Ingredient

The food labeling regulation requires an ingredient list ( official term: the list of ingredients ) for almost all prepackaged ago. The obligation to provide a list of ingredients exists in the German food law since 26 December 1983. A list of ingredients is a list of substances that have been added to a food for its production. It lists the ingredients in descending order of their addition amount. For ingredients that are highlighted in the description of the product ( eg, " with chicken " ), is at the particular ingredient in addition to the proportion in percent of the total mass (see also Quid rule). Supplements such as anti-caking agents, " Tools" such as anti-foaming agents or certain ingredients of a partial ingredient need not be indicated.

Food additives, such as dyes, preservatives, emulsifiers, etc. can be listed by their abbreviation, the so-called E- numbers.

For spice and herb blends, there are exceptions to this rule: Under a percentage of two percent of ingredients must not be specified. This situation is unsatisfactory for people with allergies safe. However, this does not apply to allergy-causing substances, such as nuts. Even if this could be present only in traces, a note on this product must be installed.

Is there a pack a single ingredient, the ingredient list is unnecessary, because the content is clear from the name under which the foodstuff.

Also note that every ingredient that is listed in the ingredients list in the package must also be detectable.

The list of ingredients should not use the - be confused nutrition labeling - even optional. This is mandatory as of December 2016.