Food additives permitted in the EU: compounds used as anticaking agents
Below is a review of some compounds used as anticaking agents, such as silicon salts and bentonite, present in the list of food additives approved in the European Community on the basis of the European Commission regulation No 1129/2011 published on 11 November 2011. Such list is an amendment of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament, that was then modified in 2013. It is possible to consult the list in its entirety, in HTML and PDF format, and in the different European languages by following the link in the References.
| E422 | Glycerol |
| E431 | Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate |
| E459 | Beta-cyclodextrin |
| Anticaking agents: silicon salts | |
| E551 | Silicon dioxide |
| E552 | Calcium silicate |
| E553a | Magnesium silicate |
| E553b | Talc |
| E554 | Sodium aluminium silicate |
| E555 | Potassium aluminium silicate |
| E556 | Aluminium calcium silicate |
| Anticaking agents: other compounds | |
| E558 | Bentonite |
| E559 | Aluminium silicate; kaolin |
| E570 | Fatty acids |
| E574 | Gluconic acid |
| E575 | Glucono delta-lactone |
| E576 | Sodium gluconate |
| E577 | Potassium gluconate |
| E578 | Calcium gluconate |
| E579 | Ferrous gluconate |
| E585 | Ferrous lactate |
References
- Bender D.A. “Benders’ Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology” 8th ed. Woodhead Publishing. Oxford, 2006
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/1129/2013-11-21