14.1.2 Fruit juices as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable juices

GB food category, from assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, Part D, as at 28 June 2024.

In Great Britain an additive may be used only in the foods and under the conditions listed for them. Since 1 April 2025 those conditions are Annex II as it stood on 28 June 2024, read with the FSA and FSS register of authorisations. 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 14.1.

Listed for this category

AdditiveMaximum levelConditionsCitation
Ascorbic acid E300quantum satis—Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Calcium carbonate E170quantum satis

only grape juice.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Citric acid E3303,000 mg/kg or mg/l—Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Malic acid E2963,000 mg/kg or mg/l

only pineapple juice.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Pectins E4403,000 mg/kg or mg/l

only pineapple and passion fruit juice.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Polydimethylsiloxane E90010 mg/kg or mg/l

only pineapple juice and Sød … saft and sødet … saft.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Potassium acid tartrate E336quantum satis

Authorised under E 336, Potassium tartrates. only grape juice.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 336, Potassium tartrates
Potassium tartratequantum satis

Authorised under E 336, Potassium tartrates. only grape juice.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 336, Potassium tartrates

Permitted as members of an additive group

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

E 200 – 202: Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate (SA) — 2 additivesML = 500. only Sød … saft and sødet … saft. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (2): The maximum level is applicable to the sum and the levels are expressed as the free acid.
E 200–213: Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates (SA + BA) — 6 additivesML = 2000. only grape juice, unfermented, for sacramental use. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (2): The maximum level is applicable to the sum and the levels are expressed as the free acid.
E 210–213: Benzoic acid — benzoates (BA) — 4 additivesML = 200. only Sød … saft and sødet … saft. Note (1): The additives may be added individually or in combination. Note (2): The maximum level is applicable to the sum and the levels are expressed as the free acid.
E 220–228: Sulphur dioxide — sulphites — 8 additives(1) ML 2000: only concentrated grape juice for home wine-making; (2) ML 50: only orange, grapefruit, apple and pineapple juice for bulk dispensing in catering establishments; (3) ML 350: only lime and lemon juice; (4) ML 70: only grape juice, unfermented, for sacramental use. Note (3): Maximum levels are expressed as SO 2 relate to the total quantity, available from all sources, an SO 2 content of not more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/l is not considered to be present.
Group I — 167 additivesquantum satis. only vegetable juices.