List of additives

Additives are commonly supplemented to food as they for example extend shelf life, replace or restore colour or give food a sweet taste without use of beet sugar. Additives used in each product shall be declared on its packaging. Each additive must be stated by its full name or an international E code in a descending sequence according to the amount contained in the food. All states of the European Union use the same E code numbering system. On food labels must be in addition to the name or code of E given the name of the category to which the additive belongs. Some additives fall by purpose into more than one category.

Code	Material	Categories	CEFF approved
E 477	Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids	emulsifiers	Yes
E 479 b	Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono	emulsifiers	Yes
E 481	Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate	emulsifiers, stabilisers	Yes
E 482	Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate	emulsifiers, stabilisers	Yes
E 483	Stearyl tartrate	flour treatment agents	Yes
E 491	Sorbitan monostearate	emulsifiers	Yes
E 492	tristearate	emulsifiers	Yes
E 493	Sorbitan monolaurate	emulsifiers	Yes
E 494	Sorbitan monooleate	emulsifiers	Yes
E 495	Sorbitan monopalmitate	emulsifiers	Yes
E 500	Sodium carbonates	raising agents, anti-caking agents, acidity regulators, thickeners	Yes
E 501	Potassium carbonates	acidity regulators, stabilisers	Yes
E 503	Ammonium carbonates	raising agents, acidity regulators	Yes
E 504	Magnesium carbonates	carriers, bulking agents, anti-caking agents, acidity regulators, stabilisers	Yes
E 505		acidity regulators	Yes
E 507	Hydrochloric acid	acidity regulators	Yes
E 508	Potassium chloride	flavour enhancers, acidity regulators, gelling agents	Yes
E 509	Calcium chloride	carriers, bulking agents, anti-caking agents	Yes
E 510		acidity regulators	Yes
E 511	Magnesium chloride	bulking agents, stabilisers	Yes

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List of additives