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[Leo-tomato]

Hello, I am now exporting tomato sauce to Saudi Arabia. Can I add the antioxidant D-isoascorbic acid sodium or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium?

Looking forward to receiving your replies.

[SHQuality]

Have a look at https://www.sfda.gov...FoodStuffs.pdf 

Pages 331-334 list the allowable additives for sauces. I'm not sure which category applies and the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium (INS 386) appears to be allowed for several subcategories but not for the 12.6 category itself. The Saudi law doesn't appear to make a distinction between uses for this additive or between sauces and tomato-based sauces like the EU does.

 

I'd go with the limit for non-emulsified sauces (75 mg/kg max, but only as much as necessary, of course). The United States only allows this additive as a preservative, not an anti-oxidant. I would also try to keep it out of the recipe altogether so you are also allowed to sell in the EU (if that is an option for you.) E386 is not allowed there.

 

E316 is definitely not allowed for sauces in Saudi Arabia.

 

Other sources:

- https://www.law.corn...text/21/172.135

- https://eur-lex.euro...8R1333-20231005