ADIPATES

Adipic Acid	INS: 355
Sodium Adipate	INS: 356
Potassium Adipate	INS: 357
Ammonium Adipate	INS: 359

Function: Acidity Regulator, Firming Agent, Raising Agent

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.2.1	Fermented milks (plain)	GMP	Note 1	6
01.3.2	Beverage whiteners	4500 mg/kg	Note 1	6
01.6.4	Processed cheese	5000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
01.6.5	Cheese analogues	5000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
01.7	Dairy-based desserts (e.g., ice cream, ice milk, pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)	6000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water	3000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
02.2.1.2	Margarine and similar products (e.g., butter-margarine blends)	GMP	Note 1	6
02.4	Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7	10000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
03.0	Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet	2000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
04.1.2.5	Jams, jellies and marmelades	2000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
04.1.2.8	Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk	10000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
04.1.2.9	Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts	10000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
04.1.2.11	Fruit fillings for pastries	10000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
04.2.2.3	Vegetables and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soy sauce	50000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
04.2.2.6	Vegetable, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g., vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables, soybean curd) other than food category 04.2.2.5	6000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
04.2.2.8	Cooked or fried vegetables and seaweeds	1000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
05.1.2	Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings	2000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
05.2	Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougat, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4	30000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
05.3	Chewing gum	30000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
05.4	Decorations (e.g., for fine bakery wares), toppings (non- fruit) and sweet sauces	10000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
06.4.2	Pre-cooked or dried pastas and noodles and like products	1000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
06.5	Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g., rice pudding, tapioca pudding)	10000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
06.6	Batters (e.g., for breading ro batters for fish or poultry)	1000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
07.0	Bakery wares	500 mg/kg	Note 1	6
08.2	Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts	3000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
08.3	Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products	3000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
10.4	Egg-based desserts (e.g., custard)	10000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
12.2	Herbs, spices, seasonings (including salt substitutes), and condiments (e.g., seasoning for instant noodles)	50000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
12.5	Soups and broths	20 mg/kg	Note 1	6
12.6	Sauces and like products	10000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
14.1.4.1	Carbonated drinks	2000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
14.1.4.2	Non-carbonated, including punches and ades	2000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
14.1.4.3	Concentrates (liquid or solid) for drinks	10000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
14.2.1	Beer and malt beverages	GMP	Note 1	6
15.1	Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)	13000 mg/kg	Note 1	6
16.0	Composite foods (e.g., casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories01 - 15	1000 mg/kg	Notes 1 & 2	6