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Bulgarian Natioanl Association Active Consumers , Executive Director Bogomil Nikolov – 20 years InfoCons Consumer Protection

Bulgarian Natioanl Association Active Consumers Executive Director Bogomil Nikolov We at BNA Active Consumers would like to extend our warmest congratulations to you and your organisation on your 20th anniversary since starting this adventure! This milestone is a…

The dictionary with the terminology of food additives is available in the InfoCons Application ! Be informed!

The InfoCons application, developed independently and transparently, makes available to consumers the dictionary with the terminology specific to food additives . Thus, when purchasing an agri-food product, consumers can simply and quickly discover the overly technical and difficult-to-understand…

E343 – Magnesium phosphates

What are E343 magnesium phosphates? Magnesium phosphates E 343 (I, II) are food additives that act as acidity correctors, sequestering, stabilising (water retaining and thickening) and flavouring agents. They act as buffering, neutralising and organic antioxidants. What forms…

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,…

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…

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…