Food additives permitted in the EU: glazing agents
Below is a review of some compounds used as glazing agents, propellant gases, modified starches, and to treat flour, 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, that was then modified in 2013. The list in its entirety, in PDF and HTML format and in the different European languages, is available by following the link in the References.
| E900, E901, E902, E903, E904, E905, E912, E914, E920, E927b, E938, E939, E941, E942, E943a, E943b, E944, E948, E949, E999, E1200, E1201, E1202, E1203, E1404, E1410, E1412, E1413, E1414, E1420, E1422, E1440, E1442, E1450, E1451, E1452, E1505, E1517, E1518, E1520 |
| Compounds used as glazing agents |
| E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane |
| E901 Beeswax. white and yellow |
| E902 Candelilla wax |
| E903 Carnauba wax |
| E904 Shellac |
| E905 Microcrystalline wax |
| E912 Montan acid esters (for surface treatment of citrus fruits) |
| E914 Oxidised polyethylene wax |
| Compounds used to treat flour |
| E920 L-Cysteine (an amino acid) |
| E927b Carbamide |
| Propellant gases |
| E938 Argon |
| E939 Helium |
| E941 Nitrogen |
| E942 Nitrous oxide |
| E943a Butane |
| E943b Iso-butane |
| E944 Propane |
| E948 Oxygen |
| E949 Hydrogen |
| Modified starches (used as thickening and gelling agents) |
| E1404 Oxidised starch |
| E1410 Monostarch phosphate |
| E1412 Distarch phosphate |
| E1413 Phosphated distarch phosphate |
| E1414 Acetylated distarch phosphate |
| E1420 Acetylated starch |
| E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate |
| E1440 Hydroxyl propyl starch |
| E1442 Hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate |
| E1450 Starch sodium octanoyl succinate |
| E1451 Acetylated oxidised starch |
| E1452 Starch aluminium octenyl succinate |
| Miscellaneous compounds |
| E999 Quillaia extract |
| E1200 Polydextrose |
| E1201 Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| E1202 Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone |
| E1203 Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) |
| E1505 Triethyl citrate |
| E1517 Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin) |
| E1518 Glyceryltriacetate; triacetin |
| E1520 Propan-1,2-diol; propylene glycol |
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