13.5 Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories
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 | 450 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 13.5 |
| 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. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 969, food category 13.5 |
| Ammonium phosphate, dibasic INS 342(ii) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(ii), food category 13.5 |
| Ammonium phosphate, monobasic INS 342(i) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 342(i), food category 13.5 |
| Ammonium polyphosphate INS 452(v) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(v), food category 13.5 |
| Ascorbyl palmitate E304 | 500 mg/kg | Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 304, food category 13.5 |
| Ascorbyl stearate E304(ii) | 500 mg/kg | Note 10 As ascorbyl stearate. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 305, food category 13.5 |
| Aspartame E951 | 1,000 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. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 951, food category 13.5 |
| Aspartame-acesulfame salt E962 | 450 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 13.5 |
| Azorubine (Carmoisine) E122 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 122, food category 13.5 |
| Benzoic acid E210 | 2,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 210, food category 13.5 |
| beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora INS 160a(iii) | 100 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 13.5 |
| beta-Carotenes, synthetic INS 160a(i) | 100 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 13.5 |
| beta-Carotenes, vegetable INS 160a(ii) | 100 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 13.5 |
| Bone phosphate INS 542 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 542, food category 13.5 |
| Calcium benzoate E213 | 2,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 213, food category 13.5 |
| Calcium cyclamate INS 952(ii) | 400 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 13.5 |
| Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(vii) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vii), food category 13.5 |
| Calcium hydrogen phosphate E341 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(ii), food category 13.5 |
| Calcium phosphate E341 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(iii), food category 13.5 |
| Calcium polyphosphate E452 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iv), food category 13.5 |
| Calcium pyrophosphate E450 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(vi), food category 13.5 |
| 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 13.5 |
| Calcium sorbate E203 | 1,500 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 203, food category 13.5 |
| Caramel II - sulfite caramel E150b | 20,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 13.5 |
| Caramel III - ammonia caramel E150c | 20,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150c, food category 13.5 |
| Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel E150d | 20,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150d, food category 13.5 |
| Carmines E120 | 300 mg/kg | Note 178 As carminic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 120, food category 13.5 |
| Chlorophylls E140 | 20 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 140, food category 13.5 |
| Curcumin E100 | 50 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 100(i), food category 13.5 |
| Cyclamic acid INS 952(i) | 400 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 13.5 |
| Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472e | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 472e, food category 13.5 |
| Dipotassium phosphate E340 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(ii), food category 13.5 |
| Disodium phosphate E339 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(ii), food category 13.5 |
| dl-alpha-Tocopherol INS 307c | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307c, food category 13.5 |
| Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides E960c | 660 mg/kg | Note 26 As steviol equivalents. Note 198 For use in solid products (e.g., energy, meal replacement or fortified bars) only. Note 294 Except for use in liquid products at 600 mg/kg 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 13.5 |
| FD&C Blue No. 1 E133 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 133, food category 13.5 |
| FD&C Blue No. 2 E132 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 132, food category 13.5 |
| FD&C Red No. 40 E129 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 129, food category 13.5 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 5 E102 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 102, food category 13.5 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 6 E110 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 110, food category 13.5 |
| Glucosylated steviol glycosides E960d | 660 mg/kg | Note 26 As steviol equivalents. Note 198 For use in solid products (e.g., energy, meal replacement or fortified bars) only. Note 294 Except for use in liquid products at 600 mg/kg 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 13.5 |
| Grape skin extract INS 163(ii) | 250 mg/kg | Note 181 As anthocyanin. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 163(ii), food category 13.5 |
| Jagua (genipin-glycine) blue INS 183 | 65 mg/kg | Note 601 On a blue polymer basis. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 183, food category 13.5 |
| Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(ix) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ix), food category 13.5 |
| Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate INS 343(i) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(i), food category 13.5 |
| Magnesium hydrogen phosphate INS 343(ii) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(ii), food category 13.5 |
| Magnesium phosphate INS 343(iii) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 343(iii), food category 13.5 |
| Monobasic calcium phosphate E341 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 341(i), food category 13.5 |
| Neotame E961 | 65 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 13.5 |
| Pentapotassium triphosphate INS 451(ii) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(ii), food category 13.5 |
| Phosphoric acid E338 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 338, food category 13.5 |
| Polydimethylsiloxane E900 | 50 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 900a, food category 13.5 |
| Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) E124 | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 124, food category 13.5 |
| Potassium benzoate E212 | 2,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 212, food category 13.5 |
| Potassium dihydrogen phosphate INS 340(i) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(i), food category 13.5 |
| Potassium polyphosphate E452 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(ii), food category 13.5 |
| 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 13.5 |
| Potassium sorbate E202 | 1,500 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 202, food category 13.5 |
| Quinoline yellow E104 | 10 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 104, food category 13.5 |
| 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 13.5 |
| Sodium acid phosphate INS 339(i) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(i), food category 13.5 |
| Sodium acid pyrophosphate E450 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(i), food category 13.5 |
| Sodium benzoate E211 | 2,000 mg/kg | Note 13 As benzoic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 211, food category 13.5 |
| Sodium calcium polyphosphate E452 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(iii), food category 13.5 |
| Sodium cyclamate INS 952(iv) | 400 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 13.5 |
| Sodium polyphosphate E452 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 452(i), food category 13.5 |
| 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 13.5 |
| Sodium tripolyphosphate E451 | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 451(i), food category 13.5 |
| Sorbic acid E200 | 1,500 mg/kg | Note 42 As sorbic acid. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 200, food category 13.5 |
| Sorbitan monolaurate E493 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 493, food category 13.5 |
| Sorbitan monooleate E494 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 494, food category 13.5 |
| Sorbitan monopalmitate E495 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 495, food category 13.5 |
| Sorbitan monostearate E491 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 491, food category 13.5 |
| Sorbitan tristearate E492 | 5,000 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 492, food category 13.5 |
| Steviol glycosides from fermentation E960b | 660 mg/kg | Note 26 As steviol equivalents. Note 198 For use in solid products (e.g., energy, meal replacement or fortified bars) only. Note 294 Except for use in liquid products at 600 mg/kg 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 13.5 |
| Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia) E960 | 660 mg/kg | Note 26 As steviol equivalents. Note 198 For use in solid products (e.g., energy, meal replacement or fortified bars) only. Note 294 Except for use in liquid products at 600 mg/kg 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 13.5 |
| 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 13.5 |
| Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate E450(v) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(v), food category 13.5 |
| Tocopherol concentrate, mixed INS 307b | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307b, food category 13.5 |
| Tocopherols INS 307a | 300 mg/kg | — | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 307a, food category 13.5 |
| Tripotassium phosphate INS 340(iii) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 340(iii), food category 13.5 |
| Trisodium diphosphate E450(ii) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 450(ii), food category 13.5 |
| Trisodium phosphate INS 339(iii) | 2,200 mg/kg | Note 33 As phosphorus. | CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 339(iii), food category 13.5 |
| β-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina INS 160a(iv) | 100 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 13.5 |