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

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 2.

Listed for this category

AdditiveMaximum levelConditionsCitation
Alpha-tocopherol E307quantum satis

(1) quantum satis: except virgin oils and olive oils; (2) ML 200: only refined olive oils, including olive pomace oil.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Annatto extracts, bixin-based E160b(i)10 mg/kg or mg/l

only fats.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Ascorbic acid E300quantum satis

only for cooking and/or frying purposes or for the preparation of gravy, except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Ascorbyl palmitate E304quantum satis

Authorised under E 304, Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), 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.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 304, Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid
Beta -carotene E160aquantum satis

Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes. only fats.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 160a, Carotenes
beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora INS 160a(iii)quantum satis

Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes. only fats.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 160a, Carotenes
beta-Carotenes, vegetable INS 160a(ii)quantum satis

Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes. only fats.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 160a, Carotenes
Butylated hydroxytoluene E321100 mg/kg or mg/l

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.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Calcium citrate E333quantum satis

Authorised under E 333, Calcium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 333, Calcium citrates
Citric acid E330quantum satis

except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472cquantum satis

only for cooking and/or frying purposes or for the preparation of gravy, except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Curcumin E100quantum satis

only fats.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Delta-tocopherol E309quantum satis

except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Dicalcium citrate E333(ii)quantum satis

Authorised under E 333, Calcium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 333, Calcium citrates
Disodium citrate E331(ii)quantum satis

Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 331, Sodium citrates
Extracts of rosemary E392—

(1) ML 30: 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; (2) ML 50: only fish oil and algal oil; lard, beef, poultry sheep and porcine fat; fat and oils for the professional manufacture of heat-treated foods; frying oils and frying fat, excluding olive oil and pomace oil. Note (41): Expressed on fat basis. Note (46): As the sum of carnosol and carnosic acid.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Gamma-tocopherol E308quantum satis

except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Lactic acid E270quantum satis

only for cooking and/or frying purposes or for the preparation of gravy, except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Lecithin E32230,000 mg/kg or mg/l

Authorised under E 322, Lecithins. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 322, Lecithins
Lecithin, partially hydrolysed INS 322(ii)30,000 mg/kg or mg/l

Authorised under E 322, Lecithins. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 322, Lecithins
Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E47110,000 mg/kg or mg/l

except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Monocalcium citrate E333(i)quantum satis

Authorised under E 333, Calcium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 333, Calcium citrates
Polydimethylsiloxane E90010 mg/kg or mg/l

only oils and fats for frying.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Potassium citrates E332quantum satis

Authorised under E 332, Potassium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), 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.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 332, Potassium citrates
Sodium citrate INS 331(iii)quantum satis

Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 331, Sodium citrates
Sodium citrates E331quantum satis

Authorised under E 331, Sodium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), 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.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 331, Sodium citrates
Tocopherol-rich extract E306quantum satis

except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024)
Tripotassium citrate INS 332(ii)quantum satis

Authorised under E 332, Potassium citrates. except virgin oils and olive oils.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), under E 332, Potassium citrates
β-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina INS 160a(iv)quantum satis

Authorised under E 160a, Carotenes. only fats.

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II (as at 28 June 2024), 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.

E 310–320: Propyl gallate, TBHQ and BHA — 3 additivesML = 200. 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. Note (41): Expressed on fat basis.