E321

Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)

Número E E321
Nome Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
Classe Antioxidants
Grupos
Detalhes adicionais Antioxidant
Origem Sintética
Aplicações comuns Animal fat, dairy products, sauces, mayonnaise, chips, biscuits, breakfast cereals, chewing gum, multivitamin products
Observações Not recommended in children and pregnant women. At high doses, may cause hyperactivity, asthma, urticaria, insomnia, increase cholesterol levels and trigger problems of liver metabolism. At long-term may be carcinogenic.
Avaliação A evitar

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Condições de uso em categorias alimentares

Número da Categoria Nome da Categoria Nível Máximo (mg/l ou mg/kg como apropriado) Detalhes Restrições/exceções
02.1 Fats and oils essentially free from water (excluding anhydrous milkfat)100Expressed on fat basisonly 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
02.2.2 Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions100only frying fat
05.3 Chewing gum400The additives may be added individually or in combination 
12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments200The additives may be added individually or in combination Maximum limit expressed on fat 
17.1 Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable forms400The additives may be added individually or in combination 
17.2 Food supplements supplied in a liquid form400The additives may be added individually or in combination 
17.3 Food supplements supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form400The additives may be added individually or in combination