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Use of Food Additives

CODEX allows the use of the following

Additives and Permitted Level in Canned Tuna

Additives		Maximum level in the final product
Sodium diphosphate		10g/kg express as P2O5 includes natural phosphate
Thickening and jellifying agent For use in packing medium only
Sodium carboxlymethlycellulose		2.5 g/kg}	}
Pectin		2.5 g/kg}	}
Agar agar	}	}	}
Carageenan	}	}	}
Guar gum	}Single or in	}20g/kg	20g/kg
Carob Bean	combination	}	}
Tragacanth gum	}	}	}
Alginic acid as calcium, potassium, sodium salts	}	}	}
Xanthan gum	}	}	}
Chemically Modified Starch (including white and yellow dextrins)
Alkali-treated starches		}
Bleached starches		}
Distarch adipate, acetylated		}
Distarch glycerol		}
Distarch glycerol, acetylated		}Singly or in
Distarch glycerol, hydroxypropyl		}combination
Distarch phosphate		}60g/kg
Distarch phosphate, acetylated		}
Distarch phosphate, hydroxypropyl		}
Monostarch phosphate		}
Oxidized starch		}
Starch acetate		}
Starch, hydroxypropyl		}
Acidifying Agent For use in packing medium only
Acetic acid		}Limited by Good
Citric acid		}Manufacturing
Lactic acid		}Practices
Natural Flavors
Spice Oils		}Limited by GMP
Spice Extracts		}
Natural smoke soultion and their extracts		}Limited by GMP

Source : National Food Institute (Thailand)

Critical Factors