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, litlle vitamin activity) |
| E316 Sodium erythorbate |
| E319 Tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) |
| E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) |
| E321 Butylated hydroxy toluene (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