Hard candy (05.2.1.0)
Description
Products made from water and sugar (simple syrup), colour and flavour that may or may not have a filling, their dietetic counterparts, and products that may or may not contain cocoa. Includes: pastilles and lozenges (rolled, shaped and filled sweetened candy).1 These types of products may be used as fillings for chocolate products within the scope of food categories 05.1.4 and 05.1.5.This page provides information on the food additive provisions that are acceptable for use in foods conforming to the food category.
GSFA Provisions for Food Category 05.2.1.0
INS No
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
Notes
Defined In
950
500 mg/kg
188: If used in combination with aspartame-acesulfame salt (INS 962), the combined maximum use level, expressed as acesulfame potassium, should not exceed this level.
478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.
156: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 2 500 mg/kg.
05.2.1.0
N°
950
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
500 mg/kg
Notes
188: If used in combination with aspartame-acesulfame salt (INS 962), the combined maximum use level, expressed as acesulfame potassium, should not exceed this level.
478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.
156: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 2 500 mg/kg.
Defined In
05.2.1.0
969
40 mg/kg
114: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 100 mg/kg.
478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.
05.2.1.0
N°
969
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
40 mg/kg
Notes
114: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 100 mg/kg.
478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.
Defined In
05.2.1.0
160b(ii)
30 mg/kg
185: As norbixin.
440: Except for use at 200 mg/kg in candy with hard panned sugar coating.
05.2.1.0
N°
160b(ii)
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
30 mg/kg
Notes
185: As norbixin.
440: Except for use at 200 mg/kg in candy with hard panned sugar coating.
Defined In
05.2.1.0
951
3000 mg/kg
148: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 10 000 mg/kg.
478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.
05.2.1.0
N°
951
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
3000 mg/kg
Notes
148: Except for use in microsweets and breath freshening mints at 10 000 mg/kg.
478: Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with significant energy reduction or no added sugars. This limitation may not apply to the appropriate use as a flavour enhancer.
Defined In
05.2.1.0
122
50 mg/kg
441: Except for use at 300 mg/kg in candies with red fruit flavour.
05.2.1.0
N°
122
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
50 mg/kg
Notes
441: Except for use at 300 mg/kg in candies with red fruit flavour.
Defined In
05.2.1.0
N°
-
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
700 mg/kg
Notes
-
Defined In
05.2.1.0
N°
104
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
100 mg/kg
Notes
442: Except for use at 300 mg/kg in lemon flavored candies.
Defined In
05.2.1.0
N°
-
Food Additive or Group
Max Level
10000 mg/kg
Notes
-
Defined In
05.2.1.0
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Note: Items in uppercase (e.g. PHOSPHATES) refer to food additive groups.
- Food Chemistry, H.-D. Belitz & W. Grosch, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1987, pp. 634-636.