17.1 Food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’,
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 17.
Listed for this category
| Additive | Maximum level | Conditions | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acesulfame potassium E950 | 500 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Advantame E969 | 20 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Anionic methacrylate copolymer E1207 | 100,000 mg/kg | except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Aspartame E951 | 2,000 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Aspartame-acesulfame salt E962 | 500 mg/kg | Note 11(a): Limits are expressed as acesulfame K equivalent. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Beeswax (yellow and white) E901 | quantum satis | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| Calcium cyclamate INS 952(ii) | 500 mg/kg | Authorised under E 952, Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts. Note 51: Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497, under E 952, Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts |
| Calcium saccharin E954 | 500 mg/kg | Authorised under E 954, Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts. Note 52: Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imide. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497, under E 954, Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts |
| Calcium tartrate E354 | 100,000 mg/kg | Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354. except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354 |
| Candelilla wax E902 | quantum satis | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| Carbomer | 200 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II |
| Carnauba wax E903 | 200 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| Cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cross-linked-cellulose gum) E468 | 30,000 mg/kg | except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Cyclamic acid INS 952(i) | 500 mg/kg | Authorised under E 952, Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts. Note 51: Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497, under E 952, Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts |
| Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts E952 | 500 mg/kg | Authorised under E 952, Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts. Note 51: Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497, under E 952, Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts |
| Cyclodextrin, beta- E459 | quantum satis | only food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Extracts of rosemary E392 | 400 mg/kg | Note 46: As the sum of carnosol and carnosic acid. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| FD&C Yellow No. 6 E110 | 10 mg/kg | Period of application: from 1 August 2014. Note: (61) The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III (69) Maximum limit for aluminium coming from all aluminium lakes 150 mg/kg. For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, consolidated text 02008R1333-20260818, Part E 17.1 entry 1 |
| Karaya gum E416 | quantum satis | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| Lycopene E160d | 30 mg/kg | Authorised under E 160d, Lycopene. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 160d, Lycopene |
| Lycopene, Blakeslea trispora INS 160d(iii) | 30 mg/kg | Authorised under E 160d, Lycopene. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 160d, Lycopene |
| Lycopene, synthetic INS 160d(i) | 30 mg/kg | Authorised under E 160d, Lycopene. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 160d, Lycopene |
| Lycopene, tomato INS 160d(ii) | 30 mg/kg | Authorised under E 160d, Lycopene. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 160d, Lycopene |
| Methacrylate copolymer, basic (BMC) E1205 | 100,000 mg/kg | except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Neohesperidine DC E959 | 100 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Neotame E961 | 185 mg/kg | only food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Neutral Methacrylate Copolymer E1206 | 200,000 mg/kg | except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Polydimethylsiloxane E900 | 10 mg/kg | only food supplements in effervescent tablet form. Note 91: Maximum level applies to the dissolved food supplement ready for consumption when diluted with 200 ml of water. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2015/0647 |
| Polyethylene glycol E1521 | 10,000 mg/kg | only food supplements in capsule and tablet form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids E475 | quantum satis | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| Polyvinyl alcohol E1203 | 18,000 mg/kg | only food supplements in capsule and tablet form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) – Polyethylene glycol (PEG) graft copolymer E1209 | 100,000 mg/kg | except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone E1202 | quantum satis | only food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Polyvinylpyrrolidone E1201 | quantum satis | only food supplements in tablet and coated tablet form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer E1208 | 100,000 mg/kg | except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) E124 | 35 mg/kg; 10 mg/kg | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 except food supplements in chewable form. Note: (61) The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III (69) Maximum limit for aluminium coming from all aluminium lakes 150 mg/kg. For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. Period of application: from 1 August 2014 only food supplements in chewable form. Note: (61) The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III (69) Maximum limit for aluminium coming from all aluminium lakes 150 mg/kg. For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, consolidated text 02008R1333-20260818, Part E 17.1 entry 1 |
| Potassium acid tartrate E336 | 100,000 mg/kg | Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354. except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354 |
| Potassium saccharin E954 | 500 mg/kg | Authorised under E 954, Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts. Note 52: Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imide. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497, under E 954, Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts |
| Potassium tartrate | 100,000 mg/kg | Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354. except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354 |
| Propylene glycol alginate E405 | 1,000 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| Pullulan E1204 | quantum satis | only food supplements in capsule and tablet form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Quillaia extract E999 | 3,350 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II |
| Quinoline yellow E104 | 35 mg/kg; 10 mg/kg | Period of application: from 1 August 2014 except food supplements in chewable form. Note: (61) The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III (69) Maximum limit for aluminium coming from all aluminium lakes 150 mg/kg. For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. Period of application: from 1 August 2014 only food supplements in chewable form. Note: (61) The total quantity of E 104, E 110, E 124 and the colours in Group III shall not exceed the maximum listed for Group III (69) Maximum limit for aluminium coming from all aluminium lakes 150 mg/kg. For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, consolidated text 02008R1333-20260818, Part E 17.1 entry 1 |
| Saccharin E954 | 500 mg/kg | Authorised under E 954, Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts. Note 52: Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imide. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497, under E 954, Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts |
| Shellac, bleached E904 | quantum satis | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011 |
| Sodium acid tartrate E335(i) | 100,000 mg/kg | Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354. except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354 |
| Sodium cyclamate INS 952(iv) | 500 mg/kg | Authorised under E 952, Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts. Note 51: Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497, under E 952, Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts |
| Sodium potassium tartrate E337 | 100,000 mg/kg | Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354. except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354 |
| Sodium saccharin E954 | 500 mg/kg | Authorised under E 954, Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts. Note 52: Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imide. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497, under E 954, Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts |
| Sodium tartrate E335 | 100,000 mg/kg | Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354. except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354 |
| Sucralose E955 | 800 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Tartaric acid E334 | 100,000 mg/kg | Authorised under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354. except food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under Tartaric acid – tartrates E 334 – 337 and E 354 |
| Thaumatin E957 | 400 mg/kg | only food supplements in chewable form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Triethyl citrate E1505 | 3,500 mg/kg | only food supplements in capsule and tablet form. | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2018/1497 |
| Trimagnesium dicitrate E345(i) | 100,000 mg/kg | — | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by 2024/346 |
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 additivesE 410, E 412, E 415, E 417 and E 425 may not be used to produce dehydrated food supplements intended to rehydrate on ingestion.
- Acetic acid E260
- Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472a
- Acetylated distarch adipate E1422
- Acetylated distarch phosphate E1414
- Acetylated oxidized starch E1451
- Agar E406
- Alginic acid E400
- Alpha-tocopherol E307
- Ammonium alginate E403
- Ammonium bicarbonate
- Ammonium carbonate
- Ammonium carbonates E503
- Ammonium hydroxide E527
- Argon E938
- Ascorbic acid E300
- Ascorbyl palmitate E304
- Ascorbyl stearate E304(ii)
- Buffered vinegar E267
- Calcium 5'-guanylate E629
- Calcium 5'-inosinate E633
- Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides E634
- Calcium acetate E263
- Calcium alginate E404
- Calcium ascorbate E302
- Calcium carbonate E170
- Calcium chloride E509
- Calcium citrate E333
- Calcium di-L-glutamate E623
- Calcium gluconate E578
- Calcium hydroxide E526
- Calcium lactate E327
- Calcium malate, D, L-
- Calcium malates E352
- Calcium oxide E529
- Calcium sulfate E516
- Carbon dioxide E290
- Carob bean gum E410
- Carrageenan E407
- Citric acid E330
- Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472c
- Delta-tocopherol E309
- Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472e
- Dicalcium citrate E333(ii)
- Dipotassium 5'-guanylate E628
- Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides E635
- Disodium citrate E331(ii)
- Disodium guanylate E627
- Disodium inosinate E631
- Distarch phosphate E1412
- Erythritol E968
- Ethyl cellulose E462
- Fatty acids E570
- Gamma-tocopherol E308
- Gellan gum E418
- Gluconic acid E574
- Glucono delta-lactone E575
- Glutamic acid E620
- Glycerin E422
- Glycine E640
- Guanylic acid, 5'- E626
- Guar gum E412
- Gum arabic (Acacia gum) E414
- Gum tragacanth E413
- Helium E939
- Hydrochloric acid E507
- Hydrogen E949
- Hydroxypropyl cellulose E463
- Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate E1442
- Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose E464
- Hydroxypropyl starch E1440
- Inosinic acid, 5'- E630
- Invertase E1103
- Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose) E953
- Konjac flour E425
- L-Cysteine E920
- Lactic acid E270
- Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472b
- Lactitol E966
- Lecithin E322
- Lecithin, partially hydrolysed
- Magnesium carbonate E504
- Magnesium chloride E511
- Magnesium di-L-glutamate E625
- Magnesium hydroxide E528
- Magnesium hydroxide carbonate
- Magnesium oxide E530
- Magnesium salts of fatty acids E470b
- Malic acid E296
- Maltitol
- Maltitol syrup E965
- Mannitol E421
- Mannitol manufactured by fermentation E421(ii)
- Methyl cellulose E461
- Methyl ethyl cellulose E465
- Microcrystalline cellulose (Cellulose gel) E460(i)
- Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids E472f
- Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E471
- Monoammonium glutamate E624
- Monocalcium citrate E333(i)
- Monopotassium glutamate E622
- Monosodium L-glutamate E621
- Monostarch phosphate E1410
- Nitrogen E941
- Nitrous oxide E942
- Oxidized starch E1404
- Oxygen E948
- Pectins E440
- Phosphated distarch phosphate E1413
- Polydextrose E1200
- Potassium 5’-inosinate E632
- Potassium acetate E261
- Potassium alginate E402
- Potassium bicarbonate E501
- Potassium carbonate E501
- Potassium chloride E508
- Potassium citrates E332
- Potassium diacetate
- Potassium dihydrogen citrate
- Potassium gluconate E577
- Potassium hydrogen sulfate E515(ii)
- Potassium hydroxide E525
- Potassium lactate E326
- Potassium malate E351
- Potassium sulfate
- Potassium sulphates E515
- Powdered cellulose E460
- Processed eucheuma seaweed (PES) E407a
- Sodium acetate E262
- Sodium alginate E401
- Sodium ascorbate E301
- Sodium bicarbonate E500
- Sodium carbonate E500
- Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, enzymatically hydrolysed (Cellulose gum, enzymatically hydrolyzed) E469
- Sodium carboxymethylcellulose E466
- Sodium citrate
- Sodium citrates E331
- Sodium diacetate E262
- Sodium dihydrogen citrate
- Sodium DL-malate
- Sodium gluconate E576
- Sodium hydrogen DL-malate
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate
- Sodium hydroxide E524
- Sodium lactate E325
- Sodium malates E350
- Sodium sesquicarbonate
- Sodium sulfate
- Sodium sulphates E514
- Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids E470a
- Sorbitol E420
- Sorbitol syrup
- Soybean hemicellulose E426
- Starch acetate E1420
- Starch sodium octenyl succinate E1450
- Sulfuric acid E513
- Tara gum E417
- Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids E472d
- Tocopherol-rich extract E306
- Triammonium citrate E380
- Tripotassium citrate
- Xanthan gum E415
- Xylitol E967
Group IV, Polyols — 10 additivesquantum satis.
- Erythritol E968
- Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose) E953
- Lactitol E966
- Maltitol
- Maltitol syrup E965
- Mannitol E421
- Mannitol manufactured by fermentation E421(ii)
- Sorbitol E420
- Sorbitol syrup
- Xylitol E967
Phosphoric acid - phosphates - di - tri- and polyphosphates — 26 additivesquantum satis.
- Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(vii)
- Calcium hydrogen phosphate E341
- Calcium phosphate E341
- Calcium polyphosphate E452
- Calcium pyrophosphate E450
- Dipotassium phosphate E340
- Disodium phosphate E339
- Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate E450(ix)
- Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate
- Magnesium hydrogen phosphate
- Magnesium phosphates E343
- Monobasic calcium phosphate E341
- Pentapotassium triphosphate
- Phosphoric acid E338
- Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
- Potassium polyphosphate E452
- Sodium acid phosphate
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate E450
- Sodium calcium polyphosphate E452
- Sodium polyphosphate E452
- Sodium pyrophosphate E450(iii)
- Sodium tripolyphosphate E451
- Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate E450(v)
- Tripotassium phosphate
- Trisodium diphosphate E450(ii)
- Trisodium phosphate
Polysorbates — 5 additivesquantum satis.
Propyl gallate, TBHQ, BHA and BHT — 4 additivesML = 400 mg/kg. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
- Butylated hydroxyanisole E320
- Butylated hydroxytoluene E321
- Propyl gallate E310
- TBHQ E319
Silicon dioxide - silicates — 4 additivesquantum satis. Period of application: from 1 February 2014.
- Calcium silicate E552
- Magnesium silicate E553a
- Silicon dioxide E551
- Talc E553b
Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate; Benzoic acid – benzoates — 6 additivesML = 1000 mg/kg. only food supplements in dried form and containing preparations of vitamin A and of combinations of vitamins A and D, except in chewable form. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
- Benzoic acid E210
- Calcium benzoate E213
- Potassium benzoate E212
- Potassium sorbate E202
- Sodium benzoate E211
- Sorbic acid E200
Sorbitan esters — 5 additivesquantum satis. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Steviol glycosides — 9 additivesML = 1800 mg/kg. only food supplements in chewable form.
- Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides E960c
- Glucosylated steviol glycosides E960d
- Rebaudioside AM produced via enzymatic conversion of highly purified stevioside stevia leaf extracts E960c(iv)
- Rebaudioside D produced via enzymatic conversion of highly purified rebaudioside A stevia leaf extracts E960c(iii)
- Rebaudioside M from fermentation produced by Yarrowia lipolytica E960b(i)
- Rebaudioside M produced via enzymatic conversion of highly purified rebaudioside A stevia leaf extracts E960c(ii)
- Rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from stevia E960c(i)
- Steviol glycosides from fermentation E960b
- Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia) E960