GB 2760-2024 National food safety standard for uses of food additives 
| Chinese Name | 甲壳素（又名几丁质） |
|---|---|
| English Name | chitin |
| CNS | 20.018 |
| INS | — |
| Function | thickener, stabilizer |
| Quality specification | |
| JECFA specification information |
| Food Category No. | Food Name | Maximum usage level(g/kg) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.01.01.02 | Hydrogenated vegetable oil | 2.0 | |
| 02.05 | Other oil and fat or oil and fat-based product (creamer only) | 2.0 | 仅限植脂末。 |
| 03.0 | Frozen beverage (excluding 03.04 edible ice) | 2.0 | 03.04食用冰除外 |
| 03.01 | Ice cream and ice cream bar | 2.0 | |
| 03.02 | — | 2.0 | |
| 03.03 | Flavored ice, ice lolly | 2.0 | |
| 03.05 | Other frozen beverage | 2.0 | |
| 04.01.02.05 | Fruit jam | 5.0 | |
| 04.05.02.04 | Nut and seed puree (paste), including peanut paste, etc. | 2.0 | |
| 12.03 | Vinegar | 1.0 | |
| 12.10.02.01 | Mayonnaise, salad dressing | 2.0 | |
| 12.10.03 | Liquid compound condiment | 1.0 | |
| 12.10.03.01 | Concentrated soup | 1.0 | |
| 12.10.03.02 | Meat or bone soup | 1.0 | |
| 12.10.03.03 | Condiment sauce | 1.0 | |
| 12.10.03.04 | Oyster sauce, shrimp oil, fish gravy, etc. | 1.0 | |
| 12.10.03.05 | Other liquid compound condiment | 1.0 | |
| 14.03.01.03 | Lactobacillus drink | 2.5 | 以即饮状态计，相应的固体饮料按稀释倍数增加使用量 |
| 15.03.05 | Beer and malt beverage | 0.4 |
| Food Category No. | Food Name | Maximum usage level(g/kg) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.06.02.01.03 | 乳酸菌含乳蛋白固体饮料 | 2.5 | Ready to drink status, for solid drink, the usage amount is increased according to the preparation ratio. Source：Lactobacillus drink |