12.5

Soups and broths

Number 12.5
Name Soups and broths
Details
Parent Category Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads and protein products

Authorized additives

E Number Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate) Details Restrictions/exceptions
20 
10 
200The additives may be added individually or in combination Maximum limit expressed on fatonly dehydrated soups and broths
110Limits are expressed as aspartame 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 soups
3 000The additives may be added individually or in combination The maximum level is expressed as P2O5 
45only energy-reduced soups
50As the sum of carnosol and carnosic acid 
2 500only dehydrated soups and broths
1 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly soups
500The additives may be added individually or in combination The maximum level is applicable to the sum and the levels are expressed as the free acidonly liquid soups and broths (excluding canned)
50only energy-reduced soups
110only energy-reduced soups
2 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
5only energy-reduced soups
110Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imideonly energy-reduced soups
5 000