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A
Acesulfame potassium
(950)
Acetic acid, glacial
(260)
Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol
(472a)
Acetylated distarch adipate
(1422)
Acetylated distarch phosphate
(1414)
Acetylated oxidized starch
(1451)
Acid-treated starch
(1401)
Adipic acid
(355)
Advantame
(969)
Agar
(406)
Alginic acid
(400)
Alitame
(956)
Alkaline treated starch
(1402)
Allura red AC
(129)
alpha-Amylase from Aspergillus oryzae var.
(1100(i))
alpha-Amylase from Bacillus megaterium expressed in Bacillus subtilis
(1100(iv))
alpha-Amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus
(1100(ii))
alpha-Amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus expressed in Bacillus subtilis
(1100(v))
alpha-Amylase from Bacillus subtilis
(1100(iii))
Aluminium ammonium sulfate
(523)
Aluminium silicate
(559)
Aluminium sulfate
(520)
Amaranth
(123)
Ammonium alginate
(403)
Ammonium carbonate
(503(i))
Ammonium chloride
(510)
Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate
(342(i))
Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
(503(ii))
Ammonium hydroxide
(527)
Ammonium polyphosphate
(452(v))
Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid
(442)
Annatto extracts, bixin-based
(160b(i))
Annatto extracts, norbixin-based
(160b(ii))
Ascorbic acid, L-
(300)
ASCORBYL ESTERS
Ascorbyl palmitate
(304)
Ascorbyl stearate
(305)
Aspartame
(951)
Aspartame-acesulfame salt
(962)
Azodicarbonamide
(927a)
Azorubine (Carmoisine)
(122)
B
Beeswax
(901)
Beet red
(162)
BENZOATES
Benzoic acid
(210)
Benzoyl peroxide
(928)
beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora
(160a(iii))
beta-Carotenes, synthetic
(160a(i))
beta-Carotenes, vegetable
(160a(ii))
Bleached starch
(1403)
Bone phosphate
(542)
Brilliant black (Black PN)
(151)
Brilliant blue FCF
(133)
Bromelain
(1101(iii))
Brown HT
(155)
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
(320)
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
(321)
C
Calcium 5'-guanylate
(629)
Calcium 5'-inosinate
(633)
Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides
(634)
Calcium acetate
(263)
Calcium alginate
(404)
Calcium aluminium silicate
(556)
Calcium ascorbate
(302)
Calcium benzoate
(213)
Calcium carbonate
(170(i))
Calcium chloride
(509)
Calcium cyclamate
(952(ii))
Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate
(450(vii))
Calcium dihydrogen phosphate
(341(i))
Calcium di-L-glutamate
(623)
Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
(385)
Calcium ferrocyanide
(538)
Calcium gluconate
(578)
Calcium hydrogen phosphate
(341(ii))
Calcium hydroxide
(526)
Calcium lactate
(327)
Calcium malate, D, L-
(352(ii))
Calcium oxide
(529)
Calcium polyphosphate
(452(iv))
Calcium propionate
(282)
Calcium saccharin
(954(ii))
Calcium silicate
(552)
Calcium sorbate
(203)
Calcium stearoyl lactylate
(482(i))
Calcium sulfate
(516)
Candelilla wax
(902)
Canthaxanthin
(161g)
Caramel I – plain caramel
(150a)
Caramel II - sulfite caramel
(150b)
Caramel III - ammonia caramel
(150c)
Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel
(150d)
Carbohydrase from Bacillus licheniformis
(1100(vi))
Carbon dioxide
(290)
Carmines
(120)
Carnauba wax
(903)
Carob bean gum
(410)
Carotenal, beta-apo-8'-
(160e)
Carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, beta-apo-8'-
(160f)
CAROTENOIDS
Carrageenan
(407)
Cassia gum
(427)
Castor oil
(1503)
Chlorine
(925)
Chlorophyllin copper complexes, potassium and sodium salts
(141(ii))
Chlorophylls
(140)
CHLOROPHYLLS AND CHLOROPHYLLINS, COPPER COMPLEXES
Chlorophylls, copper complexes
(141(i))
Citric acid
(330)
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol
(472c)
Cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cross-linked-cellulose gum)
(468)
Curcumin
(100(i))
Curdlan
(424)
CYCLAMATES
Cyclamic acid
(952(i))
Cyclodextrin, alpha-
(457)
Cyclodextrin, beta-
(459)
Cyclodextrin, gamma-
(458)
Cyclotetraglucose
(1504(i))
Cyclotetraglucose syrup
(1504(ii))
D
d-alpha-Tocopherol
(307a)
Dextrins, roasted starch
(1400)
Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol
(472e)
Diammonium hydrogen phosphate
(342(ii))
Dicalcium diphosphate
(450(vi))
Dilauryl thiodipropionate
(389)
Dimethyl dicarbonate
(242)
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
(480)
Diphenyl
(230)
Dipotassium 5'-guanylate
(628)
Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate
(340(ii))
Disodium 5'-guanylate
(627)
Disodium 5'-inosinate
(631)
Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides
(635)
Disodium diphosphate
(450(i))
Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
(386)
Disodium hydrogen phosphate
(339(ii))
Distarch phosphate
(1412)
dl-alpha-Tocopherol
(307c)
E
Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic acid)
(315)
Erythritol
(968)
Erythrosine
(127)
Ethyl cellulose
(462)
Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose
(467)
Ethyl maltol
(637)
Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate
(214)
ETHYLENE DIAMINE TETRA ACETATES
F
Fast green FCF
(143)
Ferric ammonium citrate
(381)
FERROCYANIDES
Ferrous gluconate
(579)
Ferrous lactate
(585)
Fumaric acid
(297)
G
Gellan gum
(418)
Glucono delta-lactone
(575)
Glucose oxidase
(1102)
Glutamic acid, L(+)-
(620)
Glycerol
(422)
Glycerol ester of wood rosin
(445(iii))
Grape skin extract
(163(ii))
Guaiac resin
(314)
Guanylic acid, 5'-
(626)
Guar gum
(412)
Gum arabic (Acacia gum)
(414)
Gum ghatti
(419)
H
Hexamethylene tetramine
(239)
Hydrochloric acid
(507)
Hydrogenated poly-1-decenes
(907)
HYDROXYBENZOATES, PARA-
Hydroxypropyl cellulose
(463)
Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate
(1442)
Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
(464)
Hydroxypropyl starch
(1440)
I
Indigotine (Indigo carmine)
(132)
Inosinic acid, 5'-
(630)
Invertases
(1103)
Iron oxide, black
(172(i))
Iron oxide, red
(172(ii))
Iron oxide, yellow
(172(iii))
IRON OXIDES
Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose)
(953)
Isopropyl citrates
(384)
K
Karaya gum
(416)
Konjac flour
(425)
L
L(+)-Tartaric acid
(334)
Lactic acid, L-, D- and DL-
(270)
Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol
(472b)
Lactitol
(966)
Lauric arginate ethyl ester
(243)
Lecithin
(322(i))
Lecithin, partially hydrolysed
(322(ii))
Lipases
(1104)
Lutein esters from Tagetes erecta
(161b(iii))
Lutein from Tagetes erecta
(161b(i))
Lycopene, Blakeslea trispora
(160d(iii))
Lycopene, synthetic
(160d(i))
Lycopene, tomato
(160d(ii))
Lysozyme
(1105)
M
Magnesium carbonate
(504(i))
Magnesium chloride
(511)
Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate
(450(ix))
Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate
(343(i))
Magnesium di-L-glutamate
(625)
Magnesium gluconate
(580)
Magnesium hydrogen phosphate
(343(ii))
Magnesium hydroxide
(528)
Magnesium hydroxide carbonate
(504(ii))
Magnesium lactate, DL-
(329)
Magnesium oxide
(530)
Magnesium silicate, synthetic
(553(i))
Magnesium stearate
(470(iii))
Magnesium sulfate
(518)
Malic acid, DL-
(296)
Maltitol
(965(i))
Maltitol syrup
(965(ii))
Maltol
(636)
Mannitol
(421)
Methacrylate copolymer, basic (BMC)
(1205)
Methyl cellulose
(461)
Methyl ethyl cellulose
(465)
Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate
(218)
Microcrystalline cellulose (Cellulose gel)
(460(i))
Microcrystalline wax
(905c(i))
Mineral oil, high viscosity
(905d)
Mineral oil, medium viscosity
(905e)
Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids
(471)
Monoammonium L-glutamate
(624)
Monopotassium L-glutamate
(622)
Monosodium L-glutamate
(621)
Monostarch phosphate
(1410)
N
Natamycin (Pimaricin)
(235)
Neotame
(961)
Nisin
(234)
NITRATES
NITRITES
Nitrogen
(941)
Nitrous oxide
(942)
O
Octenyl succinic acid (OSA) modified gum arabic
(423)
ortho-Phenylphenol
(231)
ORTHO-PHENYLPHENOLS
Oxidized starch
(1404)
P
Papain
(1101(ii))
Paprika extract
(160c(ii))
Pectins
(440)
Pentapotassium triphosphate
(451(ii))
Pentasodium triphosphate
(451(i))
Phosphated distarch phosphate
(1413)
PHOSPHATES
Phosphoric acid
(338)
Polydextroses
(1200)
Polydimethylsiloxane
(900a)
Polyethylene glycol
(1521)
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
(475)
Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid
(476)
Polyglycitol syrup
(964)
Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate
(432)
Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate
(433)
Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate
(434)
Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate
(435)
Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate
(431)
Polyoxyethylene (8) stearate
(430)
POLYOXYETHYLENE STEARATES
POLYSORBATES
Polyvinyl alcohol
(1203)
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) –Polyethylene glycol (PEG) graft copolymer
(1209)
Polyvinylpyrrolidone
(1201)
Polyvinylpyrrolidone, insoluble
(1202)
Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A)
(124)
Potassium 5’-inosinate
(632)
Potassium acetate
(261(i))
Potassium alginate
(402)
Potassium benzoate
(212)
Potassium carbonate
(501(i))
Potassium chloride
(508)
Potassium dihydrogen citrate
(332(i))
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
(340(i))
Potassium ferrocyanide
(536)
Potassium gluconate
(577)
Potassium hydrogen carbonate
(501(ii))
Potassium hydroxide
(525)
Potassium lactate
(326)
Potassium metabisulfite
(224)
Potassium nitrate
(252)
Potassium nitrite
(249)
Potassium polyphosphate
(452(ii))
Potassium propionate
(283)
Potassium saccharin
(954(iii))
Potassium sodium L(+)-tartrate
(337)
Potassium sorbate
(202)
Potassium sulfate
(515(i))
Potassium sulfite
(225)
Powdered cellulose
(460(ii))
Processed eucheuma seaweed (PES)
(407a)
Propionic acid
(280)
Propyl gallate
(310)
Propylene glycol
(1520)
Propylene glycol alginate
(405)
Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids
(477)
Protease from Aspergillus orizae var.
(1101(i))
Pullulan
(1204)
Q
Quillaia extract type 2
(999(ii))
Quillaia extract type I
(999(i))
QUILLAIA EXTRACTS
Quinoline yellow
(104)
R
Rebaudioside A from multiple gene donors expressed in Yarrowia lipolytica
(960b(i))
RED 2G
Riboflavin 5'-phosphate sodium
(101(ii))
Riboflavin from Bacillus subtilis
(101(iii))
Riboflavin, synthetic
(101(i))
RIBOFLAVINS
S
Saccharin
(954(i))
SACCHARINS
Salts of myristic, palmitic and stearic acids with ammonia, calcium, potassium and sodium
(470(i))
Salts of oleic acid with calcium, potassium and sodium
(470(ii))
Shellac, bleached
(904)
Silicon dioxide, amorphous
(551)
Sodium acetate
(262(i))
Sodium alginate
(401)
Sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic
(541(i))
Sodium aluminium phosphate, basic
(541(ii))
SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATES
Sodium aluminium silicate
(554)
Sodium ascorbate
(301)
Sodium benzoate
(211)
Sodium calcium polyphosphate
(452(iii))
Sodium carbonate
(500(i))
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cellulose gum)
(466)
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, enzymatically hydrolysed (Cellulose gum, enzymatically hydrolyzed)
(469)
Sodium cyclamate
(952(iv))
Sodium diacetate
(262(ii))
Sodium dihydrogen citrate
(331(i))
Sodium dihydrogen phosphate
(339(i))
Sodium DL-malate
(350(ii))
Sodium erythorbate (Sodium isoascorbate)
(316)
Sodium ferrocyanide
(535)
Sodium fumarates
(365)
Sodium gluconate
(576)
Sodium hydrogen carbonate
(500(ii))
Sodium hydrogen DL-malate
(350(i))
Sodium hydrogen sulfate
(514(ii))
Sodium hydrogen sulfite
(222)
Sodium hydroxide
(524)
Sodium L(+)-tartrate
(335(ii))
Sodium lactate
(325)
Sodium metabisulfite
(223)
Sodium nitrate
(251)
Sodium nitrite
(250)
Sodium ortho-phenylphenol
(232)
Sodium polyphosphate
(452(i))
Sodium propionate
(281)
Sodium saccharin
(954(iv))
Sodium sesquicarbonate
(500(iii))
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
(481(i))
Sodium sulfate
(514(i))
Sodium sulfite
(221)
Sodium thiosulfate
(539)
SORBATES
Sorbic acid
(200)
SORBITAN ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS
Sorbitan monolaurate
(493)
Sorbitan monooleate
(494)
Sorbitan monopalmitate
(495)
Sorbitan monostearate
(491)
Sorbitan tristearate
(492)
Sorbitol
(420(i))
Sorbitol syrup
(420(ii))
Stannous chloride
(512)
Starch acetate
(1420)
Starch sodium octenyl succinate
(1450)
Starches, enzyme treated
(1405)
STEAROYL LACTYLATES
Stearyl citrate
(484)
Stearyl tartrate
(483)
STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES
Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia)
(960a)
Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose)
(955)
Sucroglycerides
(474)
Sucrose acetate isobutyrate
(444)
Sucrose esters of fatty acids
(473)
Sucrose Oligoesters, Type I and Type II
(473a)
SULFITES
Sulfur dioxide
(220)
Sunset yellow FCF
(110)
T
Talc
(553(iii))
Tamarind seed polysaccharide
(437)
Tannic acid (Tannins)
(181)
Tara gum
(417)
TARTRATES
Tartrazine
(102)
Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)
(319)
Tetrapotassium diphosphate
(450(v))
Tetrasodium diphosphate
(450(iii))
Thaumatin
(957)
Thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
(479)
THIODIPROPIONATES
Thiodipropionic acid
(388)
Titanium dioxide
(171)
Tocopherol concentrate, mixed
(307b)
TOCOPHEROLS
Tragacanth gum
(413)
Triacetin
(1518)
Triammonium citrate
(380)
Tricalcium citrate
(333(iii))
Tricalcium phosphate
(341(iii))
Triethyl citrate
(1505)
Trimagnesium phosphate
(343(iii))
Tripotassium citrate
(332(ii))
Tripotassium phosphate
(340(iii))
Trisodium citrate
(331(iii))
Trisodium diphosphate
(450(ii))
Trisodium phosphate
(339(iii))
X
Xanthan gum
(415)
Xylitol
(967)
Z
Zeaxanthin, synthetic
(161h(i))
ß
ß-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina
(160(a)(iv))