1.8 Dairy analogues, including beverage whiteners

EU food category, from Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, Part D.

Under Annex II, an additive may be used only in the foods and under the conditions listed for them. This page shows what is listed for this category. It does not infer anything from broader categories: where Annex II extends a broader category's provisions to its subcategories, it says so in that category's own listing. See the broader category 1.

Listed for this category

AdditiveMaximum levelConditionsCitation
Calcium tartrate E354240 mg/kg

Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids E4755,000 mg/kg

only milk and cream analogues.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II
Potassium acid tartrate E336240 mg/kg

Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354
Potassium tartrate240 mg/kg

Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354
Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids E4771,000 mg/kg

only beverage whiteners.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II
Sodium acid tartrate E335(i)240 mg/kg

Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354
Sodium potassium tartrate E337240 mg/kg

Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354
Sodium tartrate E335240 mg/kg

Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354
Tartaric acid E334240 mg/kg

Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354

Permitted as members of an additive group

Annex II authorises some additives collectively. Each group below shares one set of conditions for this category.

Group I, Additives — 162 additivesML = quantum satis; except E 425 ML = 10000 mg/kg; E 620 to E 625, ML = 10000 mg/kg individually or in combination, expressed as glutamic acid; E 626 to E 635, ML = 500 mg/kg individually or in combination, expressed as guanylic acid.
Group II, Colours atquantum satis — 24 additivesquantum satis.
Nitrates — 2 additivesML = 75 mg/kg. only dairy-based cheese analogue Period of application: from 9 October 2025. Note: (30) In the cheese milk or equivalent level if added after removal of whey and addition of water (XA) The maximum amount that may be added during the manufacturing expressed as NO₃ ion. (XB) In case the residual amount from all sources for the product ready for marketing throughout the shelf-life of the product exceeds 35 mg/kg expressed as NO₃ ion, food business operators shall investigate the reason of this excess.
Phosphoric acid - phosphates - di - tri- and polyphosphates — 26 additivesML = 5000 mg/kg. only whipped cream analogues.
Polysorbates — 5 additivesML = 5000 mg/kg. only milk and cream analogues.
Propionic acid - propionates — 4 additivesquantum satis. only cheese analogues (surface treatment only).
Silicon dioxide - silicates — 4 additivesML = 10000 mg/kg. only sliced or grated cheese analogues and processed cheese analogue; beverage whiteners Period of application: from 1 February 2014.
Sodium and Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylates — 2 additivesML = 3000 mg/kg. only beverage whiteners.
Sorbic acid - potassium sorbate (SA) — 2 additivesML = 2000 mg/kg. only analogues of cheese based on protein.
Sorbitan esters — 5 additivesML = 5000 mg/kg. only milk and cream analogues; beverage whiteners.
Sucrose esters of fatty acids-sucroglycerides — 2 additivesML = 5000 mg/kg. only milk and cream analogues.