E Number
|
E302 |
Name
|
Calcium ascorbate |
Class
|
Antioxidants |
Groups
|
Group I |
Additional details
|
Antioxidant |
Origin
|
Synthetic |
Common applications
|
Pastry, bakery, biscuits, breakfast cereals, soft drinks, juices, sauces, olives, charcuterie, pizza, breads |
Observations
|
No adverse effects were observed. At high doses, may cause diarrhea and kidney stones |
Evaluation
|
Innocuous |
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Conditions of use in food categories
Category Number
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Category Name
|
Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate)
|
Details
|
Restrictions/exceptions
|
04.1.2
| Peeled, cut and shredded fruit and vegetables | quantum satis | | only refrigerated unprocessed fruit and vegetables ready for consumption and prepacked unprocessed and peeled potatoes |
04.1.3
| Frozen fruit and vegetables | quantum satis | | |
04.2.3
| Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables | quantum satis | | |
04.2.4.2
| Compote, excluding products covered by category 16 | quantum satis | | |
07.1.1
| Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt | quantum satis | | |
07.1.2
| Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek | quantum satis | | only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek |
08.1.2
| Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 | quantum satis | | only gehakt and prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat |
09.1.1
| Unprocessed fish | quantum satis | | |
09.1.2
| Unprocessed molluscs and crustaceans | quantum satis | | |
13.1.3
| Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Commission Directive 2006/125/EC (19) | 200 | E 300, E 301 and E 302 are authorised individually or in combination, levels expressed as ascorbic acid | only fat-containing cereal-based foods including biscuits and rusks and baby foods |
13.1.3
| Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Commission Directive 2006/125/EC (19) | 300 | E 300, E 301 and E 302 are authorised individually or in combination, levels expressed as ascorbic acid | only fruit — and vegetable based drinks, juices and baby foods |