12.6

Sauces

Number 12.6
Name Sauces
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
200The additives may be added individually or in combination Maximum limit expressed on fat 
1 000The 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 emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60 % or more; non-emulsified sauces
2 500 
8 000 
1 000The 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 emulsified sauces with a fat content of less than 60 %
4 000only dressings
100Expressed on fat basis As the sum of carnosol and carnosic acid 
50 
75only emulsified sauces
2 000The 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 emulsified sauces with a fat content of less than 60 %
50excluding tomato-based sauces
1 000The 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 emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60 % or more
12 
160Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imide 
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 emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60 % or more
5 000The additives may be added individually or in combinationonly emulsified sauces
30 000only emulsified sauces
350Limits 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 951 
10 000only emulsified sauces
5 000The additives may be added individually or in combination The maximum level is expressed as P2O5 
350 
450 
10 000The additives may be added individually or in combination 
2only as flavour enhancer