Fruit juice (14.1.2.1)
Description
Fruit juice is the unfermented but fermentable liquid obtained from the edible part of sound, appropriately mature and fresh fruit or of fruit maintained in sound condition by suitable means. The juice is prepared by suitable processes, which maintain the essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of the juices of the fruit from which it comes. The juice may be cloudy or clear, and may have restored (to the normal level attained in the same kind of fruit) aromatic substances and volatile flavour components, all of which must be obtained by suitable physical means, and all of which must have been recovered from the same kind of fruit. Pulp and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same kind of fruit may be added. A single juice is obtained from one kind of fruit. A mixed juice is obtained by blending two or more juices or juices and purees, from different kinds of fruit. Fruit juice may be obtained, e.g. by directly expressing the juice by mechanical extraction processes, by reconstituting concentrated fruit juice (food category 14.1.2.3) with water, or in limited situations by water extraction of the whole fruit (e.g., prune juice from dried prunes).1 Examples include: orange juice, apple juice, black currant juice, lemon juice, orange-mango juice, and coconut water.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 14.1.2.1
INS No
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
Notes
Defined In
-
1000 mg/kg
122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.
13: As benzoic acid.
91: Singly or in combination: Benzoates and sorbates.
14.1.2.1
N°
-
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
1000 mg/kg
Notes
122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.
13: As benzoic acid.
91: Singly or in combination: Benzoates and sorbates.
Defined In
14.1.2.1
N°
290
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
GMP
Notes
69: For use as a carbonating agent only.
Defined In
14.1.2.1
N°
330
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
3000 mg/kg
Notes
122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.
Defined In
14.1.2.1
N°
296
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
GMP
Notes
115: For use in pineapple juice only.
Defined In
14.1.2.1
N°
440
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
GMP
Notes
35: For use in cloudy juices only.
Defined In
14.1.2.1
-
1000 mg/kg
122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.
33: As phosphorus.
40: Pentasodium triphosphate (INS 451(i)) only, to enhance the effectiveness of benzoates and sorbates.
14.1.2.1
N°
-
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
1000 mg/kg
Notes
122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.
33: As phosphorus.
40: Pentasodium triphosphate (INS 451(i)) only, to enhance the effectiveness of benzoates and sorbates.
Defined In
14.1.2.1
-
1000 mg/kg
122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.
42: As sorbic acid.
91: Singly or in combination: Benzoates and sorbates.
14.1.2.1
N°
-
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
1000 mg/kg
Notes
122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.
42: As sorbic acid.
91: Singly or in combination: Benzoates and sorbates.
Defined In
14.1.2.1
-
50 mg/kg
122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.
44: As residual SO2.
14.1.2.1
N°
-
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
50 mg/kg
Notes
122: Subject to national legislation of the importing country.
44: As residual SO2.
Defined In
14.1.2.1
-
4000 mg/kg
128: Tartaric acid (INS 334) only.
129: For use as an acidity regulator in grape juice only.
45: As tartaric acid.
14.1.2.1
N°
-
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
4000 mg/kg
Notes
128: Tartaric acid (INS 334) only.
129: For use as an acidity regulator in grape juice only.
45: As tartaric acid.
Defined In
14.1.2.1
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Note: Items in uppercase (e.g. PHOSPHATES) refer to food additive groups.
- General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars (CODEX STAN 247-2005).