17.1

Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable forms

Number 17.1
Name Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable forms
Details
Parent Category Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council  (22) excluding food supplements for infants and young children

Authorized additives

E Number Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate) Details Restrictions/exceptions
400As the sum of carnosol and carnosic acid 
quantum satisonly in capsule and tablet form
800 
1 000 
10 000 
500 
100 
quantum satisonly foods in tablet and coated tablet form
quantum satisThe additives may be added individually or in combination 
30 
500Maximum usable levels are expressed in free imide 
60 
2 000 
400The additives may be added individually or in combination 
10 000only in capsule and tablet form
1 500 
500Limits are expressed as acesulfame K 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 
500Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid 
30 000 
3 500only in capsule and tablet form
18 000only in capsule and tablet form
200 
quantum satis 
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 when supplied in dried form and containing preparations of vitamin A and of combinations of vitamins A and D
100 000 
2only as flavour enhancer