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In [[food science]], an '''anticaking agent''' is a [[food additive]] that reduces the tendency of components of food to adhere to one another.<ref name="Codex">{{FoodAdd Codex list}}.</ref> An anticaking agent is usually a simple salt which is not [[hygroscopic]]. They are frequently used in foodstuffs that are supplied in a dry powder or granular form, such as table salt or sugar, where they act as [[dry lubricant]]s between the individual grains. However, they may be used (subject to national regulations) on any foodstuff which has a tendency to stick together when exposed to atmospheric moisture: the European Union allows the use of anticaking agents for rice and on the outside of sausages, for example.
  
 
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| colspan=2 | [[Sodium aluminium phosphate]] (acidic)
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| colspan=2 | [[Sodium aluminosilicate]]
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| align=center | 541(i)
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| align=center | 554
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| align=center | <ref group="note">Only in scones and sponges (<&nbsp;1&nbsp;g/kg expressed as Al): Annex&nbsp;IV, Directive&nbsp;95/2/EC.</ref>
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| align=center | <ref group="note" name="EU-anticake">Only dried powdered foodstuffs (including sugars), salt and salt substitutes, sliced or grated hard, semi-hard and processed cheese and cheese analogues (<&nbsp;10&nbsp;g/kg total anticaking agents); seasonings and tin-greasing products (<&nbsp;30&nbsp;g/kg total anticaking agents); chewing gum, rice, food supplements as defined in Directive&nbsp;2002/46/EC, foodstuffs in tablet and coated tablet form (''quantum satis''); sausages and confectionery (excluding chocolate; suface treatment only, ''quantum satis''): Annex&nbsp;IV, Directive&nbsp;95/2/EC, as modified by Art.&nbsp;1.6 and Annex, Directive&nbsp;98/72/EC and by Art.&nbsp;1.3 and Annex&nbsp;I, Directive&nbsp;2006/52/EC.</ref>
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| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
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| <span style="color: #008000;">'''GRAS'''</span>: 21 C.F.R. 182.2727 (<&nbsp;2%); <small>in dried eggs and dried egg yolks (<&nbsp;2%) 21&nbsp;C.F.R.&nbsp;160.105, 160.185</small>
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| colspan=2 | [[Potassium aluminium silicate]]
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| align=center | 555
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| align=center | <ref group="note" name="EU-anticake"/>
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| align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
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| align=center style="color: #ff0000;" | ✖
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| colspan=2 | [[Calcium aluminium silicate]]
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| align=center | 556
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| align=center | <ref group="note" name="EU-anticake"/>
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| align=center style="color: #008000;" | ✔
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| <span style="color: #008000;">'''GRAS'''</span>: C.F.R. 182.2122 (in table salt); <small>in vanilla powder (<&nbsp;2% total anticaking agents) 21&nbsp;C.F.R.&nbsp;169.179</small>
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| colspan=2 | [[Aluminium silicate]]
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| align=center | 559
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| align=center | <ref group="note" name="EU-anticake"/>
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| align=center style="color: #008000;" | <ref group="note" name="CA-other">These compounds are not permitted as raising agents in Canada (Division&nbsp;B.16, Food and Drugs Regulations), but have other permitted uses as food additives.</ref>
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| <span style="color: #008000;">'''GRAS'''</span>: C.F.R. 182.1781; <small>in cheese and cheese products 21&nbsp;C.F.R.&nbsp;133; in cereal flours and related products 21&nbsp;C.F.R.&nbsp;137</small>
 
 
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| colspan=7 | References: <ref name="Codex"/><ref>Art.&nbsp;30, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0016:01:EN:HTML Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives], ''OJEU'' L354, 31.12.2008, pp&nbsp;16–33.</ref><ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31995L0002:EN:HTML European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners], ''OJEU'' L61, 18.3.1995, pp&nbsp;1–40.</ref><ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodstandards/foodstandardscode/standard131foodaddit4239.cfm Standard&nbsp;1.3.1], [[Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code]].</ref><ref>[http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cr/C.R.C.-c.870 Food and Drug Regulations] (C.R.C., c.&nbsp;870).</ref><ref>[[Code of Federal Regulations]], Title&nbsp;21: Food and Drugs, [http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr182_09.html Part&nbsp;182: Substances generally recognized as safe] (edition of April&nbsp;1, 2009).</ref><ref>[[Code of Federal Regulations]], Title&nbsp;21: Food and Drugs, [http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr133_09.html Part&nbsp;133: Cheeses and related cheese products] (edition of April&nbsp;1, 2009).</ref><ref>[[Code of Federal Regulations]], Title&nbsp;21: Food and Drugs, [http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr137_09.html Part&nbsp;137: Cereal flours and related products] (edition of April&nbsp;1, 2009).</ref>
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| colspan=7 | References: <ref name="Codex"/><ref>Art.&nbsp;30, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0016:01:EN:HTML Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives], ''OJEU'' L354, 31.12.2008, pp&nbsp;16–33.</ref><ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31995L0002:EN:HTML European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners], ''OJEU'' L61, 18.3.1995, pp&nbsp;1–40.</ref><ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31998L0072:EN:HTML Directive 98/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 October 1998 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners], ''OJEU'' L295, 4.11.1998, pp&nbsp;18–30.</ref><ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:204:0010:01:EN:HTML Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs], ''OJEU'', L204, 26.07.2006, pp&nbsp;10–22.</ref><ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodstandards/foodstandardscode/standard131foodaddit4239.cfm Standard&nbsp;1.3.1], [[Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code]].</ref><ref>[http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cr/C.R.C.-c.870 Food and Drug Regulations] (C.R.C., c.&nbsp;870).</ref><ref>[[Code of Federal Regulations]], Title&nbsp;21: Food and Drugs, [http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr182_09.html Part&nbsp;182: Substances generally recognized as safe] (edition of April&nbsp;1, 2009).</ref><ref>[[Code of Federal Regulations]], Title&nbsp;21: Food and Drugs, [http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr160_09.html Part&nbsp;160: Eggs and egg products] (edition of April&nbsp;1, 2009).</ref><ref>[[Code of Federal Regulations]], Title&nbsp;21: Food and Drugs, [http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr169_09.html Part&nbsp;169: Food dressings and flavorings] (edition of April&nbsp;1, 2009).</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 06:25, 12 December 2009

In food science, an anticaking agent is a food additive that reduces the tendency of components of food to adhere to one another.[1] An anticaking agent is usually a simple salt which is not hygroscopic. They are frequently used in foodstuffs that are supplied in a dry powder or granular form, such as table salt or sugar, where they act as dry lubricants between the individual grains. However, they may be used (subject to national regulations) on any foodstuff which has a tendency to stick together when exposed to atmospheric moisture: the European Union allows the use of anticaking agents for rice and on the outside of sausages, for example.

Codex Alimentarius list

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Codex Alimentarius name INS
number 		Authorizations
EU AU-NZ CAN USA
Sodium aluminosilicate 554 [note 1] ✔ ✔ GRAS: 21 C.F.R. 182.2727 (< 2%); in dried eggs and dried egg yolks (< 2%) 21 C.F.R. 160.105, 160.185
Potassium aluminium silicate 555 [note 1] ✖ ✖ ✖
Calcium aluminium silicate 556 [note 1] ✔ ✔ GRAS: C.F.R. 182.2122 (in table salt); in vanilla powder (< 2% total anticaking agents) 21 C.F.R. 169.179
Aluminium silicate 559 [note 1] ✔ ✖ ✖
References: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Only dried powdered foodstuffs (including sugars), salt and salt substitutes, sliced or grated hard, semi-hard and processed cheese and cheese analogues (< 10 g/kg total anticaking agents); seasonings and tin-greasing products (< 30 g/kg total anticaking agents); chewing gum, rice, food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, foodstuffs in tablet and coated tablet form (quantum satis); sausages and confectionery (excluding chocolate; suface treatment only, quantum satis): Annex IV, Directive 95/2/EC, as modified by Art. 1.6 and Annex, Directive 98/72/EC and by Art. 1.3 and Annex I, Directive 2006/52/EC.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Codex Class Names and the International Numbering System for Food Additives, 7th ed.; Codex Alimentarius Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2009. CAC/GL 36-1989, <http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/7/CXG_036e.pdf>.
  2. ↑ Art. 30, Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives, OJEU L354, 31.12.2008, pp 16–33.
  3. ↑ European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners, OJEU L61, 18.3.1995, pp 1–40.
  4. ↑ Directive 98/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 October 1998 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners, OJEU L295, 4.11.1998, pp 18–30.
  5. ↑ Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs, OJEU, L204, 26.07.2006, pp 10–22.
  6. ↑ Standard 1.3.1, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
  7. ↑ Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870).
  8. ↑ Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21: Food and Drugs, Part 182: Substances generally recognized as safe (edition of April 1, 2009).
  9. ↑ Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21: Food and Drugs, Part 160: Eggs and egg products (edition of April 1, 2009).
  10. ↑ Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21: Food and Drugs, Part 169: Food dressings and flavorings (edition of April 1, 2009).

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