Food additives

e515 Potassium Sulphates
Food additive with acidity regulation and salt substitute role, obtained from potassium salts and sulphuric acid. It is found in the form of E 515(i) – potassium sulphate or E 515(ii) – potassium hydrogen sulphate potassium bisulphate). They…
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e516 Calcium Sulphate
Food additive with acidity regulation, stabilizing, thickening, caking, hardening and sequestrant role, obtained from calcium salts and sulphuric acid and it is found in nature in mineral form. It is also used as a support for other additives.…
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e517 Ammonium Sulphate
Food additive with stabilizing, buffer substance (support for other additives) and loosening role. It is a natural mineral resulted from the combination of ammonium salts with sulphuric acid. It is especially used in bakery and pastry products.
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e520 Aluminium Sulphate
Food additive with stabilizing, hardening and loosening role, used in candied, crystallized and glazed fruits and vegetables, in dishes based on eggs and in fish, molluscs or crustaceans dishes.
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e521 Aluminium Sodium Sulphate
Food additive with stabilizing, hardening and loosening role, used in candied, crystallized and glazed fruits and vegetables, in dishes based on eggs and in fish, molluscs or crustaceans dishes.
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e522 Aluminium Potassium Sulphate
Food additive with stabilizing, hardening and loosening role, used in candied, crystallized and glazed fruits and vegetables, in dishes based on eggs and in fish, molluscs or crustaceans dishes.
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e523 Aluminium Ammonium Sulphate
Food additive with stabilizing, hardening and loosening role, used in candied, crystallized and glazed fruits and vegetables, in dishes based on eggs and in fish, molluscs or crustaceans dishes.
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e524 Sodium Hydroxide
Food additive with acidity regulation role. It is also known as caustic soda. It is used in the quantities on the recipes in dairy products, cheese, puddings, powdered or condensed milk, in butter and dehydrated whey products, in…
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e525 Potassium Hydroxide
Food additive with acidity regulation, stabilizing and thickening (bonding) role. It is used in the quantities on the recipes in dairy products, cheese, puddings, powdered or condensed milk, in fat spreads, various emulsions, sweet creams, ice cream, processed…
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e526 Calcium Hydroxide
Food additive with acidity regulation and stabilizing (hardening agent) role. It is used in the quantities on the recipes in dairy products, cheese, puddings, powdered or condensed milk, in butter and dehydrated whey products, in fat spreads, various…
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e527 Ammonium Hydroxide
Food additive with acidity regulation role. It is used in the quantities on the recipes in dairy products, cheese, puddings, powdered or condensed milk, in butter and dehydrated whey products, in fat spreads, various emulsions, sweet creams, ice…
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e528 Magnesium Hydroxide
Food additive with acidity regulation, stabilizing and color preservative role. It is used in the quantities on the recipes in dairy products, cheese, puddings, powdered or condensed milk, in butter and dehydrated whey products, in fat spreads, various…
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Food additives

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.

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