E473

Sucrose esters of fatty acids

E Number E473
Name Sucrose esters of fatty acids
Class Emulsifiers, Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents
Groups Sucrose esters of fatty acids, Sucroglycerides
Additional details Emulsifier, stabilizer, antioxidant
Origin Synthetic
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
01.4 Flavoured fermented milk products including heat-treated products5 000 
01.6.3 Other creams5 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly sterilised cream and sterilised cream with reduced fat content
01.8 Dairy analogues, including beverage whiteners5 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly cream analogues
01.8 Dairy analogues, including beverage whiteners20 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly beverage whiteners
02.2.2 Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions10 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly fat emulsions for baking
03 Edible ices5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
04.1.1 Entire fresh fruit and vegetablesquantum satisThe additives may be added individually or in combinationonly fresh fruits, surface treatment
05.2 Other confectionery including breath refreshening microsweets5 000only sugar confectionery
05.3 Chewing gum10 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
05.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit based fillings covered by category 4.2.45 000 
07.2 Fine bakery wares10 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
08.2.2 Heat-treated processed meat5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination Expressed on fat basisexcept foie gras, foie gras entier, blocs de foie gras, Libamáj, libamáj egészben, libamáj tömbben
12.5 Soups and broths2 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
12.6 Sauces10 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
13.1.1 Infant formulae as defined by Commission Directive 2006/141/EC (18)120If 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 foodstuffonly products containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids
13.1.2 Follow-on formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC120If 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 foodstuffonly products containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids
13.1.4 Other foods for young children120If 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 foodstuffonly in products containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides or amino acids
13.1.5.1 Dietary foods for infants for special medical purposes and special formulae for infants120only products containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides and amino acids
13.1.5.2 Dietary foods for babies and young children for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC120only products containing hydrolysed proteins, peptides and amino acids
13.2 Dietary foods for special medical purposes defined in Directive 1999/21/EC (excluding products from food category 13.1.5)5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
13.3 Dietary foods for weight control diets intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal (the whole or part of the total daily diet)5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
14.1.4 Flavoured drinks5 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly aniseed-based, dairy-based, coconut and almond drinks
14.1.4 Flavoured drinks10 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly powders for the preparation of hot beverages
14.1.5.2 Other1 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly canned liquid coffee
14.1.5.2 Other10 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly powders for the preparation of hot beverages
14.2.3 Cider and perry5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
14.2.4 Fruit wine and made wine5 000 
14.2.5 Mead5 000Ingoing amount, residues not detectable 
14.2.6 Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EC) No 110/20085 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationexcept: whisky, whiskey
14.2.7.1 Aromatised wines5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
14.2.7.2 Aromatised wine-based drinks5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
14.2.7.3 Aromatised wine-product cocktails5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
14.2.8 Other alcoholic drinks including mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15 % of alcohol5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
16 Desserts excluding products covered in categories 1, 3 and 45 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
17.1 Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable formsquantum satisThe additives may be added individually or in combination 
17.2 Food supplements supplied in a liquid formquantum satisThe additives may be added individually or in combination 
17.3 Food supplements supplied in a syrup-type or chewable formquantum satisThe additives may be added individually or in combination