Food additives

e350 Sodium Malates

Food additive in the category of acidity regulators and wetting agents. It is the sodium salt of malic acid. It comes in the form of E 350(i) – soidum malate or E 350(ii) – sodium hydrogen malate. It…

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e351 Potassium Malate

Food additive in the category of acidity regulators and wetting agents. It is the potassium salt of malic acid. It is used in the quantities according to the recipes in dairy products, cheese and cheese substitutes, fat spreads,…

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e352 Calcium Malates

Food additive in the category of acidity regulators and wetting agents. It is the calcium salt of malic acid. It comes in the form of E 352(i) – calcium malate or E 352(ii) – calcium hydrogen malate. It…

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e353 Metatartaric Acid

Food additive with acidity regulation and metal ion bonding role. It is a natural acid, found in fruits, but obtained for industrial use by glucose fermentation. Has the same properties as tartaric acid, being a more concentrated variant…

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e354 Calcium Tartrate

Food additive with acidity regulation and preservative role. It is the calcium salt of tartaric acid. It is used in fish, seaweed or preserved fruits.

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e355 Adipic Acid

Food additive with acidity regulation, curing agent, loosening agent and flavoring functions. Adipates are also considered water, air and soil contaminants, derived from burning urban household wastes, from industrial waste water etc., and also have the disadvantage that…

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e356 Sodium Adipate

Food additive with acidity regulation, curing agent, loosening agent and flavoring functions. It is a chemical compound used in various powders for preparing some desserts or drinks, in fruit flavored or jelly-like desserts. Adipates are also considered water,…

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e100 Curcumin

Food additive in the category of natural colorants. It gives a yellow-orange color and it is allowed to be used in any type of food (alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, meat products, milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, cereals, sweets etc.)…

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e101 Riboflavin

Food additive in the category of natural colorants. It gives a yellow color and it is allowed to be used in any type of food (alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, meat products, milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, cereals, sweets etc.),…

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e102 Tartrazine

Food additive in the category of synthetic azo colorants. It gives a yellow color and it is allowed to be used in any type of food (alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, meat products, milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, cereals, sweets…

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e104 Quinoline Yellow

Food additive in the category of synthetic non-azo colorants. It gives a green-yellow color and it is allowed to be used in any type of food (alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, meat products, milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, cereals, sweets,…

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e110 Sunset Yellow Fcf/Orange Yellow S

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According to the World Health Organization, substances that are added to food in order to maintain or improve its safety, freshness, taste, texture or appearance are known as food additives.

These food additives have been used for centuries to preserve food. For example salt (in meat, bacon or dried fish), sugar (in
marmalade) or sulphur dioxide (in wine).

Food additives can be derived from plants, animals or minerals or they can be synthetic. They are intentionally added to foods, to fulfil certain technological purposes. There are several thousand food additives in use, all of which are designed to perform a specific task, usually to make food more durable
or appealing.