GSFA Online Food Category 14.1.3.3

GSFA Online

Updated up to the 44^th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (2021)

Food Category Details

Concentrates for fruit nectar (14.1.3.3)

Description:
Prepared by the physical removal of water from fruit nectar or its starting materials.¹ Sold in liquid, syrup and frozen forms for the preparation of a ready-to-drink nectar by addition of water. Examples: pear nectar concentrate and peach nectar concentrate.

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 14.1.3.3

INS No.	Food Additive or Group	Max Level	Notes	Defined In
	TARTRATES	4,000 mg/kg	Note 128 Note 45 Note 127	14.1.3.3
955	Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose)	300 mg/kg	Note 127	14.1.3.3
301	Sodium ascorbate	GMP	Note 127	14.1.3.3
	SULFITES	50 mg/kg	Note 122 Note 44 Note 127	14.1.3.3
	STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES	200 mg/kg	Note 26	14.1.3
	SORBATES	1,000 mg/kg	Note 42 Note 122 Note 127 Note 91	14.1.3.3
	SACCHARINS	80 mg/kg	Note 127	14.1.3.3
440	Pectins	GMP	Note 127	14.1.3.3
	PHOSPHATES	1,000 mg/kg	Note 122 Note 127 Note 33 Note 40	14.1.3.3
296	Malic acid, DL-	GMP	Note 127	14.1.3.3
330	Citric acid	5,000 mg/kg	Note 127	14.1.3.3
290	Carbon dioxide	GMP	Note 127 Note 69	14.1.3.3
302	Calcium ascorbate	GMP	Note 127	14.1.3.3
	CYCLAMATES	400 mg/kg	Note 122 Note 127 Note 17	14.1.3.3
	BENZOATES	1,000 mg/kg	Note 122 Note 13 Note 127 Note 91	14.1.3.3
951	Aspartame	600 mg/kg	Note 127 Note 191	14.1.3.3
300	Ascorbic acid, L-	GMP	Note 127	14.1.3.3
950	Acesulfame potassium	350 mg/kg	Note 188 Note 127	14.1.3.3

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

General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars (CODEX STAN 247-2005).