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 12.3 |
| Caramel III - ammonia caramel E150c | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 78 Except for use in pickling and balsamic vinegars at 50 000 mg/kg. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150c, food category 12.3 |
| Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel E150d | 50,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150d, food category 12.3 |
| Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate E214 | 100 mg/kg | Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 214, food category 12.3 |
| Methylparaben E218 | 100 mg/kg | Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 218, food category 12.3 |
| Neotame E961 | 12 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 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 961, food category 12.3 |
| Polyvinylpyrrolidone E1201 | 40 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 1201, food category 12.3 |
| Potassium benzoate E212 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 212, food category 12.3 |
| Potassium metabisulfite E224 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 224, food category 12.3 |
| Potassium saccharin E954 | 300 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. 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 12.3 |
| Potassium sulfite INS 225 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 225, food category 12.3 |
| Saccharin E954 | 300 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. 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 12.3 |
| Sodium benzoate E211 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 211, food category 12.3 |
| Sodium bisulfite E222 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 222, food category 12.3 |
| Sodium metabisulfite E223 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 223, food category 12.3 |
| Sodium saccharin E954 | 300 mg/kg | Note 500 For saccharin and its Ca, K, Na salts, expressed as Na Saccharin. Note 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. 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 12.3 |
| Sodium sulfite E221 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 12.3 |
| Sodium thiosulfate INS 539 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 539, food category 12.3 |
| 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. Note 277 For use in flavoured vinegar and in rice vinegar only. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 955, food category 12.3 |
| Sulfur dioxide E220 | 100 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 220, food category 12.3 |