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Carob bean gum (410)

Synonyms: Locust bean gum, Carob gum, Algaroba

Functional Classes: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

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GSFA Provisions for Carob bean gum

N°

Food Category

Max Level

Notes

14.1.5.0

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP

160: For use in ready-to-drink products and pre-mixes for ready-to-drink products only.

N°

14.1.5.0

Food Category

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

Max Level

GMP

Notes

160: For use in ready-to-drink products and pre-mixes for ready-to-drink products only.

13.2.0.0

Complementary foods for infants and young children

2000 mg/kg

271: For use in products conforming to the Standard for Canned Baby Foods (CODEX STAN 73-1981).

272: Singly or in combination: INS 410, 412, 414, 415 and 440 at 20 000 mg/kg in gluten-free cereal based foods, and 10 000 mg/kg in other products conforming to the Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children (CODEX STAN 74-1981).

N°

13.2.0.0

Food Category

Complementary foods for infants and young children

Max Level

2000 mg/kg

Notes

09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP

241: For use in surimi products only.

N°

09.2.4.1

Food Category

Cooked fish and fish products

Max Level

GMP

Notes

241: For use in surimi products only.

06.4.2.0

Dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

256: For use in noodles, gluten-free pasta and pasta intended for hypoproteic diets only.

N°

06.4.2.0

Food Category

Dried pastas and noodles and like products

Max Level

GMP

Notes

256: For use in noodles, gluten-free pasta and pasta intended for hypoproteic diets only.

01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP

234: For use as a stabilizer or thickener only.

N°

01.2.1.2

Food Category

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

Max Level

GMP

Notes

234: For use as a stabilizer or thickener only.

01.2.1.1

Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation

GMP

234: For use as a stabilizer or thickener only.

235: For use in reconstituted and recombined products only.

N°

01.2.1.1

Food Category

Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation

Max Level

GMP

Notes

234: For use as a stabilizer or thickener only.

235: For use in reconstituted and recombined products only.

13.1.2.0

Follow-up formulae

1000 mg/kg

72: On the ready-to-eat basis.

N°

13.1.2.0

Food Category

Follow-up formulae

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

72: On the ready-to-eat basis.

13.1.3.0

Formulae for special medical purposes for infants

1000 mg/kg

72: On the ready-to-eat basis.

N°

13.1.3.0

Food Category

Formulae for special medical purposes for infants

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

72: On the ready-to-eat basis.

08.1.2.0

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP

281: For use in fresh minced meat which contains other ingredients apart from comminuted meat only.

N°

08.1.2.0

Food Category

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

Max Level

GMP

Notes

281: For use in fresh minced meat which contains other ingredients apart from comminuted meat only.

06.4.1.0

Fresh pastas and noodles and like products

GMP

211: For use in noodles only.

N°

06.4.1.0

Food Category

Fresh pastas and noodles and like products

Max Level

GMP

Notes

211: For use in noodles only.

09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

41: For use in breading or batter coatings only.

N°

09.2.4.3

Food Category

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

Max Level

GMP

Notes

41: For use in breading or batter coatings only.

09.2.2.0

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

177: For non-standardized food and for minced fish flesh and breaded or batter coatings conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets -Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989).

N°

09.2.2.0

Food Category

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

Max Level

GMP

Notes

10.2.2.0

Frozen egg products

GMP

N°

10.2.2.0

Food Category

Frozen egg products

Max Level

GMP

Notes

09.2.1.0

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

391: For non-standardized food and for minced fish flesh only in products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillets, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh (CODEX STAN 165-1989).

XS190: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Fillets (CODEX STAN 190-1995).

XS191: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Raw Squid (CODEX STAN 191-1995).

XS292: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008).

XS312: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live Abalone and for Raw Fresh Chilled or Frozen Abalone for Direct Consumption or for Further Processing (CODEX STAN 312-2013).

XS315: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).

XS36: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Finfish, Uneviscerated and Eviscerated (CODEX STAN 36-1981).

XS92: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps and Prawns (CODEX STAN 92-1981).

XS95: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters (CODEX STAN 95-1981).

N°

09.2.1.0

Food Category

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

Max Level

GMP

Notes

09.2.3.0

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP

N°

09.2.3.0

Food Category

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

Max Level

GMP

Notes

13.1.1.0

Infant formulae

1000 mg/kg

72: On the ready-to-eat basis.

N°

13.1.1.0

Food Category

Infant formulae

Max Level

1000 mg/kg

Notes

72: On the ready-to-eat basis.

10.2.1.0

Liquid egg products

GMP

N°

10.2.1.0

Food Category

Liquid egg products

Max Level

GMP

Notes

01.1.2.0

Other fluid milk (plain)

GMP

407: Excluding all fluid milks that are not mineral or vitamin fortified.

438: For use as emulsifier or stabilizer only.

N°

01.1.2.0

Food Category

Other fluid milk (plain)

Max Level

GMP

Notes

407: Excluding all fluid milks that are not mineral or vitamin fortified.

438: For use as emulsifier or stabilizer only.

11.4.0.0

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

GMP

258: Excluding maple syrup.

N°

11.4.0.0

Food Category

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

Max Level

GMP

Notes

258: Excluding maple syrup.

01.4.1.0

Pasteurized cream (plain)

GMP

236: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cream and Prepared Creams (reconstituted cream, recombined cream, prepackaged liquid cream) (CODEX STAN 288-1976).

N°

01.4.1.0

Food Category

Pasteurized cream (plain)

Max Level

GMP

Notes

236: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Cream and Prepared Creams (reconstituted cream, recombined cream, prepackaged liquid cream) (CODEX STAN 288-1976).

01.2.2.0

Renneted milk (plain)

GMP

N°

01.2.2.0

Food Category

Renneted milk (plain)

Max Level

GMP

Notes

01.4.2.0

Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain)

GMP

N°

01.4.2.0

Food Category

Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain)

Max Level

GMP

Notes

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Note: Unless otherwise specified, food additive provisions apply to the food category indicated (e.g. Dairy), as well as to all subcategories of that category (e.g. Cheese, Ripened Cheese, etc.).

GSFA Table 3 Provisions

Carob bean gum is a food additive that is included in Table 3, and as such may be used in the following foods under the conditions of good manufacturing practices (GMP) as outlined in the Preamble of the Codex GSFA. Although not listed below, Carob bean gum could also be used in heat-treated butter milk of food category 01.1.1 and spices of food category 12.2.1.
Note that food categories listed in the Annex to Table 3 were excluded accordingly.

Carob bean gum is acceptable in foods conforming to the following commodity standards: CS 105-1981, CS 70-1981 (for use in packing media only), CS 94-1981 (for use in packing media only), CS 119-1981 (for use in packing media only), CS 249-2006, CS 221-2001, CS 273-1968, CS 275-1973.

Carob bean gum is a: Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener.
Any Emulsifier listed in Table 3 can be acceptable for use in all products conforming to CS 117-1981, CS 309R-2011, CS 256-2007.
Any Stabilizer listed in Table 3 can be acceptable for use in all products conforming to CS 117-1981, CS 256-2007.
Any Thickener listed in Table 3 can be acceptable for use in all products conforming to CS 117-1981, CS 256-2007.