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List of additives

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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 416 Karaya gum emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners Yes Yes
E 417 Tara gum stabilisers, thickeners Yes Yes
E 418 Gellan gum stabilisers, thickeners, gelling agents Yes Yes
E 420 Sorbitol, Sorbitol syrup emulsifiers, sequestrant, sweetener, thickeners, humectants No No
E 421 Mannitol anti-caking agents, sweetener No No
E 422 Glycerol thickeners, humectants Yes Yes
E 425 Konjac carriers, thickeners Yes Yes
E 426 Soybean hemicellulose emulsifiers, anti-caking agents, stabilisers, thickeners Yes Yes
E 427 Cassia gum thickeners, gelling agents Yes Yes
E 431 Polyoxyethene (40) stearate emulsifiers, stabilisers Yes Yes
E 432 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate; Polysorbate 20 emulsifiers, stabilisers Yes Yes
E 433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan mono-oleate; Polysorbate 80 emulsifiers, stabilisers Yes Yes
E 434 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate; Polysorbate 40 emulsifiers, stabilisers Yes Yes
E 435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate; (Polysorbate 60, Tween 60) emulsifiers, stabilisers Yes Yes
E 436 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate; (Polysorbate 65, Tween 65) emulsifiers, stabilisers Yes Yes
E 440 Pectins stabilisers, thickeners, gelling agents Yes Yes
E 442 Ammonium phosphatides emulsifiers Yes Yes
E 444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate emulsifiers, stabilisers Yes Yes
E 445 Glycerol esters of wood rosins emulsifiers, stabilisers Yes Yes
E 450 Diphosphates emulsifiers, raising agents, acidity regulators, sequestrant, stabilisers, humectants, emulsifying salts Yes Yes