FOOD ADDITIVES DATABASE

THE COMMON FOOD ADDITIVES LIST DATABASE

Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance its taste and appearance. Some additives have been used for centuries; for example, preserving food by pickling (with vinegar), salting, as with bacon, preserving sweets or using sulfur dioxide as in some wines. With the advent of processed foods in the second half of the 20th century, many more additives have been introduced, of both natural and artificial origin.

To regulate these additives, and inform consumers, each additive is assigned a unique number, termed as "E numbers", which is used in Europe for all approved additives. This numbering scheme has now been adopted and extended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission to internationally identify all additives,[1] regardless of whether they are approved for use.

E numbers are all prefixed by "E", but countries outside Europe use only the number, whether the additive is approved in Europe or not. For example, acetic acid is written as E260 on products sold in Europe, but is simply known as additive 260 in some countries. Additive 103, alkanet, is not approved for use in Europe so does not have an E number, although it is approved for use in Australia and New Zealand (source: wikipedia.org).

FOOD ADDITIVES

SEARCHABLE DATABASE This is a searchable database with the official E food additives.

This database is especially useful for reading the contents of E addivites and to see which are forbidden in certain countries.

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IMPORTANT
  • Forbidden stands for forbidden in some countries, or to be avoided according to the Hyperactive Children Support Group.
  • We did our very best in filling this database with accurate information. Don't use the information in this database for any official or important decisions, always check other official sources before considering the data and information as being correct and trustworthy. A good starting point is your local Ministry of health.

  • E's included in the database are: E100, E101, E102, E104, E110, E1103, E1105, E120, E1200, E1201, E1202, E122, E123, E124, E127, E128, E129, E131, E132, E133, E1404, E141, E141, E1410, E1412, E1413, E1414, E142, E1420, E1422, E1440, E1442, E1450, E1451, E1505, E150a, E150b, E150c, E150d, E151, E1518, E1520, E153, E154, E155, E160a, E160b, E160c, E160d, E160e, E160e, E161b, E161g, E162, E163, E170, E170, E171, E172, E173, E174, E175, E180, E200, E202, E203, E210, E211, E212, E213, E214, E215, E216, E217, E218, E219, E220, E221, E222, E223, E224, E226, E227, E228, E230, E231, E232, E234, E235, E239, E242, E249, E250, E251, E252, E260, E261, E262, E263, E270, E280, E281, E282, E283, E284, E285, E290, E296, E297, E300, E301, E302, E304, E306, E307, E308, E309, E310, E311, E312, E315, E316, E320, E321, E322, E325, E326, E327, E330, E331, E332, E333, E334, E335, E336, E337, E338, E339, E340, E341, E343, E350, E351, E352, E353, E354, E355, E356, E357, E363, E380, E385, E400, E401, E402, E403, E404, E405, E406, E407, E407a, E410, E412, E413, E414, E415, E416, E417, E418, E420, E421, E422, E425, E431, E432, E433, E434, E435, E436, E440, E442, E444, E445, E450, E451, E452, E459, E460, E461, E463, E464, E465, E466, E468, E469, E470a, E470b, E471, E472a, E472b, E472c, E472d, E472e, E472f, E473, E474, E475, E476, E477, E479b, E481, E482, E483, E491, E492, E493, E494, E495, E500, E501, E503, E504, E507, E508, E509, E511, E512, E513, E514, E515, E516, E517, E520, E521, E522, E523, E524, E525, E526, E527, E528, E529, E530, E535, E536, E538, E541, E551, E552, E553a, E553b, E554, E555, E556, E558, E559, E570, E574, E575, E576, E577, E578, E579, E585, E620, E621, E622, E623, E624, E625, E626, E627, E628, E629, E630, E631, E632, E633, E634, E635, E640, E650, E900, E901, E902, E903, E904, E905, E912, E914, E920, E927b, E938, E939, E941, E942, E943a, E943b, E944, E948, E949, E950, E951, E952, E953, E954, E957, E959, E965, E966, E967 and E999

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