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, E431, E459, E551, E552, E553a, E553b, E554, E555, E556, E558, E559, E570, E574, E575, E576, E577, E578, E579, E585 |
| 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