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Food Additive Search Results

Found 16 additives having the functional class "Colour retention agent":

INS No. Food Additive or Group Acceptable in Foods Conforming to the Following Commodity Standards
523 Aluminium ammonium sulfate
385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
330 Citric acid
CS 13-1981
CS 117-1981
CS 302-2011
CS 87-1981
CS 273-1968
CS 57-1981
CS 288-1976 (in Fermented creams (2.4.5) and acidified creams (2.4.6) only)
CS 256-2007
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CG 95-2022
CS 94-1981
CS 291-2010
CS 306-2011
CS 260-2007
CS 319-2015
CS 70-1981
CS 90-1981
CS 323R-2017
CS 249-2006
CS 141-1983
CS 243-2003 (acidity regulator only)
CS 37-1991
CS 309R-2011
CS 221-2001
CS 119-1981
CS 160-1987 (only for use in heat pasteurized products to maintain the pH at less than or equal to 4.6, and in heat sterilized products)
CS 275-1973
CS 105-1981
386 Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
579 Ferrous gluconate
585 Ferrous lactate
504(i) Magnesium carbonate
CS 87-1981
CS 273-1968
CS 117-1981 (anticaking agents in dehydrated products only)
CS 290-1995
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 256-2007
CS 251-2006
CS 306-2011
CS 291-2010
CS 260-2007
CS 319-2015
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 use in cheese mass only for these standards)
CS 323R-2017
CS 283-1978
CS 141-1983
CS 243-2003 (acidity regulator only)
CS 309R-2011
CS 327-2017 (anticaking agents in ground cumin only)
CS 275-1973
CS 105-1981
511 Magnesium chloride
CS 117-1981
CS 319-2015 (canned mangoes only)
CS 256-2007
CS 243-2003 (stabilizer only)
528 Magnesium hydroxide
CS 117-1981
CS 87-1981
CS 323R-2017
CS 290-1995
CS 256-2007
CS 141-1983
CS 243-2003 (acidity regulator only)
CS 306-2011
CS 291-2010
CS 309R-2011
CS 260-2007
CS 319-2015
CS 105-1981
504(ii) Magnesium hydroxide carbonate
CS 273-1968
CS 117-1981 (anticaking agents in dehydrated products only)
CS 323R-2017
CS 283-1978
CS 290-1995
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 256-2007
CS 243-2003 (acidity regulator only)
CS 306-2011
CS 291-2010
CS 309R-2011
CS 260-2007
CS 319-2015
CS 327-2017 (anticaking agents in ground cumin only)
CS 275-1973
1202 Polyvinylpyrrolidone, insoluble
CS 117-1981
CS 256-2007
252 Potassium nitrate
249 Potassium nitrite
251 Sodium nitrate
250 Sodium nitrite
512 Stannous chloride

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