Food additives permitted in the EU: antioxidants
Below is a review of some antioxidants, such as vitamin C and vitamin E, 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. This list is an amendment of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament, and was itself modified in 2013. The list in its entirety, in PDF or HTML format and in the different European languages, is available by following the link in the References.
| E300, E301, E302, E304, E306, E307, E308, E309, E310, E311, E312, E315, E3116, E319, E320, E321 | |
| Antioxidants: vitamin C | |
| E300 | Ascorbic acid |
| E301 | Sodium ascorbate |
| E302 | Calcium ascorbate |
| E304 | Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid, a lipid-soluble derivative of the vitamin |
| Antioxidants: vitamin E | |
| E306 | Tocopherol-rich extract |
| E307 | Alpha-tocopherol |
| E308 | Gamma-tocopherol |
| E309 | Delta-tocopherol |
| Other antioxidants | |
| E310 | Propyl gallate |
| E311 | Octyl gallate |
| E312 | Dodecyl gallate |
| E315 | Erythorbic acid, the D-isomer of vitamin C, with low vitamin activity |
| E316 | Sodium erythorbate |
| E319 | Tertiary-butyl hydroquinone or TBHQ |
| E320 | Butylated hydroxyanisole or BHA |
| E321 | Butylated hydroxy toluene or BHT |
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