Food additives permitted in the EU: sweeteners

Below is a review of some of sweeteners, such as sugar alcohols, aspartame or saccharin, 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. Such list is an amendment of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament, that was then modified in 2013. It is possible to consult the list in its entirety, in PDF or HTML format and in the different European languages, by following the link in the References.

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. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/1129/2013-11-21