E471

Mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids

E Number E471
Name Mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids
Class Emulsifiers, Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents
Groups Group I
Additional details Emulsifier, stabilizer, antioxidant
Origin Natural
Common sources
Common applications Pastry, bakery, biscuits, breakfast cereals, milks, marmalade, margarine, creams, chocolate, pizzas, sausages, charcuterie, rice, products containing milk and flour
Observations At high doses, may impair essential fatty acids absorption, increase liver and kidney size
Evaluation Precaution

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Conditions of use in food categories

Category Number Category Name Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate) Details Restrictions/exceptions
01.6.1 Unflavoured pasteurised cream (excluding reduced fat creams)quantum satis 
01.6.2 Unflavoured live fermented cream products and substitute products with a fat content of less than 20 %quantum satis 
02.1 Fats and oils essentially free from water (excluding anhydrous milkfat)10 000except virgin oils and olive oils
04.2.5.1 Extra jam and extra jelly as defined by Directive 2001/113/ECquantum satis 
04.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/ECquantum satis 
04.2.5.3 Other similar fruit or vegetable spreadsquantum satis 
05.1 Cocoa and chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/ECquantum satis 
06.4.1 Fresh pastaquantum satis 
06.4.3 Fresh pre-cooked pastaquantum satis 
06.7 Pre-cooked or processed cerealsquantum satisonly quick-cook rice
07.1.1 Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, saltquantum satis 
07.1.2 Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerekquantum satis 
11.4.3 Table-top sweeteners in tabletsquantum satis 
13.1.1 Infant formulae as defined by Commission Directive 2006/141/EC (18)4 000If more than one of the substances E 322, E 471, E 472c and E 473 are added to a foodstuff, the maximum level established for that foodstuff for each of those substances is lowered with that relative part as is present of the other substances together in that foodstuff 
13.1.2 Follow-on formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC4 000If more than one of the substances E 322, E 471, E 472c and E 473 are added to a foodstuff, the maximum level established for that foodstuff for each of those substances is lowered with that relative part as is present of the other substances together in that foodstuff 
13.1.3 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Commission Directive 2006/125/EC (19)5 000E 471, E 472a, E 472b and E 472c are authorised individually or in combinationonly biscuits and rusks, cereal-based foods, baby foods
13.1.4 Other foods for young children4 000If more than one of the substances E 322, E 471, E 472c and E 473 are added to a foodstuff, the maximum level established for that foodstuff for each of those substances is lowered with that relative part as is present of the other substances together in that foodstuff 
13.1.5.1 Dietary foods for infants for special medical purposes and special formulae for infants5 000From birth onwards in specialised diets, particularly those devoid of proteins
13.1.5.2 Dietary foods for babies and young children for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC5 000From birth onwards in specialised diets, particularly those devoid of proteins