Food additives permitted in the EU: sweeteners

E420, E421, E950, E951, E952, E953, E954, E955, E957, E959, E961, E962, E965, E966, E967, E968

Sweeteners: sugar alcohols used as bulk sweeteners

E420     (i) Sorbitol, (ii) Sorbitol syrup

E421     Mannitol

E953     lsomalt

E965     (i) Maltitol. (ii) Maltitol syrup

E966     Lactitol

E967     Xylitol

E968     Erythriol

Intense (synthetic) sweeteners

E950     Acesulfame K

E951     Aspartame

E952     Cyclamic acid and its sodium and calcium salts

E954     Saccharin and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts

E955     Sucralose

E957     Thaumatin

E959     Neohesperidine DC

E961     Neotame

E962     Salt of aspartame-acesulfame

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.