SODIUM ALGINATE

Sodium Alginate

INS: 401

Function: Bulking Agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener

Food Cat. No.	Food Category	Max Level	Comments	Step	Year
01.1.1.2	Buttermilk (plain)	6000 mg/kg		6
01.2.1.2	Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation	5000 mg/kg		6
01.4.1	Pasteurized cream	100 mg/kg		6
01.4.2	Sterilized, UHT, whipping or whipped, and reduced fat creams	5000 mg/kg		6
02.2.1.1	Butter and concentrated butter	GMP	Note 52	6
08.1.1	Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts	15000 mg/kg		6
08.1.2	Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted	8000 mg/kg		6
09.2.1	Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	5000 mg/kg		6
09.2.2	Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP		6
11.2	Other sugars and syrups (e.g., brown sugar, maple syrup)	10000 mg/kg		6
13.1	Infant formulae and follow-on formulae	300 mg/kg		6
13.2	Weaning foods for infants and growing children	5000 mg/kg		6
14.1.2.1	Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit juice	20000 mg/kg		6