12.4 Mustards
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 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. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 950, food category 12.4 |
| Advantame E969 | 3.5 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 12.4 |
| Annatto extracts, bixin-based E160b(i) | 100 mg/kg | Note 8 As bixin. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(i), food category 12.4 |
| Annatto extracts, norbixin-based E160b(ii) | 30 mg/kg | Note 185 As norbixin. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160b(ii), food category 12.4 |
| Ascorbyl palmitate E304 | 500 mg/kg | Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 304, food category 12.4 |
| Ascorbyl stearate E304(ii) | 500 mg/kg | Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 305, food category 12.4 |
| Aspartame E951 | 350 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. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 951, food category 12.4 |
| Aspartame-acesulfame salt E962 | 350 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 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 962, food category 12.4 |
| Azorubine (Carmoisine) E122 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 122, food category 12.4 |
| Benzoic acid E210 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 210, food category 12.4 |
| beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora INS 160a(iii) | 5 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 12.4 |
| beta-Carotenes, synthetic INS 160a(i) | 5 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 12.4 |
| beta-Carotenes, vegetable INS 160a(ii) | 5 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 12.4 |
| Brilliant black (Black PN) E151 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 151, food category 12.4 |
| Brown HT E155 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 155, food category 12.4 |
| Calcium benzoate E213 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 213, food category 12.4 |
| Calcium disodium EDTA E385 | 75 mg/kg | Note 21 As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 385, food category 12.4 |
| Calcium saccharin E954 | 320 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 12.4 |
| Calcium sorbate E203 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 203, food category 12.4 |
| Caramel II - sulfite caramel E150b | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 12.4 |
| Caramel III - ammonia caramel E150c | 50,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150c, food category 12.4 |
| Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel E150d | 50,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150d, food category 12.4 |
| Carmines E120 | 300 mg/kg | Note 178 As carminic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 120, food category 12.4 |
| Chlorophyllin copper complexes, potassium and sodium salts INS 141(ii) | 500 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 141(ii), food category 12.4 |
| Chlorophylls, copper complexes INS 141(i) | 500 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 141(i), food category 12.4 |
| Curcumin E100 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 100(i), food category 12.4 |
| Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472e | 10,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 472e, food category 12.4 |
| Disodium EDTA INS 386 | 75 mg/kg | Note 21 As anhydrous calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 386, food category 12.4 |
| dl-alpha-Tocopherol INS 307c | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307c, food category 12.4 |
| Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides E960c | 130 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 12.4 |
| Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate E214 | 300 mg/kg | Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 214, food category 12.4 |
| FD&C Blue No. 1 E133 | 100 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 133, food category 12.4 |
| FD&C Blue No. 2 E132 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 132, food category 12.4 |
| FD&C Red No. 40 E129 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 129, food category 12.4 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 5 E102 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 102, food category 12.4 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 6 E110 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 110, food category 12.4 |
| Glucosylated steviol glycosides E960d | 130 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 12.4 |
| Grape skin extract INS 163(ii) | 200 mg/kg | Note 181 As anthocyanin. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 163(ii), food category 12.4 |
| Methylparaben E218 | 300 mg/kg | Note 27 As para-hydroxybenzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 218, food category 12.4 |
| 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. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 961, food category 12.4 |
| Paprika extract INS 160c(ii) | 70 mg/kg | Note 39 On a total carotenoid basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160c(ii), food category 12.4 |
| Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) E124 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 124, food category 12.4 |
| Potassium benzoate E212 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 212, food category 12.4 |
| Potassium metabisulfite E224 | 250 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. Note 106 Except for use in Dijon mustard at 500 mg/kg. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 224, food category 12.4 |
| Potassium saccharin E954 | 320 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 12.4 |
| Potassium sorbate E202 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 202, food category 12.4 |
| Potassium sulfite INS 225 | 250 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. Note 106 Except for use in Dijon mustard at 500 mg/kg. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 225, food category 12.4 |
| Quinoline yellow E104 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 104, food category 12.4 |
| Saccharin E954 | 320 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 12.4 |
| Sodium benzoate E211 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 211, food category 12.4 |
| Sodium bisulfite E222 | 250 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. Note 106 Except for use in Dijon mustard at 500 mg/kg. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 222, food category 12.4 |
| Sodium metabisulfite E223 | 250 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. Note 106 Except for use in Dijon mustard at 500 mg/kg. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 223, food category 12.4 |
| Sodium potassium tartrate E337 | 5,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 337, food category 12.4 |
| Sodium saccharin E954 | 320 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 12.4 |
| Sodium sulfite E221 | 250 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. Note 106 Except for use in Dijon mustard at 500 mg/kg. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 221, food category 12.4 |
| Sodium tartrate E335 | 5,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 335(ii), food category 12.4 |
| Sodium thiosulfate INS 539 | 250 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. Note 106 Except for use in Dijon mustard at 500 mg/kg. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 539, food category 12.4 |
| Sorbic acid E200 | 1,000 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 200, food category 12.4 |
| Steviol glycosides from fermentation E960b | 130 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 12.4 |
| Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia) E960 | 130 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 12.4 |
| Sucralose E955 | 140 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 12.4 |
| Sulfur dioxide E220 | 250 mg/kg | Note 44 As residual SO2. Note 106 Except for use in Dijon mustard at 500 mg/kg. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 220, food category 12.4 |
| Tartaric acid E334 | 5,000 mg/kg | Note 45 As tartaric acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 334, food category 12.4 |
| TBHQ E319 | 200 mg/kg | Note 15 On the fat or oil basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 12.4 |
| Tocopherol concentrate, mixed INS 307b | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307b, food category 12.4 |
| Tocopherols INS 307a | 200 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307a, food category 12.4 |
| β-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina INS 160a(iv) | 5 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 12.4 |