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Food Category Details

Food Category Hierarchy

Vegetable juice (14.1.2.2)

Description:
Vegetable juice is the liquid unfermented but fermentable product intended for direct consumption obtained by mechanical expression, crushing, grinding, and/or sieving of one or more sound fresh vegetables or vegetables preserved exclusively by physical means. The juice may be clear, turbid, or pulpy. It may have been concentrated and reconstituted with water. Products may be based on a single vegetable (e.g. carrot) or blends of vegetables (e.g. carrots, celery).

This page provides information on the food additive provisions that are acceptable for use in foods conforming to the food category.

This food category is listed in the Annex to Table 3. Unless specifically indicated below, food additive provisions implied by Table 3 do not automatically apply to this category.

GSFA Provisions for Food Category 14.1.2.2
INS No. Food Additive or Group Max Level Notes Defined In
SULFITES 50 mg/kg 14.1.2.2
296 Malic acid, DL- GMP 14.1.2.2
330 Citric acid GMP 14.1.2.2
300 Ascorbic acid, L- GMP 14.1.2.2

Items in uppercase (e.g. PHOSPHATES) refer to food additive groups.


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