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Food additives - Alphabetical list

Symbols used in this list: a = alpha; b = beta; d = delta; g = gamma.
Prescribed Name - Code Number

Acacia or Gum Arabic (thickener, stabiliser) 414
Acesulphame potassium (sweetener) 950
Acetic acid, glacial (acidity regulator) 260
Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser) 472a
Acetylated distarch adipate (thickener, stabiliser) 1422
Acetylated distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser) 1414
Acid treated starch (thickener, stabiliser) 1401
Adipic acid (acidity regulator) 355
Agar (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser) 406
Alginic acid (thickener, stabiliser) 400
Alitame (sweetener) 956
Alkaline treated starch (thickener, stabiliser) 1402
Alkanet or Alkannin (colour) 103
Allura red AC (colour) 129
Aluminium (colour) 173
Aluminium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium and ammonium salts of fatty acids (emulsifier, stabiliser, anticaking agent) 470
Aluminium silicate 559
Amaranth (colour) 123
Ammonium acetate (acidity regulator) 264
Ammonium adipates (acidity regulator) 359
Ammonium alginate (thickener, stabiliser) 403
Ammonium bicarbonate or Ammonium hydrogen carbonate (acidity regulator, raising agent) 503
Ammonium chloride (bulking agent) 510
Ammonium citrate or triammonium citrate (acidity regulator) 380
Ammonium fumarate (acidity regulator) 368
Ammonium lactate (acidity regulator) 328
Ammonium malate (acidity regulator) 349
Ammonium phosphates (acidity regulator) 342
Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid (emulsifier) 442
a-amylase (enzyme) 1100
Annatto extracts (colour) 160b
Anthocyanins or Grape skin extract or Blackcurrant extract (colour) 163
Arabinogalactan or Larch gum (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser) 409
Ascorbic acid (antioxidant) 300
Ascorbyl palmitate (antioxidant) 304
Aspartame (sweetener) 951
Azorubine or Carmoisine (colour) 122
b-apo8’-Carotenal (colour) 160e
b-apo8’-Carotenoic acid methyl or ethyl ester (colour) 160f
Beeswax, white and yellow (glazing agent) 901
Beet red (colour) 162
Bentonite (anticaking agent) 558
Benzoic acid (preservative) 210
Bleached starch (thickener, stabiliser) 1403
Bone phosphate (anticaking agent, emulsifier) 542
Brilliant black BN or Brilliant black PN (colour) 151
Brilliant blue FCF (colour) 133
Brown HT (colour) 155
Butane (propellant) 943a
Butylated hydroxyanisole or BHA (antioxidant) 320
Butylated hydroxytoluene or BHT (antioxidant) 321
Calcium acetate (acidity regulator) 263
Calcium alginate (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent) 404
Calcium aluminium silicate (anticaking agent) 556
Calcium ascorbate (antioxidant) 302
Calcium benzoate (preservative) 213
Calcium carbonate (colour, anticaking agent) 170
Calcium chloride (firming agent) 509
Calcium citrates (acidity regulator, stabiliser) 333
Calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate or cyclamate (sweetener) 952
Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate or calcium disodium EDTA (preservative, antioxidant) 385
Calcium fumarate (acidity regulator) 367
Calcium gluconate (acidity regulator, firming agent) 578
Calcium glutamate (flavour enhancer) 623
Calcium hydroxide (acidity regulator, firming agent) 526
Calcium lactate (acidity regulator) 327
Calcium lactylate or Calcium oleyl lactylate or Calcium stearoyl lactylate (emulsifier, stabiliser) 482
Calcium malates (acidity regulator) 352
Calcium oxide (acidity regulator) 529
Calcium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser, anticaking agent) 341
Calcium propionate (preservative) 282
Calcium silicate (anticaking agent) 552
Calcium sorbate (preservative) 203
Calcium sulphate (firming agent) 516
Calcium tartrate (acidity regulator) 354
Caramel I (colour) 150a
Caramel II (colour) 150b
Caramel III (colour) 150c
Caramel IV (colour) 150d
Carbon black or vegetable carbon (colour) 153
Carbon dioxide (propellant) 290
Carmines or Carminic acid or Cochineal (colour) 120
Carnauba wax (glazing agent) 903
Carotene (colour) 160a
Carrageenan (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser) 407
Cellulose microcrystalline and powdered (anticaking agent) 460
Chlorophyll (colour) 140
Chlorophyllcopper complex (colour) 141
Choline salts (emulsifier) 1001
Citric acid (acidity regulator, antioxidant) 330
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser) 472c
Cupric sulphate (mineral salt) 519
Curcumin or Turmeric (colour) 100
Dextrin roasted starch (thickener, stabiliser) 1400
Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier) 472e
Dimethyl dicarbonate (preservative) 242
Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate (emulsifier) 480
Disodium 5’ guanylate (flavour enhancer) 627
Disodium 5’ inosinate (flavour enhancer) 631
Disodium 5' ribonucleotides (flavour enhancer) 635
Distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser) 1412
Dodecyl gallate (antioxidant) 312
Enzyme treated starches (thickener, stabiliser) 1405
Erythorbic acid (antioxidant) 315
Erythritol (humectant, sweetener) 968
Erythrosine (colour) 127
Ethyl maltol (flavour enhancer) 637
Fast green FCF (colour) 143
Ferric ammonium citrate (acidity regulator, anticaking agent) 381
Ferrous gluconate (colour retention agent) 579
Flavoxanthin (colour) 161a
Fumaric acid (acidity regulator) 297
Gellan gum (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent) 418
Glucono d lactone or Glucono deltalactone (acidity regulator, raising agent) 575
Glucose oxidase (antioxidant) 1102
Glycerin or glycerol (humectant) 422
Glycerol esters of wood rosins (emulsifier, stabiliser) 445
Glyceryl monostearate or Glycerin monostearate or GMS (emulsifier, stabiliser) 471
Glycine (flavour enhancer) 640
Gold (colour) 175
Green S (colour) 142
Guar gum (thickener, stabiliser) 412
4-Hexylresorcinol (antioxidant) 586
Hydrochloric acid (acidity regulator) 507
Hydroxypropyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier) 463
Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser) 1442
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier) 464
Hydroxypropyl starch (thickener, stabiliser) 1440
Indigotine (colour) 132
Iron oxide (colour) 172
Isobutane (propellant) 943b
Isomalt (humectant, sweetener, bulking agent, anticaking agent) 953
Karaya gum (thickener, stabiliser) 416
Kryptoxanthin (colour) 161c
Lactic acid (acidity regulator) 270
Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser) 472b
Lactitol (sweetener, humectant) 966
L-Cysteine monohydrochloride (raising agent) 920
Lecithin (antioxidant, emulsifier) 322
L-Glutamic acid (flavour enhancer) 620
Lipases (enzyme) 1104
L-Leucine (flavour enhancer) 641
Locust bean gum or Carob bean gum (thickener, stabiliser) 410
Lutein (colour) 161b
Lycopene (colour) 160d
Lysozyme (enzyme, preservative) 1105
Magnesium carbonate (acidity regulator, anticaking agent) 504
Magnesium chloride (firming agent) 511
Magnesium gluconate (acidity regulatory, firming agent) 580
Magnesium glutamate (flavour enhancer) 625
Magnesium lactate (acidity regulator) 329
Magnesium oxide (anticaking agent) 530
Magnesium phosphates (acidity regulator, anticaking agent) 343
Magnesium silicate or Talc (anticaking agent) 553
Magnesium sulphate (firming agent) 518
Malic acid (acidity regulator) 296
Maltitol and maltitol syrup or hydrogenated glucose syrup (sweetener, stabiliser, emulsifier, humectant) 965
Maltol (flavour enhancer) 636
Mannitol (sweetener, humectant) 421
Metatartaric acid (acidity regulator) 353
Methyl ethyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier, foaming agent) 465
Methyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier) 461
Methylparaben or Methylphydroxybenzoate (preservative) 218
Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser) 472f
Mono and diglycerides of fatty acids or MDG (emulsifier, stabiliser) 471
Monoammonium L glutamate (flavour enhancer) 624
Monopotassium L glutamate (flavour enhancer) 622
Monosodium L glutamate or MSG (flavour enhancer) 621
Monostarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser) 1410
Natamycin or Pimaricin (preservative) 235
Neotame (sweetener) 961
Nisin (preservative) 234
Nitrogen (propellant) 941
Nitrous oxide (propellant) 942
Octafluorocyclobutane (propellant) 946
Octyl gallate (antioxidant) 311
Oxidised polyethylene (humectant) 914
Oxidised starch (thickener, stabiliser) 1404
Paprika oleoresins (colour) 160c
Pectins (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent) 440
Petrolatum or petroleum jelly (glazing agent) 905b
Phosphated distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser) 1413
Phosphoric acid (acidity regulator) 338
Polydextrose (humectant, bulking agent, stabiliser, thickener) 1200
Polydimethylsiloxane or Dimethylpolysiloxane (anticaking agent, emulsifier) 900a
Polyethylene (40) stearate (emulsifier) 431
Polyethylene glycol 8000 (antifoaming agent) 1521
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (emulsifier) 475
Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid (emulsifier) 476
Polysorbate 60 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate (emulsifier) 435
Polysorbate 65 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate (emulsifier) 436
Polysorbate 80 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (emulsifier) 433
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (stabiliser) 1201
Ponceau 4R (colour) 124
Potassium acetate or Potassium diacetate (acidity regulator) 261
Potassium adipate (acidity regulator) 357
Potassium alginate (thickener, stabiliser) 402
Potassium aluminium silicate 555
Potassium ascorbate (antioxidant) 303
Potassium benzoate (preservative) 212
Potassium bisulphite (preservative) 228
Potassium carbonates (acidity regulator, stabiliser) 501
Potassium chloride (gelling agent) 508
Potassium citrates (acidity regulator, stabiliser) 332
Potassium ferrocyanide (anticaking agent) 536
Potassium fumarate (acidity regulator) 366
Potassium gluconate (sequestrant) 577
Potassium lactate (acidity regulator, humectant, bulking agent) 326
Potassium malates (acidity regulator) 351
Potassium metabisulphite (preservative) 224
Potassium nitrate (preservative, colour fixative) 252
Potassium nitrite (preservative, colour fixative) 249
Potassium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser) 340
Potassium polymetaphosphate or Sodium metaphosphate, insoluble or Sodium polyphosphates, glassy (emulsifier, stabiliser) 452
Potassium propionate (preservative) 283
Potassium pyrophosphate or Sodium acid pyrophosphate or Sodium pyrophosphate (emulsifiers, acidity regulators, stabilisers) 450
Potassium silicate (anticaking agent) 560
Potassium sodium tartrate (acidity regulator, stabiliser) 337
Potassium sorbate (preservative) 202
Potassium sulphate (acidity regulator) 515
Potassium sulphite (preservative) 225
Potassium tartrate or Potassium acid tartrate (acidity regulator, stabiliser) 336
Potassium tripolyphosphate or Sodium tripolyphosphate (acidity regulator) 451
Processed eucheuma seaweed (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser) 407a
Propane (propellant) 944
Propionic acid (preservative) 280
Propyl gallate (antioxidant) 310
Propylene glycol (humectant) 1520
Propylene glycol alginate or PGA (thickener, emulsifier) 405
Propylene glycol mono and diesters or Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (emulsifier) 477
Propylparaben or Propylphydroxybenzoate (preservative) 216
Proteases (papain, bromelain, ficin) (stabiliser, enzyme) 1101
Quinoline yellow (colour) 104
Rhodoxanthin (colour) 161f
Riboflavin or Riboflavin 5'phosphate sodium (colour) 101
Rubixanthin (colour) 161d
Saccharin or calcium saccharin or sodium saccharine or potassium saccharine (sweetener) 954
Saffron or Crocetin or Crocin (colour) 164
Shellac (glazing agent) 904
Silicon dioxide, amorphous (anticaking agent) 551
Silver (colour) 174
Sodium acetates (acidity regulator) 262
Sodium alginate (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent) 401
Sodium aluminium phosphate (acidity regulator, emulsifier) 541
Sodium aluminosilicate (anticaking agent) 554
Sodium ascorbate (antioxidant) 301
Sodium benzoate (preservative) 211
Sodium bisulphite (preservative) 222
Sodium carbonate or Sodium bicarbonate (acidity regulator, raising agent, anticaking agent) 500
Sodium carboxymethylcellulose (thickener, stabiliser) 466
Sodium citrates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser) 331
Sodium erythorbate (antioxidant) 316
Sodium ferrocyanide (anticaking agent) 535
Sodium fumarate (acidity regulator) 365
Sodium lactate (acidity regulator, humectant, bulking agent) Sodium lactylate or sodium oleyl lactylate or sodium stearoyl lactylate (emulsifier, stabiliser) 481
Sodium malates (acidity regulator, humectant) 350
Sodium metabisulphite (preservative) 223
Sodium nitrate (preservative, colour fixative) 251
Sodium nitrite (preservative, colour fixative) 250
Sodium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser) 339
Sodium propionate (preservative) 281
Sodium sorbate (preservative) 201
Sodium sulphate (acidity regulator) 514
Sodium sulphite (preservative) 221
Sodium tartrates (acidity regulator) 335
Sorbic acid (preservative) 200
Sorbitan monostearate (emulsifier) 491
Sorbitan tristearate (emulsifier) 492
Sorbitol or sorbitol syrup (sweetener, humectant, emulsifier) 420
Stannous chloride (antioxidant) 512
Starch acetate esterified with acetic anhydride (thickener, stabiliser) 1420
Starch sodium octenylsuccinate (thickener, stabiliser) 1450
Stearic acid or fatty acid (glazing agent, foaming agent) 570
Succinic acid (acidity regulator) 363
Sucralose (sweetener) 955
Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (emulsifier, stabiliser) 444
Sucrose esters of fatty acids (emulsifier) 473
Sulphur dioxide (preservative) 220
Sunset yellow FCF (colour) 110
Tannic acid or tannins (colour, emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener) 181
Tartaric acid (acidity regulator, antioxidant) 334
Tartrazine (colour) 102
tert-Butylhydroquinone or TBHQ (antioxidant) 319
Thaumatin (flavour enhancer, sweetener) 957
Titanium dioxide (colour) 171
a-Tocopherol (antioxidant) 307
d-Tocopherol (antioxidant) 309
g-Tocopherol (antioxidant) 308
Tocopherols concentrate, mixed (antioxidant) 306
Tragacanth gum (thickener, stabiliser) 413
Triacetin (humectant) 1518
Triethyl citrate (antifoaming agent) 1505
Violoxanthin (colour) 161e
Xanthan gum (thickener, stabiliser) 415
Xylitol (sweetener, humectant, stabiliser) 967


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Food additives - Numerical list

Symbols used in this list: a = alpha; b = beta; d = delta; g = gamma.
Code Number - Prescribed Name

100 Curcumin or Turmeric (colour)
101 Riboflavin or Riboflavin 5'phosphatesodium (colour)
102 Tartrazine (colour)
103 Alkanet or Alkannin (colour)
104 Quinoline yellow (colour)
110 Sunset yellow FCF (colour)
120 Carmines or Carminic acid or Cochineal (colour)
122 Azorubine or Carmoisine (colour)
123 Amaranth (colour)
124 Ponceau 4R (colour)
127 Erythrosine (colour)
129 Allura red AC (colour)
132 Indigotine (colour)
133 Brilliant blue FCF (colour)
140 Chlorophyll (colour)
141 Chlorophyllcopper complex (colour)
142 Green S (colour)
143 Fast green FCF (colour)
150a Caramel I (colour)
150b Caramel II (colour)
150c Caramel III (colour)
150d Caramel IV (colour)
151 Brilliant black BN or Brilliant black PN (colour)
153 Carbon black or vegetable carbon (colour)
155 Brown HT (colour)
160a Carotene (colour)
160b Annatto extracts (colour)
160c Paprika oleoresins (colour)
160d Lycopene (colour)
160e b-apo8’-Carotenal (colour)
160f b-apo8’-Carotenoic acid or methyl ethyl ester (colour
161a Flavoxanthin (colour)
161b Lutein (colour)
161c Kryptoxanthin (colour)
161d Rubixanthin (colour)
161e Violoxanthin (colour)
161f Rhodoxanthin (colour)
162 Beet red (colour)
163 Anthocyanins or Grape skin extract or Blackcurrant extract (colour)
164 Saffron or Crocetin or Crocin (colour)
170 Calcium carbonate (colour, anticaking agent)
171 Titanium dioxide (colour)
172 Iron oxide (colour)
173 Aluminium (colour)
174 Silver (colour)
175 Gold (colour)
181 Tannic acid or tannins (colour, emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener)
200 Sorbic acid (preservative)
201 Sodium sorbate (preservative)
202 Potassium sorbate (preservative)
203 Calcium sorbate (preservative)
210 Benzoic acid (preservative)
211 Sodium benzoate (preservative)
212 Potassium benzoate (preservative)
213 Calcium benzoate (preservative)
216 Propylparaben or Propylphydroxybenzoate (preservative)
218 Methylparaben or Methylphydroxybenzoate (preservative)
220 Sulphur dioxide (preservative)
221 Sodium sulphite (preservative)
222 Sodium bisulphite (preservative)
223 Sodium metabisulphite (preservative)
224 Potassium metabisulphite (preservative)
225 Potassium sulphite (preservative)
228 Potassium bisulphite (preservative)
234 Nisin (preservative)
235 Natamycin or Pimaricin (preservative)
242 Dimethyl dicarbonate (preservative)
249 Potassium nitrite (preservative, colour fixative)
250 Sodium nitrite (preservative, colour fixative)
251 Sodium nitrate (preservative, colour fixative)
252 Potassium nitrate (preservative, colour fixative)
260 Acetic acid, glacial (acidity regulator)
261 Potassium acetate or Potassium diacetate (acidity regulator)
262 Sodium acetates (acidity regulator)
263 Calcium acetate (acidity regulator)
264 Ammonium acetate (acidity regulator)
270 Lactic acid (acidity regulator)
280 Propionic acid (preservative)
281 Sodium propionate (preservative)
282 Calcium propionate (preservative)
283 Potassium propionate (preservative)
290 Carbon dioxide (propellant)
296 Malic acid (acidity regulator)
297 Fumaric acid (acidity regulator)
300 Ascorbic acid (antioxidant)
301 Sodium ascorbate (antioxidant)
302 Calcium ascorbate (antioxidant)
303 Potassium ascorbate (antioxidant)
304 Ascorbyl palmitate (antioxidant)
306 Tocopherols concentrate, mixed (antioxidant)
307 aTocopherol (antioxidant)
308 gTocopherol (antioxidant)
309 dTocopherol (antioxidant)
310 Propyl gallate (antioxidant)
311 Octyl gallate (antioxidant)
312 Dodecyl gallate (antioxidant)
315 Erythorbic acid (antioxidant)
316 Sodium erythorbate (antioxidant)
319 tertButylhydroquinone (antioxidant)
320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (antioxidant)
321 Butylated hydroxytoluene (antioxidant)
322 Lecithin (antioxidant, emulsifier)
325 Sodium lactate (acidity regulator, humectant, bulking agent)
326 Potassium lactate (acidity regulator, humectant, bulking agent)
327 Calcium lactate (acidity regulator)
328 Ammonium lactate (acidity regulator)
329 Magnesium lactate (acidity regulator)
330 Citric acid (acidity regulator, antioxidant)
331 Sodium citrates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser)
332 Potassium citrates (acidity regulator, stabiliser)
333 Calcium citrates (acidity regulator, stabiliser)
334 Tartaric acid (acidity regulator, antioxidant)
335 Sodium tartrates (acidity regulator)
336 Potassium tartrate or Potassium acid tartrate (acidity regulator, stabiliser)
337 Potassium sodium tartrate (acidity regulator, stabiliser)
338 Phosphoric acid (acidity regulator)
339 Sodium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser)
340 Potassium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser)
341 Calcium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser, anticaking agent)
342 Ammonium phosphates (acidity regulator)
343 Magnesium phosphates (acidity regulator, anticaking agent)
349 Ammonium malate (acidity regulator)
350 Sodium malates (acidity regulator, humectant)
351 Potassium malates (acidity regulator)
352 Calcium malates (acidity regulator)
353 Metatartaric acid (acidity regulator)
354 Calcium tartrate (acidity regulator)
355 Adipic acid (acidity regulator)
357 Potassium adipate (acidity regulator)
359 Ammonium adipates (acidity regulator)
363 Succinic acid (acidity regulator)
365 Sodium fumarate (acidity regulator)
366 Potassium fumarate (acidity regulator)
367 Calcium fumarate (acidity regulator)
368 Ammonium fumarate (acidity regulator)
380 Ammonium citrate or triammonium citrate (acidity regulator)
381 Ferric ammonium citrate (acidity regulator, anticaking agent)
385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate or calcium disodium EDTA (preservative, antioxidant)
400 Alginic acid (thickener, stabiliser)
401 Sodium alginate (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)
402 Potassium alginate (thickener, stabiliser)
403 Ammonium alginate (thickener, stabiliser)
404 Calcium alginate (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)
405 Propylene glycol alginate (thickener, emulsifier)
406 Agar (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)
407 Carrageenan (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)
407a Processed eucheuma seaweed (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)
409 Arabinogalactan or Larch gum (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)
410 Locust bean gum or Carob bean gum (thickener, stabiliser)
412 Guar gum (thickener, stabiliser)
413 Tragacanth gum (thickener, stabiliser)
414 Acacia or gum Arabic (thickener, stabiliser)
415 Xanthan gum (thickener, stabiliser)
416 Karaya gum (thickener, stabiliser)
418 Gellan gum (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)
420 Sorbitol or sorbitol syrup (sweetener, humectant, emulsifier)
421 Mannitol (sweetener, humectant)
422 Glycerin or glycerol (humectant)
431 Polyethylene (40) stearate (emulsifier)
433 Polysorbate 80 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (emulsifier)
435 Polysorbate 60 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate (emulsifier)
436 Polysorbate 65 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate (emulsifier)
440 Pectins (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)
442 Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid (emulsifier)
444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (emulsifier, stabiliser)
445 Glycerol esters of wood rosins (emulsifier, stabiliser)
450 Potassium pyrophosphate or Sodium acid pyrophosphate or Sodium pyrophosphate (emulsifiers, acidity regulators, stabilisers)
451 Potassium tripolyphosphate or Sodium tripolyphosphate (acidity regulator)
452 Potassium polymetaphosphate or Sodium metaphosphate, insoluble or Sodium polyphosphates, glassy (emulsifier, stabiliser)
460 Cellulose microcrystalline and powdered (anticaking agent)
461 Methyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier)
463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier)
464 Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier)
465 Methyl ethyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier, foaming agent)
466 Sodium carboxymethylcellulose (thickener, stabiliser)
470 Aluminium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium and ammonium salts of fatty acids (emulsifier, stabiliser, anticaking agent)
471 Mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, glyceryl monostearate, GMS (emulsifier, stabiliser)
472a Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser)
472b Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser)
472c Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser)
472e Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier)
472f Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser)
473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids (emulsifier)
475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (emulsifier)
476 Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid (emulsifier)
477 Propylene glycol monoand diesters or Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (emulsifier)
480 Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate (emulsifier)
481 Sodium lactylate or sodium oleyl lactylate or sodium stearoyl lactylate (emulsifier, stabiliser)
482 Calcium lactylate or Calcium oleyl lactylate or Calcium stearoyl lactylate (emulsifier, stabiliser)
491 Sorbitan monostearate (emulsifier)
492 Sorbitan tristearate (emulsifier)
500 Sodium carbonate or Sodium bicarbonate (acidity regulator, raising agent, anticaking
agent)
501 Potassium carbonates (acidity regulator, stabiliser)
503 Ammonium bicarbonate or Ammonium hydrogen carbonate (acidity regulator, raising agent)
504 Magnesium carbonate (acidity regulator, anticaking agent)
507 Hydrochloric acid (acidity regulator)
508 Potassium chloride (gelling agent)
509 Calcium chloride (firming agent)
510 Ammonium chloride (bulking agent)
511 Magnesium chloride (firming agent)
512 Stannous chloride (antioxidant)
514 Sodium sulphate (acidity regulator)
515 Potassium sulphate (acidity regulator)
516 Calcium sulphate (firming agent)
518 Magnesium sulphate (firming agent)
519 Cupric sulphate (mineral salt)
526 Calcium hydroxide (acidity regulator, firming agent)
529 Calcium oxide (acidity regulator)
530 Magnesium oxide (anticaking agent)
535 Sodium ferrocyanide (anticaking agent)
536 Potassium ferrocyanide (anticaking agent)
541 Sodium aluminium phosphate (acidity regulator, emulsifier)
542 Bone phosphate (anticaking agent, emulsifier)
551 Silicon dioxide, amorphous (anticaking agent)
552 Calcium silicate (anticaking agent)
553 Magnesium silicate or Talc (anticaking agent)
554 Sodium aluminosilicate (anticaking agent)
555 Potassium aluminium silicate
556 Calcium aluminium silicate (anticaking agent)
558 Bentonite (anticaking agent)
559 Aluminium silicate
560 Potassium silicate (anticaking agent)
570 Stearic acid or fatty acid (glazing agent, foaming agent)
575 Glucono d lactone or Glucono deltalactone (acidity regulator, raising agent)
577 Potassium gluconate (sequestrant)
578 Calcium gluconate (acidity regulator, firming agent)
579 Ferrous gluconate (colour retention agent)
580 Magnesium gluconate (acidity regulatory, firming agent)
586 4Hexylresorcinol (antioxidant)
620 LGlutamic acid (flavour enhancer)
621 Monosodium Lglutamate or MSG (flavour enhancer)
622 Monopotassium Lglutamate (flavour enhancer)
623 Calcium glutamate (flavour enhancer)
624 Monoammonium Lglutamate (flavour enhancer)
625 Magnesium glutamate (flavour enhancer)
627 Disodium 5’guanylate (flavour enhancer)
631 Disodium 5’inosinate (flavour enhancer)
635 Disodium 5'ribonucleotides (flavour enhancer)
636 Maltol (flavour enhancer)
637 Ethyl maltol (flavour enhancer)
640 Glycine (flavour enhancer)
641 LLeucine (flavour enhancer)
900a Polydimethylsiloxane or Dimethylpolysiloxane (anticaking agent, emulsifier)
901 Beeswax, white and yellow (glazing agent)
903 Carnauba wax (glazing agent)
904 Shellac (glazing agent)
905b Petrolatum or petroleum jelly (glazing agent)
914 Oxidised polyethylene (humectant)
920 LCysteine monohydrochloride (raising agent)
941 Nitrogen (propellant)
942 Nitrous oxide (propellant)
943a Butane (propellant)
943b Isobutane (propellant)
944 Propane (propellant)
946 Octafluorocyclobutane (propellant)
950 Acesulphame potassium (sweetener)
951 Aspartame (sweetener)
952 Calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate or cyclamate (sweetener)
953 Isomalt (humectant, sweetener, bulking agent, anticaking agent)
954 Saccharin or calcium saccharin or sodium saccharine or potassium saccharine (sweetener)
955 Sucralose (sweetener)
956 Alitame (sweetener)
957 Thaumatin (flavour enhancer, sweetener)
961 Neotame (sweetener)
965 Maltitol and maltitol syrup or hydrogenated glucose syrup (sweetener, stabiliser, emulsifier, humectant)
966 Lactitol (sweetener, humectant)
967 Xylitol (sweetener, humectant, stabiliser)
968 Erythritol (humectant, sweetener)
1001 Choline salts (emulsifier)
1100 aamylase (enzyme)
1101 Proteases (papain, bromelain, ficin) (stabiliser, enzyme)
1102 Glucose oxidase (antioxidant)
1104 Lipases (enzyme)
1105 Lysozyme (enzyme, preservative)
1200 Polydextrose (humectant, bulking agent, stabiliser, thickener)
1201 Polyvinylpyrrolidone (stabiliser)
1400 Dextrin roasted starch (thickener, stabiliser)
1401 Acid treated starch (thickener, stabiliser)
1402 Alkaline treated starch (thickener, stabiliser)
1403 Bleached starch (thickener, stabiliser)
1404 Oxidised starch (thickener, stabiliser)
1405 Enzyme treated starches (thickener, stabiliser)
1410 Monostarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)
1412 Distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)
1413 Phosphated distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)
1414 Acetylated distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)
1420 Starch acetate esterified with acetic anhydride (thickener, stabiliser)
1422 Acetylated distarch adipate (thickener, stabiliser)
1440 Hydroxypropyl starch (thickener, stabiliser)
1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)
1450 Starch sodium octenylsuccinate (thickener, stabiliser)
1505 Triethyl citrate (antifoaming agent)
1518 Triacetin (humectant)
1520 Propylene glycol (humectant)
1521 Polyethylene glycol 8000 (antifoaming agent
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