Soft white sugar, soft brown sugar, glucose syrup, dried glucose syrup, raw cane sugar (11.1.3.0)

Description

Soft white sugar is fine grain purified, moist sugar, that is white in color. Soft brown sugar is fine grain moist sugar that is light to dark brown in color. Glucose syrup is a purified concentrated aqueous solution of nutritive saccharides derived from starch and/or inulin.1 Dried glucose syrup is glucose syrup from which water has been partially removed. Raw cane sugar is partially purified sucrose crystallized from partially purified cane juice without further purification.2

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 11.1.3.0

INS No

Food Additive or Group

Max Level

Notes

Defined In

-

20 mg/kg

111: Except for use in dried glucose syrup used in the manufacture of sugar confectionery at 150 mg/kg and glucose syrup used in the manufacture of sugar confectionery at 400 mg/kg.

44: As residual SO2.

11.1.3.0

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Food Additive or Group

Max Level

20 mg/kg

Notes

111: Except for use in dried glucose syrup used in the manufacture of sugar confectionery at 150 mg/kg and glucose syrup used in the manufacture of sugar confectionery at 400 mg/kg.

44: As residual SO2.

Defined In

11.1.3.0

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

  1. Food Chemistry, H.-D. Belitz & W. Grosch, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1987, p. 631-633.
  2. Standard for Sugars (CODEX STAN 212-1999).