Additive Number

Name of Food Additive

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Asthma

Cancer

102 & E102

Tartrazine (food color)

H

A

C

104 & E104

Quinoline Yellow (food color)

H

A

C

107 & E107

Yellow 2G (food color)

H

A

C

110 & E110

Sunset Yellow (Yellow food color #6)

H

A

C

120 & E120

Carmines, Cochineal (food color)

H

A

----

122 & E122

Azorubine, Carmoisine (food color)

H

A

C

123 & E123

Amaranth (Red food color #2)

H

A

C

124 & E124

Ponceau, Brilliant Scarlet (food color)

H

A

C

127 & E127

Erythrosine (Red food color #2)

H

A

C

E128

Red 2G (Red food color)

H

A

C

129 & E129

Allura Red AC (food color)

H

A

C

E131

Patent Blue (food color)

H

A

C

132 & E132

Indigotine, Indigo Carmine (food color)

H

A

C

133 & E133

Brilliant Blue (food color)

H

A

C

142 & E142

Acid Brilliant Green, Green S, Food Green (food color)

H

A

----

143

Fast Green (food color)

----

A

----

150 & E150

Caramel (food color)

H

----

----

151 & E151

Activated Vegetable Carbons, Brilliant Black (food color)

H

A

C

154

Food Brown, Kipper Brown, Brown FK (food color)

H

A

C

155 & E155

Chocolate Brown HT, Brown HT (food color)

H

A

C

160b & E160b

Bixin, Norbixin, Annatto Extracts (yellow, red to brown natural colors)

H

A

----

E173

Aluminium (preservatives)

----

----

C

E180

Latol Rubine, Pigment Rubine (preservatives)

H

A

C

200 &
E200-203

Potassium & Calcium Sorbates ,Sorbic Acid (preservatives)

H

A

----

210 & E210

Benzoic Acid (preservatives)

H

A

C

211 & E211

Sodium Benzoate (preservatives)

H

A

----

212 & E212

Potassium Benzoate (preservatives)

----

A

----

213 & E213

Calcium Benzoate (preservatives)

----

A

----

E214

Ethyl Para Hydroxybenzonate (preservatives)

----

A

----

E215

Sodium Ethyl Para Hydroxybenzonate (preservatives)

----

A

----

216 & E216

Propyl P Hydroxybenzonate, Propylparaben (preservatives)

----

A

----

E217

Sodium Propyl P Hydroxybenzonate (preservatives)

----

A

----

220 & E220

Sulphur Dioxide also Sulfur dioxide (preservatives)

H

A

----

221 & E221

Sodium Sulfite or Sodium Sulphite (preservatives)

----

A

----

222

Sodium Bisulfite or Sodium Bisulphite (preservatives)

----

A

----

223 & E223

Sodium Metabisulfite or Sodium Metabisulphite (preservatives)

----

A

----

224 & E224

Potassium Metabisulphite or Potassium Metabisulfite (preservatives)

----

A

----

225 & E225

Potassium Sulfite or Potassium Sulphite (preservatives)

----

A

----

E226

Calcium Sulfite or Calcium Sulphite (preservatives)

----

A

----

E227

Calcium Hydrogen Sulphite or Calcium Hydrogen Sulfite (preservatives)

----

A

----

E228

Potassium Bisulfite, Potassium Hydrogen Sulfite or Potassium Bisulphite, Potassium Hydrogen Sulphite (preservatives)

H

A

----

E230

Diphenyl, Biphenyl (preservatives)

----

----

C

E231

Orthophenyl Phenol (preservatives)

----

----

C

E236

Formic Acid (preservative)

----

----

C

E239

Hexamine, Hexamethylene Tetramine (preservatives)

----

----

C

249 & E249

Potassium Nitrate (preservative)

----

A

C

250 & E250

Sodium Nitrite (preservative)

H

A

C

251 & E251

Sodium Nitrate (preservative)

H

----

C

252 & E252

Potassium Nitrate (preservative)

H

----

C

260 & E260

Acetic Acid, Glacial (preservatives)

----

A

----

280 to 283

Calcium or Potassium or Sodium Propionates, Propionic Acid (preservatives)

H

A

----

310 & E310

Propyl Gallate (Synthetic Antioxidant)

----

A

C

311 & E311

Octyl Gallate (Synthetic Antioxidant)

----

A

----

312 & E312

Dodecyl Gallate (Synthetic Antioxidant)

----

A

----

319 & E319

TBHQ, Tert Butylhydroquinone (Synthetic Antioxidants)

H

A

----

320 & E320

Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) (Synthetic Antioxidants)

H

A

C

321 & E321

Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) or Butylhydroxytoluene (Synthetic Antioxidants)

H

A

C

330 & E330

Citric Acid (NOT DANGEROUS naturally occurring e330 & 330 citric acid additive – can contain sulfites and mold, explained earlier in the article next to this table printable version link.)

----

----

----

407 & E407

Carrageenan (Thickening & Stabilizing Agent)

----

A

C

413 & E413

Tragacanth (thickener & Emulsifier)

----

A

----

414 & E414

Acacia Gum (Food Stabilizer)

----

A

----

416

Karaya Gum (Laxative, Food Thickener & Emulsifier)

----

A

----

421 & E421

Mannitol (Artificial Sweetener)

H

----

----

430

Polyxyethylene Stearate (Emulsifier)

----

----

C

431

Polyxyl Stearate (Emulsifier)

----

----

C

E432 – E435

Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate (Emulsifiers Gelling Stabilisers Thickeners Agents)

----

----

C

433 – 436

Polysorbate (Emulsifiers)

----

----

C

441 & E441

Gelatine (Food Gelling Agent)

----

A

----

466

Sodium CarboxyMethyl Cellulose

----

----

C

507 & E507

Hydrochloric Acid (Hydrolyzing Enhancer & Gelatin Production)

----

----

C

518 & E518

Magnesium Sulphate (Tofu Coagulant)

----

----

C

536 & E536

Potassium Ferrocyanide (Anti Caking Agent)

----

A

-

553 & E553 & E553b

Talc (Anti Caking, Filling, Softener, Agent)

----

----

C

620 – 625

MSG Monosodium Glutamate, Glutamic Acid, all Glutamates (Flavour Enhancers)

H

A

C

627 & E627

Disodium Guanylate (Flavour Enhancers)

H

A

----

631 & E631

Disodium Inosinate 5 (Flavour Enhancers)

----

A

----

635 & E635

Disodium Ribonucleotides 5 (Flavour Enhancers)

----

A

----

903 & E903

Camauba Wax (used in Chewing Gums, Coating and Glazing Agents)

----

----

C

905 & 905 a,b,c

Paraffin and Vaseline, White Mineral Oil (Solvents, Coating and Glazing, Anti Foaming Agents, Lubricant in Chewing Gums)

----

----

C

924 & E924

Potassium Bromate (Agent used in Bleaching Flour)

----

----

C

925 & E925

Chlorine (Agent used in Bleaching Flour, Bread Enhancer and Stabiliser)

----

----

C

926

Chlorine Dioxide (Bleaching Flour and Preservative Agent)

----

----

C

928 & E928

Benzoyl Peroxide (Bleaching Flour and Bread enhancer Agent)

----

A

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