GSFA Online Food Category 11.4

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Updated up to the 46^th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (2023)

Food Category Details

Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings) (11.4)

Description:
Includes all types of table syrups (e.g. maple syrup), syrups for fine bakery wares and ices (e.g. caramel syrup, flavoured syrups), and decorative sugar toppings (e.g. coloured sugar crystals for cookies).

This page provides information on the food additive provisions that are acceptable for use in foods conforming to the food category.

This food category is listed in the Annex to Table 3. Unless specifically indicated below, food additive provisions implied by Table 3 do not automatically apply to this category.

GSFA Provisions for Food Category 11.4

INS No.	Food Additive or Group	Max Level	Notes	Defined In
	ASCORBYL ESTERS	200 mg/kg	Note 10	11.4
950	Acesulfame potassium	1,000 mg/kg	Note 159 Note 478 Note 188	11.4
472a	Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1422	Acetylated distarch adipate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1414	Acetylated distarch phosphate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1401	Acid-treated starch	GMP	Note 258	11.4
969	Advantame	30 mg/kg	Note 258 Note 478	11.4
406	Agar	GMP	Note 258	11.4
400	Alginic acid	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1402	Alkaline treated starch	GMP	Note 258	11.4
129	Allura red AC	300 mg/kg	Note 161	11.4
403	Ammonium alginate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
951	Aspartame	3,000 mg/kg	Note 159 Note 478 Note 191	11.4
962	Aspartame-acesulfame salt	1,000 mg/kg	Note 159 Note 113 Note 477	11.4
	BENZOATES	1,000 mg/kg	Note 13	11.4
1403	Bleached starch	GMP	Note 258	11.4
	CHLOROPHYLLS AND CHLOROPHYLLINS, COPPER COMPLEXES	64 mg/kg	Note 62	11.4
	CYCLAMATES	500 mg/kg	Note 159 Note 17 Note 477	11.4
263	Calcium acetate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
404	Calcium alginate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
161g	Canthaxanthin	15 mg/kg		11.4
150c	Caramel III - ammonia caramel	50,000 mg/kg	Note 100	11.4
410	Carob bean gum	GMP	Note 258	11.4
407	Carrageenan	GMP	Note 258	11.4
472c	Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1412	Distarch phosphate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
418	Gellan gum	GMP	Note 258	11.4
422	Glycerol	GMP	Note 258	11.4
412	Guar gum	GMP	Note 258	11.4
414	Gum arabic (Acacia gum)	GMP	Note 258	11.4
	HYDROXYBENZOATES, PARA-	100 mg/kg	Note 27	11.4
463	Hydroxypropyl cellulose	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1442	Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
464	Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1440	Hydroxypropyl starch	GMP	Note 258	11.4
132	Indigotine (Indigo carmine)	300 mg/kg	Note 161	11.4
953	Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose)	GMP	Note 258 Note 478	11.4
416	Karaya gum	GMP	Note 258	11.4
425	Konjac flour	GMP	Note 258	11.4
472b	Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol	GMP	Note 258	11.4
966	Lactitol	GMP	Note 258 Note 477	11.4
322(i)	Lecithin	GMP	Note 258	11.4
504(i)	Magnesium carbonate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
511	Magnesium chloride	GMP	Note 258	11.4
528	Magnesium hydroxide	GMP	Note 258	11.4
504(ii)	Magnesium hydroxide carbonate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
965(i)	Maltitol	GMP	Note 258 Note 477	11.4
965(ii)	Maltitol syrup	GMP	Note 258 Note 477	11.4
421	Mannitol	GMP	Note 258	11.4
461	Methyl cellulose	GMP	Note 258	11.4
465	Methyl ethyl cellulose	GMP	Note 258	11.4
460(i)	Microcrystalline cellulose (Cellulose gel)	GMP	Note 258	11.4
471	Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1410	Monostarch phosphate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
961	Neotame	70 mg/kg	Note 159 Note 478	11.4
942	Nitrous oxide	GMP		11.4
1404	Oxidized starch	GMP	Note 258	11.4
	PHOSPHATES	1,320 mg/kg	Note 33	11.4
440	Pectins	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1413	Phosphated distarch phosphate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
1200	Polydextroses	GMP	Note 258	11.4
124	Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A)	300 mg/kg	Note 159	11.4
402	Potassium alginate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
332(i)	Potassium dihydrogen citrate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
460(ii)	Powdered cellulose	GMP	Note 258	11.4
407a	Processed eucheuma seaweed (PES)	GMP	Note 258	11.4
405	Propylene glycol alginate	10,000 mg/kg	Note 258	11.4
477	Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids	5,000 mg/kg		11.4
1204	Pullulan	GMP	Note 258	11.4
	RIBOFLAVINS	300 mg/kg		11.4
	SACCHARINS	300 mg/kg	Note 159 Note 500 Note 477	11.4
	SORBATES	1,000 mg/kg	Note 42	11.4
	SULFITES	40 mg/kg	Note 44	11.4
470(i)	Salts of myristic, palmitic and stearic acids with ammonia, calcium, potassium and sodium	GMP	Note 258 Note 71	11.4
470(ii)	Salts of oleic acid with calcium, potassium and sodium	GMP	Note 258	11.4
401	Sodium alginate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
466	Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cellulose gum)	GMP	Note 258	11.4
331(i)	Sodium dihydrogen citrate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
420(i)	Sorbitol	GMP	Note 258 Note 477	11.4
420(ii)	Sorbitol syrup	GMP	Note 258 Note 477	11.4
1405	Starches, enzyme treated	GMP	Note 258	11.4
955	Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose)	1,500 mg/kg	Note 159 Note 478	11.4
437	Tamarind seed polysaccharide	GMP	Note 258	11.4
957	Thaumatin	GMP	Note 258 Note 478	11.4
413	Tragacanth gum	GMP	Note 258	11.4
332(ii)	Tripotassium citrate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
331(iii)	Trisodium citrate	GMP	Note 258	11.4
415	Xanthan gum	GMP	Note 258	11.4
967	Xylitol	GMP	Note 258 Note 477	11.4

Items in uppercase (e.g. PHOSPHATES) refer to food additive groups.

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