2.1 Fats and oils essentially free from water (excluding anhydrous milk fat)

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 2.

Listed for this category

Additive	Maximum level	Conditions	Citation
Alpha-tocopherol E307	quantum satis	except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Annatto extracts, bixin-based E160b(i)	10 mg/kg	only fats.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2020/0771
Ascorbic acid E300	quantum satis	only for cooking and/or frying purposes or for the preparation of gravy, except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2015/0647
Ascorbyl palmitate E304	quantum satis	Authorised under E 304, Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 304, Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid
Ascorbyl stearate E304(ii)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 304, Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 304, Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid
Beta -carotene E160a	quantum satis	Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes. only fats.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under E 160a, Carotenes
beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora INS 160a(iii)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes. only fats.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under E 160a, Carotenes
beta-Carotenes, vegetable INS 160a(ii)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes. only fats.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under E 160a, Carotenes
Butylated hydroxytoluene E321	100 mg/kg	only fats and oils for the professional manufacture of heat treated foods; frying oil and frying fat (excluding olive an pomace oil) and lard, fish oil, beef, poultry and sheep fat. Note 41: Expressed on fat basis.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Calcium citrate E333	quantum satis	Authorised under E 333, Calcium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 333, Calcium citrates
Citric acid E330	quantum satis	except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472c	quantum satis	only for cooking and/or frying purposes or for the preparation of gravy, except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2015/0647
Curcumin E100	quantum satis	only fats.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Delta-tocopherol E309	quantum satis	except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Dicalcium citrate E333(ii)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 333, Calcium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 333, Calcium citrates
Disodium citrate E331(ii)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 331, Sodium citrates
Extracts of rosemary E392	30 mg/kg	only vegetable oils (excluding virgin oils and olive oils) and fat where content of polyunsaturated fatty acids is higher than 15 % w/w of the total fatty acid, for the use in non heat treated food products. Note 41: Expressed on fat basis.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Gamma-tocopherol E308	quantum satis	except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Lactic acid E270	quantum satis	only for cooking and/or frying purposes or for the preparation of gravy, except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2015/0647
Lecithin E322	30,000 mg/kg	Authorised under E 322, Lecithins. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 322, Lecithins
Lecithin, partially hydrolysed INS 322(ii)	30,000 mg/kg	Authorised under E 322, Lecithins. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 322, Lecithins
Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E471	10,000 mg/kg	except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Monocalcium citrate E333(i)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 333, Calcium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 333, Calcium citrates
Polydimethylsiloxane E900	10 mg/kg	only oils and fats for frying.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Potassium citrates E332	quantum satis	Authorised under E 332, Potassium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 332, Potassium citrates
Potassium dihydrogen citrate INS 332(i)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 332, Potassium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 332, Potassium citrates
Sodium citrate INS 331(iii)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 331, Sodium citrates
Sodium citrates E331	quantum satis	Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 331, Sodium citrates
Sodium dihydrogen citrate INS 331(i)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 331, Sodium citrates
Tocopherol-rich extract E306	quantum satis	except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Tripotassium citrate INS 332(ii)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 332, Potassium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 332, Potassium citrates
β-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina INS 160a(iv)	quantum satis	Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes. only fats.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, under E 160a, Carotenes

Permitted as members of an additive group

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

Propyl gallate, TBHQ and BHA — 3 additivesML = 200 mg/kg. Only fats and oils for the professional manufacture of heat-treated foods; frying oil and frying fat (excluding olive pomace oil) and lard, fish oil, beef, poultry and sheep fat. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.