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Updated up to the 46th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (2023)

Food Additive Search Results

Found 49 additives having the functional class "Humectant":

INS No. Food Additive or Group Acceptable in Foods Conforming to the Following Commodity Standards
325 Sodium lactate
CS 306-2011
CS 253-2006
CS 256-2007
CS 290-1995
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 302-2011
CS 117-1981
CS 249-2006
CS 273-1968
CS 319-2015
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
CS 291-2010
326 Potassium lactate
CS 306-2011
CS 253-2006
CS 256-2007
CS 290-1995
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 117-1981
CS 273-1968
CS 319-2015
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
CS 291-2010
339(i) Sodium dihydrogen phosphate
339(ii) Disodium hydrogen phosphate
339(iii) Trisodium phosphate
340(i) Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
340(ii) Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate
340(iii) Tripotassium phosphate
341(i) Calcium dihydrogen phosphate
341(ii) Calcium hydrogen phosphate
341(iii) Tricalcium phosphate
350(i) Sodium hydrogen DL-malate
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 302-2011
CS 98-1981
CS 273-1968
CS 319-2015
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
CS 291-2010
350(ii) Sodium DL-malate
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 302-2011
CS 117-1981
CS 249-2006
CS 273-1968
CS 319-2015
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
CS 291-2010
400 Alginic acid
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 94-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 117-1981
CS 221-2001
CS 249-2006
CS 119-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 273-1968
CS 105-1981
CS 70-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
401 Sodium alginate
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 94-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 117-1981
CS 221-2001
CS 249-2006
CS 119-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 273-1968
CS 97-1981
CS 70-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
CS 96-1981
402 Potassium alginate
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 94-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 117-1981
CS 221-2001
CS 119-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 273-1968
CS 97-1981
CS 70-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
CS 96-1981
403 Ammonium alginate
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 273-1968
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 117-1981
CS 221-2001
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
404 Calcium alginate
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 94-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 117-1981
CS 221-2001
CS 119-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 273-1968
CS 70-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 275-1973
406 Agar
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 94-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 117-1981
CS 221-2001
CS 249-2006
CS 119-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 273-1968
CS 97-1981
CS 70-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
CS 96-1981
407 Carrageenan
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 94-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 117-1981
CS 221-2001
CS 252-2006
CS 249-2006
CS 119-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 273-1968
CS 105-1981
CS 97-1981
CS 275-1973
CS 281-1971
CS 96-1981
CS 250-2006
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 282-1971
CS 70-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 309R-2011
407a Processed eucheuma seaweed (PES)
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 250-2006
CS 94-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 117-1981
CS 252-2006
CS 249-2006
CS 119-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 273-1968
CS 70-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 262-2006 (as anticaking agent only, see functional class table in CXS 262-2006)
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
420(i) Sorbitol
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 105-1981
CS 117-1981
CS 87-1981
CS 249-2006
420(ii) Sorbitol syrup
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 105-1981
CS 117-1981
CS 87-1981
CS 249-2006
421 Mannitol
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 105-1981
CS 117-1981 (anticaking agents in dehydrated products only)
CS 87-1981
CG 95-2022 (For use at 10 mg/kg as carrier), (For use in vitamin B12 dry rubbing, 0.1% only)
422 Glycerol
CS 306-2011
CS 87-1981
CS 256-2007
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 117-1981
425 Konjac flour
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 309R-2011
CS 117-1981
450(i) Disodium diphosphate
450(ii) Trisodium diphosphate
450(iii) Tetrasodium diphosphate
450(v) Tetrapotassium diphosphate
450(vii) Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate
451(i) Pentasodium triphosphate
451(ii) Pentapotassium triphosphate
452(i) Sodium polyphosphate
452(ii) Potassium polyphosphate
452(iii) Sodium calcium polyphosphate
452(iv) Calcium polyphosphate
452(v) Ammonium polyphosphate
460(ii) Powdered cellulose
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 117-1981 (anticaking agents in dehydrated products only)
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 221-2001
CS 263-1966, CS 264-1966, CS 265-1966, CS 266-1966, CS 267-1966, CS 268-1966, CS 269- 1967, CS 270-1968, CS 271-1968, CS 272-1968 (for surface treatment only, of sliced, cut, shredded or grated cheese for these cheese standards)
CS 327-2017 (anticaking agents in ground cumin only)
CS 105-1981
CS 283-1978 (for use in sliced, cut, shredded or grated cheese only)
CS 262-2006 (as anticaking agent only, see functional class table in CXS 262-2006)
CS 309R-2011
466 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cellulose gum)
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 94-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 302-2011
CS 253-2006 (see functional class table and footnote)
CS 117-1981
CS 221-2001
CS 249-2006
CS 119-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 273-1968
CS 105-1981
CS 70-1981 (for use in packing media only)
CS 309R-2011
CS 275-1973
CS 319-2015 (canned mangoes only)
480 Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
542 Bone phosphate
965(i) Maltitol
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 105-1981
CS 117-1981
CS 87-1981
CS 309R-2011
965(ii) Maltitol syrup
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 105-1981
CS 117-1981
CS 87-1981
CS 309R-2011
967 Xylitol
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 105-1981
CS 117-1981
CS 87-1981
CS 309R-2011
968 Erythritol
CS 306-2011
CS 256-2007
CS 117-1981
1200 Polydextroses
CS 306-2011
CS 87-1981
CS 256-2007
CS 105-1981
CS 117-1981
1518 Triacetin
CS 256-2007
CS 309R-2011
CS 117-1981
1520 Propylene glycol

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