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Food Additive Search Results

Found 17 additives having the functional class "Colour retention agent":

INS No. Food Additive or Group Acceptable in Foods Conforming to the Following Commodity Standards
586 4-Hexylresorcinol
523 Aluminium ammonium sulfate
385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
330 Citric acid
CS 94-1981
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 258R-2007
CS 249-2006
CS 243-2003 (acidity regulator only)
CS 323R-2017
CS 355R-2023
CS 275-1973
CS 306-2011
CS 221-2001
CS 70-1981
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 119-1981
CS 309R-2011
CS 288-1976 (in Fermented creams (2.4.5) and acidified creams (2.4.6) only)
CS 37-1991
CS 298R-2009
CS 141-1983
CS 87-1981
CS 57-1981
CS 291-2010
CS 105-1981
CS 260-2007
CS 319-2015
CS 322R-2015
CS 302-2011
CS 13-1981
CS 256-2007
CG 95-2022
CS 257R-2007
CS 273-1968
CS 117-1981
CS 90-1981
386 Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
579 Ferrous gluconate
585 Ferrous lactate
504(i) Magnesium carbonate
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 353-2022
CS 243-2003 (acidity regulator only)
CS 323R-2017
CS 355R-2023
CS 290-1995
CS 275-1973
CS 306-2011
CS 283-1978
CS 117-1981 (anticaking agents in dehydrated products only)
CS 309R-2011
CS 298R-2009
CS 141-1983
CS 352-2022
CS 87-1981
CS 291-2010
CS 343-2021
CS 105-1981
CS 260-2007
CS 319-2015
CS 322R-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 347-2019
CS 327-2021
CS 256-2007
CS 273-1968
CS 344-2021
CS 251-2006
511 Magnesium chloride
CS 319-2015 (canned mangoes only)
CS 256-2007
CS 355R-2023
CS 298R-2009
CS 243-2003 (stabilizer only)
CS 117-1981
CS 260-2007
CS 322R-2015
528 Magnesium hydroxide
CS 291-2010
CS 243-2003 (acidity regulator only)
CS 323R-2017
CS 355R-2023
CS 105-1981
CS 290-1995
CS 306-2011
CS 260-2007
CS 319-2015
CS 322R-2015
CS 256-2007
CS 309R-2011
CS 141-1983
CS 298R-2009
CS 87-1981
CS 117-1981
504(ii) Magnesium hydroxide carbonate
CS 262-2006 (for use in cheese mass only)
CS 353-2022
CS 243-2003 (acidity regulator only)
CS 323R-2017
CS 355R-2023
CS 290-1995
CS 306-2011
CS 275-1973
CS 283-1978
CS 117-1981 (anticaking agents in dehydrated products only)
CS 309R-2011
CS 298R-2009
CS 352-2022
CS 291-2010
CS 343-2021
CS 260-2007
CS 319-2015
CS 322R-2015
CS 347-2019
CS 327-2021
CS 256-2007
CS 273-1968
CS 344-2021
1202 Polyvinylpyrrolidone, insoluble
CS 256-2007
CS 355R-2023
CS 298R-2009
CS 117-1981
CS 260-2007
CS 322R-2015
252 Potassium nitrate
249 Potassium nitrite
251 Sodium nitrate
250 Sodium nitrite
512 Stannous chloride

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