Food additives permitted in the EU: emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents |
E322, E400, E401, E402, E403, E404, E405, E406, E407, E407a, E410, E412, E413, E414, E415, E416, E417, E418, E425, E432, E433, E434, E435, E436, E440, E442, E444, E445, 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, E1103 |
Emulsifiers |
E322 Lecithins |
Alginates |
E400 Alginic acid |
E401 Sodium alginate |
E402 Potassium alginate |
E403 Ammonium alginate |
E404 Calcium alginate |
E405 Propane-1,2-diol alginate |
Plant gums (soluble fibre) |
E406 Agar |
E407 Carrageenan |
E407a Processed eucheuma seaweed |
E410 Locust bean gum |
E412 Guar gum |
E413 Tragacanth |
E414 Gum arabic (acacia gum) |
E415 Xanthan gum |
E416 Karaya gum |
E417 Tara gum |
E418 Gellangum |
E425 Konjac |
Polysorbates |
E432 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate: Polysorbate 20 |
E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan mono-oleate: Polysorbate 80 |
E434 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate; Polysorbate 40 |
E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate: Polysorbate 60 |
E436 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate; Polysorbate 65 |
Cellulose derivatives |
E460 Cellulose |
E461 Methyl cellulose |
E463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose |
E464 Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose |
E465 Ethyl methyl cellulose |
E466 Carboxy methyl cellulose, Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, cellulose gum |
E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, cross linked cellulose gum |
E469 Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxy methyl cellulose, Enzymatically hydrolysed cellulose gum |
Fatty acid derivatives and modified fats |
E470a Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids |
E470b Magnesium salts of fatty acids |
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids |
E472a Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids |
E472b Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids |
E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids |
E472d Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids |
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids |
E472f Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids |
E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids |
E474 Sucroglycerides |
E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids |
E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate |
E477 Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids |
E479b Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono and diglycerides of fatty acids |
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate |
E482 Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate |
E483 Stearyl tartrate |
E491 Sorbitan monostearate |
E492 Sorbitan tristearate |
E493 Sorbitan monolaurate |
E494 Sorbitan monooleate |
E495 Sorbitan monopalmitate |
Other compounds |
E440 Pectins |
E442 Ammonium phosphatides |
E444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate |
E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosins |
E1103 Invertase |
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.