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E300 – Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
What is E 300 additive? E 300, ascorbic acid is a food additive that belongs to the category of antioxidants. In the food industry, ascorbic acid is one of the most widely used nutritional additives as: antioxidant, preservative,…
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E171 – Titanium dioxide
What is E 171 additive? Food additive E 171 titanium dioxide is an inorganic, insoluble, white artificial colouring with very good stability to light, heat, oxidation and pH changes. Synonyms White pigment C16. The rough formula is: TiO…
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E100 – Curcumin
What is E 100 additive? The food additive E 100 – curcumin, belongs to the category of natural chalcone colours. E100(i)-curcumin or E100(ii)-turmeric can be found in foods. How is curcumin obtained? Curcumin is obtained by solvent extraction…
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E341 – Calcium phosphates
What is E 341? E 341 is a food additive with functions as an acidity regulator, emulsifier, sequestering agent, humectant and stabiliser (water retaining and thickening). It takes the following forms: E 341(i) – Monocalcium phosphate, E 341(ii)…
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E553 – Magnesium Silicate
What is E 553? Food additive E553 has an anti-caking role and can be used as a carrier for other additives. It comes in two forms: E553a and E553b. Which foods can E553 be added to? Food additive…
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E952 – Sodium Cyclamate
What is E 952? Sodium cyclamate, E 952 is a synthetic food sweetener with high sweetening power. It is about 30-50 times sweeter than sugar, comparing equal amounts of the two substances. [i] Cyclamic acid and its sodium…
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E959 – Neohesperidin DC
What is E 959? Food additive E 959, Neohesperidine dihydrocalcon DC is a semi-synthetic sweetener with high sweetening power . It is a derivative of natural flavones from the inner layer of the citrus peel, for example narginine…
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E322 – Lecithin
What are E 322 lecithins? Lecithins or E322 are food additives that can act as emulsifiers, stabilisers, antioxidants, humectants or lubricants. Chemical name: lecithin or Phosphatidylcholine (PC) Chemically they are phospholipids that yield by chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis…
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E445 – Glycerol Esters of Wood Resins
What is E 445? Food additive E 445 acts as a thickener, emulsifier, stabiliser, adjuvant and flavouring. Synonym: ester gum. Chemically they are mixtures of esters of di- and triglycerol with resin acids from wood (pine) resins. Industrially,…
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E450 – Diphosphates
What are E 450 diphosphates? Diphosphates or E 450 are a class of food additives consisting of: disodium diphosphate (i), trisodium diphosphate (ii), tetrasodium diphosphate (iii), tetrapotassium diphosphate (v), dicalcium diphosphate (vi) and calcium dibasic diphosphate (vii) and…
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E621 – Monosodium glutamate
What is E 621? The food additive E621 monosodium glutamate, is a flavour enhancer. It has the synonym glutarom. Flavour enhancers are compounds that do not have a flavour of their own but have synergistic properties with other…
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E340 – Potassium Phhosphate
What is potassium phosphate E340? Potassium phosphate (E340) is a food additive belonging to the class of acidifying, sequestering, stabilising, softening, buffering and neutralising agents. Antioxidant of inorganic nature. What forms does potassium phosphate come in? Potassium phosphate…
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E122 – Azorubine
What is E 122 additive? The food additive E122- azorubine, is a red synthetic azo dye. It can also be found under the name carmoisine or cardinal 3B. Azorubine is prepared by the coupling reaction between diazonium salt…
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E415 – Xanthan Gum
What is E 415? The food additive, E 415, is a substance that acts as an emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener, filler and binder. E 451 is a fermentation gum. Chemically it is a high molecular weight polysaccharide obtained by…
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E407 – Caragenan
What is E 407? The E 407 additive, carrageenan is a substance that can act as a thickener, gelling, glazing and stabiliser. Several polysaccharides extracted from red seaweeds of the Gigartimaceae, Solieriaceae, Hypneaceae and Furcellariaceae families of the…
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E129 – Alura AC
a What is E 129 additive? Food additive E 129 belongs to the category of synthetic azo dyes. It imparts red colour and is permitted for use in a wide range of food products. Which foods contain the…
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E 211 – Sodium Benzoate
What is E 211? Sodium benzoate (E 211) belongs to the category of organic preservatives. It is an antiseptic substance. It is obtained synthetically by treating benzoic acid with a sodium hydroxide solution. After filtration, it is concentrated…
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E551 – Silicon dioxide
What is silicon dioxide – E551? The additive E551, silicon dioxide, is an anti-caking substance, used for clarification and stabilisation. Silicon dioxide is the chemical formula of a group of inorganic polymers where each silicon atom is surrounded…
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E202 – Potassium sorbate
What is potassium sorbate – E202? Potassium sorbate, E220, is a food additive that belongs to the category of preservatives. Read too:E551 – Silicon dioxide Its chemical formula is potassium hexa-2,4-dienoate or the potassium salt of trans, trans,-hexa-2,4-dienoic…
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E950 Acesulfame K
What is Acesulfame K- E950? Additive E950, acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener with high sweetening power. Sweeteners have been used since ancient times to satisfy people’s innate need for sweet taste. Depending on the caloric intake they…
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