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