E number

E number

E numbers ("E" stands for "Europe") are codes for substances used as food additives, including those found naturally in many foods such as vitamin C, for use within the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Commonly found on food labels, their safety assessment and approval are the responsibility of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The fact that an additive has an E number implies that its use was at one time permitted in products for sale in the European Single Market; some of these additives are no longer allowed today.

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enE numbers ("E" stands for "Europe") are codes for substances used as food additives, including those found naturally in many foods such as vitamin C, for use within the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Commonly found on food labels, their safety assessment and approval are the responsibility of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The fact that an additive has an E number implies that its use was at one time permitted in products for sale in the European Single Market; some of these additives are no longer allowed today.
Date
10 July 2013
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enE numbers ("E" stands for "Europe") are codes for substances used as food additives, including those found naturally in many foods such as vitamin C, for use within the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Commonly found on food labels, their safety assessment and approval are the responsibility of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The fact that an additive has an E number implies that its use was at one time permitted in products for sale in the European Single Market; some of these additives are no longer allowed today. Having a single unified list for food additives was first agreed upon in 1962 with food colouring. In 1964, the directives for preservatives were added, in 1970 antioxidants were added, in 1974 emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents were added as well.
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www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-additives/index.html
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ec.europa.eu/food/food/fAEF/additives/index_en.htm
www.fao.org/tempref/codex/Meetings/CCFAC/ccfac31/INS_e.pdf
ec.europa.eu/food/food/fAEF/additives/lists_authorised_fA_en.htm
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1,4-Heptonolactone
2-Phenylphenol
4-Hexylresorcinol
Acacia gum
Acesulfame potassium
Acetate
Acetic acid
Acetone peroxide
Acetylated distarch adipate
Acetylated distarch glycerol
Acetylated distarch phosphate
Acetylated oxidised starch
Acid
Acidity regulator
Adipate
Adipic acid
Advantame
Aerosol propellants
Agar
Alginate
Alginic acid
Alitame
Alkali metal
Alkaline modified starch
Alkannin
Allura Red AC
Alpha-carotene
Alpha-Tocopherol
Aluminium
Aluminium ammonium sulfate
Aluminium potassium sulfate
Aluminium silicate
Aluminium sodium sulfate
Aluminium sulfate
Amaranth (dye)
Ammonium
Ammonium acetate
Ammonium adipate
Ammonium alginate
Ammonium bicarbonate
Ammonium carbonate
Ammonium chloride
Ammonium ferric citrate
Ammonium fumarate
Ammonium hydroxide
Ammonium lactate
Ammonium malate
Ammonium persulfate
Ammonium phosphate
Ammonium phosphatides
Ammonium polyphosphate
Ammonium sulfate
Amylase
Annatto
Anoxomer
Anthocyanins
Antibiotics
Anti-caking agent
Anti-foaming agent
Antioxidant
Arabinogalactan
Argon
Ascorbic acid
Ascorbyl palmitate
Ascorbyl stearate
Aspartame
Aspartame-acesulfame salt
Astaxanthin
Avilamycin
Avoparcin
Azodicarbonamide
Bakers yeast glycan
Beeswax
Beetroot Red
Bentonite
Benzathine benzylpenicillin
Benzoate
Benzoic acid
Benzoyl peroxide
Benzyl alcohol
Benzylated hydrocarbons
Beta-apo-8'-carotenal
Beta-carotene
Beta-cyclodextrin
Betanin
Biphenyl
Bixin
Black PN
Bleached starch
Bone phosphate
Boric acid
Brilliant Black BN
Brilliant blue FCF
Bromelain
Brominated vegetable oil
Brown FK
Brown HT
Butane
Butane-1, 3-diol
Butylated hydroxyanisole
Butylated hydroxytoluene
Calcium
Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides
Calcium acetate
Calcium alginate
Calcium aluminates
Calcium aluminosilicate
Calcium ascorbate
Calcium benzoate
Calcium bromate
Calcium carbonate
Calcium chloride
Calcium citrate
Calcium diglutamate
Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate
Calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate
Calcium erythorbate
Calcium ferrocyanide
Calcium formate
Calcium fumarate
Calcium gluconate
Calcium glycerylphosphate
Calcium guanylate
Calcium hydrogen malate
Calcium hydrogen sulfite
Calcium hydroxide
Calcium inosinate
Calcium iodate
Calcium lactate
Calcium lactobionate
Calcium malate
Calcium oxide
Calcium peroxide
Calcium phosphate
Calcium polyphosphate
Calcium propionate
Calcium silicate
Calcium sodium polyphosphate
Calcium sorbate
Calcium stearate
Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
Calcium stearoyl fumarate
Calcium sulfate
Calcium sulfite
Calcium tartrate
Candelilla wax
Canthaxanthin
Capsanthin
Capsorubin
Caramel coloring
Carbamide
Carbonate
Carbon black
Carbon dioxide
Carboxymethylcellulose
Carboxymethyl cellulose
Carmine
Carminic acid
Carmoisine
Carnauba wax
Carrageenan
Carrier (food)
Carrot
Cassia gum
Castor oil
Category:1962 introductions
Category:Chemical numbering schemes
Category:Chemistry-related lists
Category:European Union food law
Category:Food additives
Category:Number-related lists
Cellulose
Chalk
Chloride
Chlorine
Chlorine dioxide
Chloropentafluoroethane
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyllin
Chlortetracycline
Cholic acid
Choline
Citranaxanthin
Citrate
Citric acid
Citrus Red 2
Clean label
Cochineal
Codex Alimentarius
Colophony
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Copper(II) sulfate
Croscarmellose sodium
Cryptoxanthin
Crystalline wax
Curcumin
Curdlan
Cyclamate
Cystine
DATEM
Dehydroacetic acid
Delta-Tocopherol
Dextrin
Diacetin
Diammonium phosphate
Dicalcium citrate
Dicalcium diphosphate
Dicalcium phosphate
Dichlorodifluoromethane
Dilauryl thiodipropionate
Dimagnesium phosphate
Dimethyl dicarbonate
Dimethyl polysiloxane
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
Diphosphate
Dipotassium diphosphate
Dipotassium guanylate
Dipotassium inosinate
Dipotassium phosphate
Dipotassium tartrate
Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
Disodium citrate
Disodium diphosphate
Disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate
Disodium guanylate
Disodium inosinate
Disodium phosphate
Disodium tartrate
Distarch glycerine
Distarch glycerol
Distarch phosphate
Distearyl thiodipropionate
Dodecyl gallate
E1001
E101a
E102
E103
E104
E106
E1100
E1101
E1102
E1103
E1104
E1105
E1200
E1201
E1202
E1203
E1204
E122
E124
E131
E132
E133
E1400
E1401
E1402
E1403
E1404
E1405
E1410
E1411
E1412
E1413
E1414
E142
E1420
E1421
E1422
E1423
E143
E1430
E1440
E1441
E1442
E1443
E1450
E1451
E1452
E1501
E1502
E1503
E1504
E1505
E150a
E150b
E150c
E150d
E151
E1510
E1516
E1517
E1518
E1519
E152
E1520
E1521
E1525
E153
E154
E155
E160a
E160b
E160c
E160d
E160e
E160f
E161a
E161b
E161c
E161d
E161e
E161f
E161g
E161h
E161i
E161j
E162
E163
E164 (E number)
E171
E172
E173
E174
E175 (E number)
E180
E182
E202
E203
E209
E210
E211
E212
E213
E214
E215
E216
E218
E219
E221
E222
E223
E224
E225
E226
E227
E228
E230
E232
E235
E236
E237
E238
E239
E240
E242
E249
E251
E252
E266
E270
E280
E281
E282
E283
E284
E285
E290
E296
E297
E301
E302
E303
E304
E305
E306
E307
E308
E309
E315
E316
E317
E318
E319
E320
E321
E322
E323
E324
E325
E326
E327
E328
E329
E330
E332
E333
E334
E335
E336
E337
E338
E339
E340
E341
E342
E343
E344
E345
E349
E350 (food additive)
E351
E352
E354
E356
E357
E359
E363
E366
E367
E368
E381
E383
E385
E386
E387
E388
E389
E390
E391
E392
E399
E401
E402
E403
E404
E405
E406
E407
E407a
E408
E409
E413
E414
E415
E416
E417
E418
E419
E420
E421
E422
E424
E425
E426
E427
E429
E431
E432
E433
E434
E435
E436
E440
E441
E442
E443
E445
E446
E450 (food additive)
E451
E452
E459
E460
E461
E462
E463
E465
E466
E467
E468
E469
E470a
E470b
E471
E472a
E472b
E472c
E472d
E472e
E472f
E472g
E473
E475
E476
E477
E478
E479b
E480
E481
E482
E483
E484
E485
E486
E487
E488
E489
E490
E491
E492
E493
E494
E495
E496
E497
E498
E499
E503
E504
E505
E507
E508
E509
E511
E512
E513
E514
E515
E516
E517
E518
E519
E520
E521
E522
E523
E524
E525
E526
E527
E528
E529
E530
E535
E536
E537
E538
E539
E540
E541
E542
E543
E544
E545
E550
E551
E552
E553a
E553b
E554
E555
E556
E557
E558
E559
E560
E561
E563
E565
E566
E570
E574
E575
E577
E578
E579
E580
E585
E586
E598
E599
E620
E622
E623
E624
E625
E626
E627
E628
E629
E630
E631
E634
E635
E640
E650
E701
E702
E703
E704
E710
E713
E714
E715
E716
E901
E902
E903
E904
E905
E905a
E905b
E905c
E906
E907
E908
E909
E910
E912
E913
E914
E915
E916
E917
E918
E919
E920
E921
E922
E923
E924
E924b
E925
E926
E927a
E927b
E928
E929
E930
E938
E939
E940
E941
E942
E943a
E943b
E944
E945
E946
E948
E949
E951
E952
E953
E954
E955
E956
E957
E958
E959
E960
E961
E962
E965
E966
E967
E968
E969
E999
Emulsifier
Enzyme treated starch
Erythorbate
Erythorbic acid
Erythorbin acid
Erythritol
Erythrosine
Ester
Ethanol
Ethoxyquin
Ethyl acetate
Ethyl cellulose
Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid
Ethyl gallate
Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose
Ethyl maltol
Ethyl methyl cellulose
Ethylparaben
European Food Safety Authority
European Free Trade Association
European Single Market
European Union
Fast Green FCF
Fast Yellow AB
Fatty acid
Fatty acid methyl ester
Ferrous carbonate
Ferrous gluconate
Ferrous hexacyanomanganate
Ferrous lactate
Ficin
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Firming agent
Flavomycin
Flavour enhancer
Flavour solvent
Flavoxanthin
Flour bleaching agent
Foaming agent
Foam stabiliser
Food additive
Food and Agriculture Organization
Food Chemicals Codex
Food coloring
Food colouring
Food label
Formaldehyde
Formate
Formic acid
Fumarate
Fumaric acid
Gallic acid
Gamma-carotene
Gamma-Tocopherol
Gelatine
Gellan gum
Gelling agent
Glazing agent
Gluconate
Gluconic acid
Glucono delta-lactone
Glucose oxidase
Glutamate flavoring
Glutamic acid
Glycerol
Glycerol esters of wood rosins
Glyceryl diacetate
Glyceryl monoacetate
Glyceryl triacetate
Glycine
Glycyrrhizin
Gold
Green S
Guaiac resin
Guaiacum
Guanylic acid
Guar gum
Gum arabic
Gum benzoic
Gum ghatti
Helium
Hemimorphite
Heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate
Hexamine
Humectant
Hydrochloric acid
Hydrogen
Hydrolysed
Hydroxide
Hydroxyethyl cellulose
Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Hydroxy propyl distarch glycerine
Hydroxy propyl distarch glycerol
Hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate
Hydroxy propyl starch
Hypromellose
Improving agent
Indanthrene blue RS
India
Indigo carmine
Inosinate
Inosinic acid
International Numbering System for Food Additives
Invertase
Iron hydroxide
Iron oxide
Isobutane
Isomalt
Isopropyl citrate
JECFA
Karaya gum
Konjac
Konjac glucomannane
Konjac gum
Lactic acid
Lactitol
Lanolin
L-cysteine
Lecithin
Lecithin citrate
Lignosulfonate
Lipases
List of food additives
Lithol Rubine BK
Locust bean gum
Lutein
Lycopene
Lysozyme
Magnesium
Magnesium bicarbonate
Magnesium carbonate
Magnesium chloride
Magnesium citrate
Magnesium diglutamate
Magnesium gluconate
Magnesium hydroxide
Magnesium lactate
Magnesium oxide
Magnesium phosphate
Magnesium silicate
Magnesium stearate
Magnesium sulfate
Magnesium trisilicate
Malate
Malic acid
Maltitol
Maltol
Mannitol
Metatartaric acid
Methyl cellulose
Methylparaben
Microcrystalline cellulose
Microcrystalline wax
Mineral acid
Mineral oil
Modified starch
Monensin A
Monoammonium glutamate
Monoammonium phosphate
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Monocalcium citrate
Monocalcium phosphate
Monomagnesium phosphate
Monopotassium citrate
Monopotassium glutamate
Monopotassium phosphate
Monopotassium tartrate
Monosodium citrate
Monosodium fumarate
Monosodium glutamate
Monosodium phosphate
Monosodium tartrate
Monostarch phosphate
Montan acid esters
Montanic acid
Montreal Protocol
Natamycin
Natrolite-phonolite
Natural gum
Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone
Neotame
Niacin (substance)
Nisin
Nitrate
Nitrogen
Nitrogen oxide
Nitrosyl chloride
Nitrous oxide
Norbixin
Norway
Oat gum
Octafluorocyclobutane
Octyl gallate
Oleandomycin
Orange GGN
Orcein
Orchil
Orthophenyl phenol
Oxidized polyethylene wax
Oxidized starch
Oxygen
Oxystearin
Oxytetracycline
Packaging gas
Papain
Paprika oleoresin
Paraffin wax
Patent Blue V
Pectin
Penicillin G potassium
Penicillin G procaine
Penicillin G sodium
Pentapotassium triphosphate
Peptone
Perlite
Petrolatum
Petroleum wax
PH
Phenol
PH indicator
Phosphate
Phosphated distarch phosphate
Phosphoric acid
Phytic acid
Pigment Rubine
Polydextrose
Polydimethylsiloxane
Polyethylene
Polyethylene glycol
Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monolaurate
Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monooleate
Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate
Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monostearate
Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan tristearate
Polyoxyethene (40) stearate
Polyoxyethene (8) stearate
Polyphosphate
Polysorbate 20
Polysorbate 40
Polysorbate 60
Polysorbate 65
Polysorbate 80
Polyvinyl alcohol
Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
Polyvinylpyrrolidone
Ponceau 4R
Ponceau 6R
Ponceau SX
Potassium
Potassium acetate
Potassium adipate
Potassium alginate
Potassium aluminium silicate
Potassium ascorbate
Potassium benzoate
Potassium bicarbonate
Potassium bisulfate
Potassium bromate
Potassium carbonate
Potassium chloride
Potassium citrate
Potassium ferrocyanide
Potassium fumarate
Potassium gluconate
Potassium hydrogen sulfite
Potassium hydroxide
Potassium iodate
Potassium lactate
Potassium malate
Potassium metabisulfite
Potassium nitrate
Potassium nitrite
Potassium persulfate
Potassium polyphosphate
Potassium propionate
Potassium silicate
Potassium sorbate
Potassium sulfate
Potassium sulfite
Powdered cellulose
Preservative
Propane
Propane-1,2-diol
Propane-1,2-diol alginate
Propionate
Propionic acid
Propylene glycol
Propylene glycol alginate
Propyl gallate
Propylparaben
Protease
Pullulan
Quillaia
Quinoline Yellow WS
Raising agent
Red 2G
Resolving agent
Rhodoxanthin
Riboflavin
Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate
Riboflavin-5-Sodium Phosphate
Rice bran wax
Rosemary
Rubixanthin
Saccharin
Saffron
Salinomycin
Salt (chemistry)
Scarlet GN
Seasoning
Sepiolite
Sepiolitic clay
Sequestrant
Shellac
Silicate
Silicates
Silicon dioxide
Silver
Sodium
Sodium acetate
Sodium adipate
Sodium alginate
Sodium aluminium phosphate
Sodium aluminosilicate
Sodium ascorbate
Sodium benzoate
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bisulfate
Sodium bisulfite
Sodium calcium polyphosphate
Sodium carbonate
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
Sodium citrate
Sodium dehydroacetate
Sodium diacetate
Sodium erythorbate
Sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium ferrocyanide
Sodium formate
Sodium fumarate
Sodium gluconate
Sodium hydrogen malate
Sodium hydroxide
Sodium lactate
Sodium laurylsulfate
Sodium malate
Sodium metabisulfite
Sodium metasilicate
Sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium nitrate
Sodium nitrite
Sodium orthophenyl phenol
Sodium phosphate
Sodium polyphosphate
Sodium potassium tartrate
Sodium propionate
Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate
Sodium sesquicarbonate
Sodium silicate
Sodium sorbate
Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
Sodium stearoyl fumarate
Sodium sulfate
Sodium sulfite
Sodium tartrate
Sodium tetraborate
Sodium thiosulfate
Sodium triphosphate
Sorbate
Sorbic acid
Sorbitan monolaurate
Sorbitan monooleate
Sorbitan monopalmitate
Sorbitan monostearate
Sorbitan trioleate
Sorbitan tristearate
Sorbitol
Soybean hemicellulose
Spermaceti
Spiramycin
Stabiliser (food)
Stabilizer (food)
Starch aluminium octenyl succinate
Starch sodium octenyl succinate
Stearic acid
Stearyl citrate
Stearyl tartrate
Steviol glycoside
Succinate
Succinic acid
Succinylated monoglycerides
Succistearin
Sucralose
Sucroglyceride
Sucrose acetate isobutyrate
Sucrose esters
Sugar substitute
Sulfate
Sulfates
Sulfite
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfuric acid
Sunset Yellow FCF
Switzerland
Talc
Tannic acid
Tannin
Tara gum
Tartaric acid
Tartrate
Tartrazine
Tert-Butylhydroquinone
Tetracyclines
Tetrapotassium diphosphate
Tetrasodium diphosphate
Thaumatin
Thiabendazole
Thickener
Thickening agent
Thiodipropionic acid
Tin(II) chloride
Titanium dioxide
Tocopherol
Tragacanth
Triacetin
Triammonium citrate
Tricalcium phosphate
Triethyl citrate
Triphosphate
Tripotassium phosphate
Trisodium citrate
Trisodium diphosphate
Trisodium phosphate
Turmeric
Tylosin
Vegetable carbon
Vermiculite
Violaxanthin
Virginiamycin
Vitamin C
Wax
Wax ester
World Health Organization
Xanthan gum
Xylitol
Yellow 2G
Zeaxanthin
Zinc acetate
SameAs
4276680-1
Codi E
E-brojevi
E-brojevi
E-brojevi
E číslo
E číslo (kód)
E-efni
E-koodi
E number
E number
E numeris
E-numero
E-nummer
E-nummer
E-nummer
E-nummer
E-nummer
E-Nummer
E numurs
E-számok
E-uimhir
E zenbaki
E-номер
E අංක
E番号
E编码
E 번호
m.0bvlb
Nombor E
Nomor E
Număr E
Numer E
Numéro E
Número E
Número E
Números E
Q207810
Số E
Število E
ykQX
Πρόσθετα τροφίμων
Е број
Е-бројеви
Е-номер
מספר E
ای نمبر
رقم إي
عدد ئی
ഇ-നമ്പർ
เลขอี
საკვები დანამატები
Subject
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Category:Chemical numbering schemes
Category:Chemistry-related lists
Category:European Union food law
Category:Food additives
Category:Number-related lists
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