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 |
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E 964 | sweetener | Yes | |
E 965 | (i) Maltitol, (ii) Maltitol syrup | emulsifiers, sweetener, stabilisers | No |
E 966 | Lactitol | sweetener, thickeners | No |
E 967 | Xylitol | emulsifiers, sweetener, stabilisers, thickeners, humectants | Yes |
E 968 | Erythritol | emulsifiers, flavour enhancers, carriers, sequestrant, sweetener, stabilisers, thickeners, humectants | Yes |
E 999 | Quillaia extract | foaming agents | Yes |
E 1103 | Invertase | stabilisers | Yes |
E 1105 | Lysozyme | preservatives | No |
E 1200 | Polydextrose | bulking agents, stabilisers, thickeners, humectants | Yes |
E 1201 | Polyvinylpyrrolidone | emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners | Yes |
E 1202 | Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone | stabilisers | Yes |
E 1203 | Polyvinylalkohol (PVA) | Yes | |
E 1204 | Pullulan | Yes | |
E 1205 | Bazický kopolymer methakrylátu | glazing agents | Yes |
E 1404 | Oxidised starch | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches | Yes |
E 1410 | Monostarch phosphate | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches | Yes |
E 1412 | Distarch phosphate | stabilisers, thickeners | Yes |
E 1413 | Phosphated distarch phosphate | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches | Yes |
E 1414 | Acetylated distarch phosphate | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches | Yes |
E 1420 | Acetylated starch | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches | Yes |