05.1

Cocoa and chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/EC

Number 05.1
Name Cocoa and chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/EC
Details
Parent Category Confectionery

Authorized additives

E Number Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate) Details Restrictions/exceptions
50only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
quantum satisas glazing agent only
500as glazing agent only
2 000only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
500Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imideonly energy-reduced or with no added sugar
10 000 
500only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
70 000E 170, E 500-504, E 524-528 and E 530: 7 % on dry matter, without fat, expressed as potassium carbonates 
100only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
quantum satis 
800only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
65only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
5 000 
500Limits are expressed as acesulfame K equivalent The maximum usable levels are derived from the maximum usable levels for its constituent parts, aspartame (E 951) and acesulfame-K (E 950) The levels for both E 951 and E 950 are not to be exceeded by use of the salt of aspartame-acesulfame, either alone or in combination with E 950 or E 951only energy-reduced or with no added sugar