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LIST OF ADDITIVES CURRENTLY PERMITTED IN
FOOD
IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THEIR E
NUMBERS.
The additives
below are listed in groups for ease of
reference.
The groups are as
follows:
1.
Antioxidants
2.
Colours
3. Emulsifiers,
Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling
agents.
4.
Preservatives
5.
Sweeteners
6.
Others
When shopping you can
find an additive on the list by first looking for
its
category,
such
as
colour
or
preservative,
and
then
looking
for
its
name
or
number.
This list
does not in any way supplement the law in this
area, nor constitute
legal
guidance.
For information on
the specifications and likely sources of these
additives,
please contact Mark Willis
(020 7276 8559). For further information on
legislation
controlling the
use
of food
additives,
please contact John Caseley
(020 7276 8591) for sweeteners and Andy
Spencer (020 7276 8560) for the other
categories.
Colours
E100
E101
Curcumin
(i)
Riboflavin
(ii)
Riboflavin-5'-phosphate
E102
E104
E110
E120
E122
E124
E127
E128
E129
E131
E132
E133
E141
E141
E142
E150a
E150b
E150c
Tartrazine
Quinoline yellow
Sunset Yellow FCF; Orange Yellow
S
Cochineal; Carminic acid;
Carmines
Azorubine;
Carmoisine.E123 Amaranth
Ponceau 4R; Cochineal Red A
Erythrosine
Red
2G
Allura Red AC
Patent Blue V
lndigotine; Indigo Carmine
Brilliant Blue FCF
Chlorophylls and
chlorophyllins
Copper
complexes of chlorophyll and
chlorophyllins
Green
S
Plain caramel
Caustic sulphite caramel
Ammonia caramel
E150d
E151
E153
E154
E155
E160a
E160b
E160c
E160d
E160e
E160e
E161b
E161g
E162
E170
E171
E172
E173
E174
E175
E180
Sulphite
ammonia caramel
Brilliant
Black BN; Black PN
Vegetable
carbon
Brown FK
Brown HT
Carotenes
Annatto; Bixin; Norbixin
Paprika extract; Capsanthian;
Capsorubin
Lycopene
Beta-
apo-8'-carotenal (C30)
Ethyl
ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid
(C30)
Lutein
Canthaxanthin
Beetroot Red; Betanin.E163
Anthocyanins
Calcium
carbonate
Titanium
dioxide
Iron oxides and
hydroxides
Aluminium
Silver
Gold
Litholrubine
BK.
Preservatives
E200
E202
E203
E210
E211
E212
E213
E214
E215
E216
E217
E218
E219
E220
E221
E222
E223
E224
E226
E227
E228
Sorbic
acid
Potassium
sorbate
Calcium
sorbate
Benzoic
acid
Sodium
benzoate
Potassium
benzoate
Calcium
benzoate
Ethyl
p-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium
ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate
Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium propyl
p-hydroxybenzoate
Methyl
p-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium
methyl p-hydroxybenzoate
Sulphur dioxide
Sodium sulphite
Sodium hydrogen sulphite
Sodium metabisuiphite
Potassium metabisulphite
Calcium sulphite
Calcium hydrogen sulphite
Potassium hydrogen sulphite
E230
E231
E232
E234
E235
E239
E242
E249
E250
E251
E252
E280
E281
E282
E283
E284
E285
E1105
Biphenyl; diphenyl
Orthophenyl phenol
Sodium orthophenyl phenol
Nisin
Natamycin
Hexamethylene tetramine.
Dimethyl dicarbonate
Potassium nitrite
Sodium nitrite
Sodium nitrate
Potassium nitrate
Propionic acid
Sodium propionate
Calcium propionate
Potassium propionate
Boric acid
Sodium
tetraborate; borax
Lysozyme.
Antioxidants
E300
E301
Ascorbic
acid
Sodium
ascorbate
E302
E304
E306
E307
E308
E309
E310
E311
E312
E315
E316
E320
E321
Calcium
ascorbate
Fatty acid esters
of ascorbic acid
Tocopherols
Alpha-tocopherol
Gamma-tocopherol
Delta-tocopherol
Propyl gallate
Octyl gallate
Dodecyl gallate
Erythorbic acid
Sodium erythorbate
Butylated hydroxyanisole
(BHA)
Butylated
hydroxytoluene (BHT).
Sweeteners
E420
(i)
Sorbitol
(ii) Sorbitol
syrup
E421
E953
E965
Mannitol
lsomalt
(i)
Maltitol
(ii) Maltitol
syrup
E966
E967
Lactitol
Xylitol
E950
E951
E952
E954
E957
E959
Acesulfame K
Aspartame
Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca
salts
Saccharin and its Na,
K and Ca salts
Thaumatin
Neohesperidine fiers, Stabilisers,
Thickenersand Gelling
Agents
E322
E400
E401
E402
E403
E404
E405
E406
E407
E407a
E410
E412
E413
E414
Lecithins
Alginic
acid
Sodium
alginate
Potassium
alginate
Ammonium
alginate
Calcium
alginate
Propane-1,2-diol
alginate
Agar
Carrageenan
Processed eucheuma seaweed
Locust bean gum; carob gum
Guar gum
Tragacanth
Acacia
gum; gum arabic
E415
E416
E417
E418
E425
E432
E433
E434
E435
E436
E440
E442
E444
E445
E460
E461
E463
E464
E465
E466
E468
E469
Xanthan
gum
Karaya gum
Tara gum
Gellan
gum
Konjac
Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate;
Polysorbate 20
Polyoxyethylene sorbitan mono-oleate;
Polysorbate 80
Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate;
Polysorbate 40
Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate;
Polysorbate 60
Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate;
Polysorbate 65
Pectins.
Ammonium
phosphatides
Sucrose acetate
isobutyrate
Glycerol esters
of wood rosins
Cellulose
Methyl
cellulose
Hydroxypropyl
cellulose
Hydroxypropyl
methyl cellulose
Ethyl
methyl cellulose
Carboxy
methyl cellulose Sodium arboxy methyl
cellulose
Crosslinked sodium
carboxy methyl cellulose
Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxy methyl
cellulose