THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE
Regulation 18(3) and (4)
Permitted sweetening agents in selected foods and their maximum permitted levels
 
Maximum amount of Sweetening Agent in parts per million
 
Sweetening Agent No. 1
2
3
4
5
6
Selected Foods
Acesulfame-K
Saccharin
Cyclamates
(as cyclamic acid)
Neotame
Steviol Glycosides
(as steviol)
Sucralose
Non-alcoholic drinks
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dairy-based drinks (flavoured and/or fermented)
350 (a)
80
250 (a)
20
200
300
Fruit drinks
350 (a)
80
250 (a)
20
125 (a)
300
Vegetable juice drinks
350 (a)
80
400 (a)
20
125 (a)
300
Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport”, “energy”, or “electrolyte” drinks and particulated drinks
350
80
250
20
160
300
Ready-to-drink coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions and other hot cereal and grain beverages (excluding cocoa), and pre-mixes for such products
500
200
 
50
100
300
Soybean-based beverages
 
 
 
 
200
400
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cheese and cheese products
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cheese-based preparations
 
 
 
 
 
500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Desserts
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dairy-based desserts and dessert mixes
350
100
250
32
330
400
Fat-based desserts and dessert mixes, excluding dairy-based dessert products
350
100
250
32
330
400
Fruit-based desserts and dessert mixes, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts
350
100
250
32
350
400
Cereal-based and starch-based desserts and dessert mixes
350
100
250
32
165
400
Egg-based desserts and dessert mixes
350
100
250
32
330
400
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Edible ices
 
 
 
 
 
 
Edible ices (including sherbet and sorbet)
800
100
250
26
270
320
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fruit and vegetable products
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dried fruit
500
160
 
100
 
1500
Candied fruit
500
 
 
65
40
800
Fruit in vinegar, oil or brine
200
160
 
10
160
180
Vegetables and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce
200
160
 
10
330
180
Canned or bottled (pasteurised) fruit
350
200
1000 (b)
32
330
400
Fruit preparations (including pulp, purees and fruit toppings)
350
200
250
32
330
400
Fermented fruit products
350
160
 
65
115
150
Fruit fillings for pastries
350
 
 
100
330
400
Canned or bottled (pasteurised) or retort pouch vegetables and seaweeds
350
160
 
33
70
580
Fermented vegetable and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products
1000
200
 
33
200
580
Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations
 
 
 
 
330
 
Vegetable, nut and seed spreads
 
 
 
 
330
 
Jams, jellies and marmalades
1000
200
1000
32
360
400
Fruit-based spreads, excluding jams, jellies and marmalades
1000
200
500
32
330
400
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Confectionery
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings
1000
200
500
32
330
400
Cocoa and chocolate products
500
500
500
80
550
800
Decorations, toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces
500
500
500
100
330
1000
Hard candy
500 (except for microsweets and breath‑freshening mints, where up to 2500 ppm is permitted)
500
500
32
700
1800 (except for microsweets and breath‑freshening mints, where up to 30000 ppm is permitted)
Nougats and marzipans
1000
500
500
32
700
1800
Soft candy
1000 (except for microsweets and breath‑freshening mints, where up to 2000 ppm is permitted)
500
500
32
700
1800 (except for microsweets and breath‑freshening mints, where up to 30000 ppm is permitted)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cereal and cereal products
 
 
 
 
 
 
Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats
1200
100
 
32
150
400
Bread and bakery products, and mixes for these products
1000
 
 
70
160
650
Flour confectionery products and mixes for these products (applicable to products for special nutritional use only)
1000
170
1600
55
330
700
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fish and fish products
 
 
 
 
 
 
Semi‑preserved caviar and other fish roe products
 
 
 
 
100
 
Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (applicable to sweet and sour products only)
200
160
 
10
100
120
Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (applicable to sweet and sour products only)
200
160
 
10
100
120
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweeteners
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tabletop sweetening agents including sweetening agents in sachets
Good manufacturing practice
Good manufacturing practice
Good manufacturing practice
Good manufacturing practice
Good manufacturing practice
Good manufacturing practice
Pancake syrup and maple syrup
1000
300
500
70
 
1500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seasonings, sauces, soups
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seasonings and condiments (excluding sauces)
2000
1500
 
32
30
700
Mustards
350
320
 
12
130
140
Sauces, gravies and dressings, and their mixes
350
160
500
(emulsified sauces only)
12
350 (except for soybean sauces, where up to 165 ppm is permitted)
450
Soups and broths, including mixes
110
110
 
5
50
45
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special purpose foods
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special purpose medical foods (excluding products for infants)
450
200
400
32
175
400
Dietetic formulae for weight management
450
240
400
26
175
320
Dietetic foods (excluding dietetic products stated elsewhere in the Table and products for infants)
450
200
400
 
175
400
Alcoholic drinks
 
 
 
 
 
 
Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine
350
80
250
20
200
250
Snacks
 
 
 
 
 
 
Snacks: ready-to-eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts
350
100
 
18
170
200
[S 425/2024 wef 31/05/2024]
[S 59/2019 wef 01/02/2019]
[S 146/2018 wef 28/03/2018]
[S 152/2017 wef 01/04/2017]
(a) Product label to carry an advisory statement that children 9 years old and below should not consume more than 2 servings a day, based on serving size of 250 ml.
(b) Product label to carry an advisory statement that children 9 years old and below should not consume more than 1 serving a day, based on serving size of 140g.
[S 195/2011 wef 15/04/2011]
[S 704/2020 wef 31/08/2020]
[S 813/2020 wef 23/09/2020]
[S 695/2021 wef 01/10/2021]
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