2.2.2 Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions

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 2.2.

Listed for this category

AdditiveMaximum levelConditionsCitation
Annatto extracts, bixin-based E160b(i)10 mg/kg

excluding reduced fat butter’.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2020/0771
Beta -carotene E160aquantum satis

Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 160a, Carotenes
beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora INS 160a(iii)quantum satis

Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 160a, Carotenes
beta-Carotenes, vegetable INS 160a(ii)quantum satis

Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, under E 160a, Carotenes
Butylated hydroxytoluene E321100 mg/kg

only frying fat.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Calcium disodium EDTA E385100 mg/kg

only spreadable fats as defined in Article 115 of and Annex XV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, having a fat content of 41 % or less.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Calcium tartrate E3541,300 mg/l

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
Curcumin E100quantum satis

excluding reduced fat butter.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Extracts of rosemary E392100 mg/kg

only spreadable fats with a fat content less than 80 %’. Note 41: Expressed on fat basis.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 2016/56
Neohesperidine DC E9595 mg/kg

only as flavour enhancer, only in the fat groups B & C in Annex XV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Polydimethylsiloxane E90010 mg/kg

only oils and fats for frying.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids E4755,000 mg/kg—Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid E4764,000 mg/kg

only spreadable fats as defined in Articles 75(1)(h) and 78(1)(f) and in Part VII and Appendix II of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1308/2013 (1), having a fat content of 41 % or less and similar spreadable products with a fat content of less than 10 % fat; liquid vegetable oil emulsions for sale to the final consumer, having a fat content of 70 % or less.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by Reg (EU) No 2020/0355
Potassium acid tartrate E3361,300 mg/l

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 tartrate1,300 mg/l

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 alginate E4053,000 mg/kg—Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids E47710,000 mg/kg

only fat emulsions for baking purposes.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
Sodium acid tartrate E335(i)1,300 mg/l

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 E3371,300 mg/l

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 E3351,300 mg/l

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 E3341,300 mg/l

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
Thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids E479b5,000 mg/kg

only fat emulsions for frying purposes.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011
β-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina INS 160a(iv)quantum satis

Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, as amended by (EU) No 1129/2011, 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.

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.
Phosphoric acid - phosphates - di - tri- and polyphosphates — 26 additivesML = 5000 mg/kg. only spreadable fats. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Polysorbates — 5 additivesML = 10000 mg/kg. only fat emulsions for baking. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Propyl gallate, TBHQ and BHA — 3 additivesML = 200 mg/kg. only frying fat. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Silicon dioxide - silicates — 4 additivesML = 30000 mg/kg. only tin greasing products Period of application: from 1 February 2014. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Sodium and Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylates — 2 additivesML = 10000 mg/kg. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Sorbic acid - potassium sorbate (SA) — 2 additivesML = 1000 mg/kg. only fat emulsions (excluding butter) with a fat content of 60 % or more. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Sorbitan esters — 5 additivesML = 10000 mg/kg. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.
Sucrose esters of fatty acids-sucroglycerides — 2 additivesML = 10000 mg/kg. only fat emulsions for baking. Note 1: The additives may be added individually or in combination.