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 acidss |
| 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. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/1129/oj