Neohesperidine DC

General Information

Chemical nameNeohesperidine DC
E No.E 959
INS.959
GroupNo

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Authorisation of the use of this additive in Food Additives

The additive is authorised to be used in the following category(ies):
category(ies) Individual restriction(s)/exception(s) footnote
  • Flavoured fermented milk products including heat-treated products (1.4)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/l , only energy-reduced products or with no added sugar
  • Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions (2.2.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 5 mg/kg , only as flavour enhancer, only in the fat groups B & C in Annex XV of Regulation 1234/2007
  • Edible ices (3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Desserts excluding products covered in category 1, 3 and 4 (16)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
  • Fruit and vegetables in vinegar, oil, or brine (4.2.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 100 mg/kg , only sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables
  • Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables (4.2.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only fruit energy-reduced or with no added sugar
  • Fruit and vegetable preparations excluding compote (4.2.4.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only energy-reduced
  • Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC (4.2.5.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades

  • ML = 5 mg/kg , only fruit jellies as flavour enhancer
  • Cocoa and Chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/EC (5.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 100 mg/kg , only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
  • Chewing gum (5.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 150 mg/kg , only with added sugar or polyols, as flavour enhancer

  • ML = 400 mg/kg , only with no added sugar
  • 12 If E 950, E 951, E 957, E 959 and E 961 are used in combination in chewing gum, the maximum level for each is reduced proportionally
  • Breakfast cereals (6.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15 %, and containing at least 20 % bran, energy reduced or with no added sugar
  • Fine bakery wares (7.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only cornets and wafers, for ice-cream, with no added sugar

  • ML = 150 mg/kg , only fine bakery products for special nutritional uses
  • Non-heat-treated processed meat (8.3.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 5 mg/kg , as flavour enhancer only
  • Heat-treated processed meat (8.3.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 5 mg/kg , as flavour enhancer only, except for foie gras, foie gras entier, blocs de foie gras, Libamáj, libamáj egészben, libamáj tömbben
  • Processed fish and fisheries products including molluscs and crustaceans (9.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 30 mg/kg , only sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
  • Table-Top Sweeteners in liquid form (11.4.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Table-Top Sweeteners in powder form (11.4.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Table-Top Sweeteners in tablets (11.4.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
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  • Mustard (12.4)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Sauces (12.6)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Potato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks (15.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Processed nuts (15.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg
  • Soups and broths (12.5)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only energy-reduced soups
  • Salads and savoury-based sandwich spreads (12.7)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only Feinkostsalat
  • Protein products, excluding products covered in category 1.8 (12.9)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 5 mg/kg , only vegetable protein products, only as flavour enhancer
  • Dietary foods for special medical purposes defined in Directive 1999/21/EC (excluding products from food category 13.1.5) (13.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Dietary foods for weight control diets intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal (the whole or part of the total daily diet) (13.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable forms (17.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 100 mg/kg
  • Fruit nectars as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable nectars and similar products (14.1.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 30 mg/l , only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
  • Cider and perry (14.2.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 20 mg/l
  • Other alcoholic drinks including mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15 % of alcohol (14.2.8)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 30 mg/l
  • Food supplements supplied in a liquid form (17.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/l
  • Food supplements supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form (17.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 400 mg/kg
  • Extra jam and extra jelly as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC (4.2.5.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades
  • Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads (4.2.5.3)(legislation:913/2013, applicable as from 14/10/2013)
  • ML = 50 mg/kg ,  only energy-reduced fruit or vegetable spreads and dried-fruit-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
  • Other confectionery including breath refreshening microsweets (5.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 100 mg/kg , only cocoa or dried fruit based, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

  • ML = 50 mg/kg , only cocoa, milk, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

  • ML = 150 mg/kg , only starch based confectionery energy-reduced or with no added sugar

  • ML = 100 mg/kg , only confectionery with no added sugar

  • ML = 400 mg/kg , only breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar
  • Flavoured drinks (14.1.4)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 30 mg/l , only energy-reduced or with no added sugar, except milk and milk derivative based flavoured drinks

  • ML = 50 mg/l , only milk and milk derivative based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
  • Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 (5.4)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 150 mg/kg ,  only starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar

  • ML = 50 mg/kg ,  only sauces

  • ML = 100 mg/kg ,  only confectionery with no added sugar

  • ML = 100 mg/kg ,  only cocoa- or dried fruit-based, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
  • Beer and malt beverages (14.2.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 10 mg/l , only alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2 % vol; 'Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer' (original wort content less than 6 %) except for 'Obergäriges Einfachbier'; Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH; Brown beers of the 'oud bruin' type

  • ML = 10 mg/l , only energy-reduced beer

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