ETHYL MALTOL

Ethyl Maltol

INS: 637

Function: Flavour Enhancer, Stabilizer

Food Cat. No.

Food Category

Max Level

Comments

Step

Year

01.1.2

Dairy-based drinks, flavoured and/or fermented (e.g., chocolate milk, cocoa, eggnog, drinking yoghurt, whey- based drinks)

200 mg/kg

6

01.7

Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)

200 mg/kg

6

03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

200 mg/kg

6

05.1

Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes

1000 mg/kg

6

05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

200 mg/kg

6

05.3

Chewing gum

1000 mg/kg

6

07.2

Fine bakery wares

200 mg/kg

6

14.1.4

Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks and particulated drinks

200 mg/kg

6

14.1.5

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

200 mg/kg

6

14.2.2

Cider and perry

100 mg/kg

6

14.2.3

Wines

100 mg/kg

Note 93

6

14.2.4

Fruit wine

100 mg/kg

6

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.1.2	Dairy-based drinks, flavoured and/or fermented (e.g., chocolate milk, cocoa, eggnog, drinking yoghurt, whey- based drinks)	200 mg/kg		6
01.7	Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)	200 mg/kg		6
03.0	Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet	200 mg/kg		6
05.1	Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes	1000 mg/kg		6
05.2	Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4	200 mg/kg		6
05.3	Chewing gum	1000 mg/kg		6
07.2	Fine bakery wares	200 mg/kg		6
14.1.4	Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport” or “electrolyte” drinks and particulated drinks	200 mg/kg		6
14.1.5	Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa	200 mg/kg		6
14.2.2	Cider and perry	100 mg/kg		6
14.2.3	Wines	100 mg/kg	Note 93	6
14.2.4	Fruit wine	100 mg/kg		6