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{{Short description|Codes for food additives}}
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[[File:Riboflavin solution.jpg|thumb|right|upright|A solution of E101 [[riboflavin]] (also known as vitamin B2)]]
[[File:Monosodium glutamate crystals.jpg|thumb|right|Crystals of E621 [[monosodium glutamate]] (MSG), a flavour enhancer]]

'''E numbers''', short for Europe numbers, are codes for substances used as [[food additive]]s, including those found naturally in many foods, such as [[vitamin C]], for use within the [[European Union]] (EU)<ref name="1333/2008">{{cite web |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02008R1333-20201223&from=EN |title=Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives |website=[[EUR-Lex]]: Access to European Union law |date=16 December 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831114906/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02008R1333-20201223&from=EN }}</ref>{{rp|27}} and [[European Free Trade Association]] (EFTA).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theconversation.com/explainer-what-are-e-numbers-and-should-you-avoid-them-in-your-diet-43908|title=Explainer: what are E numbers and should you avoid them in your diet?|magazine=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]|author=Matthew Snelson|access-date=18 November 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426091006/https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-are-e-numbers-and-should-you-avoid-them-in-your-diet-43908|archive-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> Commonly found on [[food label]]s, their safety assessment and approval are the responsibility of the [[European Food Safety Authority]] (EFSA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faia.org.uk/faq2_4.php|title=Frequently Asked Questions {{!}} Why Food Additives|website=Food Additives and Ingredients Association UK & Ireland- Making life taste better|access-date=6 March 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601015633/https://www.faia.org.uk/faqs/|archive-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> The fact that an additive has an E number implies that its use was at one time permitted in products for sale in the [[European Single Market]]; some of these additives are no longer allowed today.

Having a single unified list for food additives was first agreed upon in 1962 with [[food colouring]]. In 1964, the directives for preservatives were added, in 1970 antioxidants were added, in 1974 emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents were added as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodlaw.rdg.ac.uk/additive.htm|title=Food Additives in the European Union|website=Foodlaw-Reading {{!}} The University of Reading, UK|author=David Jukes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426091006/http://www.foodlaw.rdg.ac.uk/additive.htm|archive-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>

==Numbering schemes==
The numbering scheme follows that of the [[International Numbering System for Food Additives|International Numbering System]] (INS) as determined by the ''[[Codex Alimentarius]]'' committee,<ref name=ncsi>{{cite web | last = [[Codex Alimentarius]] | title = Class Names and the International Numbering System for Food Additives (Ref: CAC/GL #36 publ. 1989, revised 2009, amended 2011) | url = http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/7/CXG_036e.pdf | access-date = 15 December 2011 | archive-date = 6 February 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070206034842/http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/7/CXG_036e.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> though only a subset of the INS additives are approved for use in the European Union as food additives. Outside the European continent plus Russia, E numbers are also encountered on food labelling in other jurisdictions, including the [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|Gulf Cooperation Council]], South Africa, Australia, New Zealand,<ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf Food Standards Australia New Zealand] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406040011/http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf |date=6 April 2011 }}, website</ref> Malaysia, Hong Kong,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/food_leg/food_leg_lgfa.html|title=Centre for Food Safety|website=www.cfs.gov.hk|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614055211/http://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/food_leg/food_leg_lgfa.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and India.

==Colloquial use==
In some European countries, the "E number" is used informally as a derogatory term for artificial food additives. For example, in the UK, food companies are required to include the "E number(s)" in the ingredients that are added as part of the manufacturing process. Many components of naturally occurring healthy foods and vitamins have assigned E numbers (and the number is a synonym for the chemical component), e.g. [[vitamin C]] ([[Ascorbic acid|E300]]) and [[lycopene]] ([[E160d]]), found in carrots. At the same time, "E number" is sometimes misunderstood to imply approval for safe consumption. This is not necessarily the case, e.g. [[Avoparcin]] ([[E715]]) is an antibiotic once used in animal feed, but is no longer permitted in the EU, and has never been permitted for human consumption.<ref name="European Commission">{{cite web |title=Ban on the antibiotic "Avoparcin" in animal feed |url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_97_71 |website=European Commission|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> [[Sodium nitrite#Toxicity|Sodium nitrite]] (E250) is toxic. [[Sulfuric acid]] (E513) is caustic.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

==Classification by numeric range==
{{Split section|International Numbering System for Food Additives |discuss=Talk:E number#Split sections |date=November 2023}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! E number range
! Subranges
! Description
|-
!rowspan="7"| 100–199 ([[#E100–E199 (colours)|full list]])<br />[[Food coloring|Colours]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 100–107 || yellows
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 110–111 || oranges
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 120–129 || reds
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 130–139 || blues and violets
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 140–149 || greens
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 150–159 || browns and blacks
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 160–199 || gold and others
|-
!rowspan="9"| 200–299 ([[#E200–E299 (preservatives)|full list]])<br />[[Preservative]]s
| style="text-align:center;"| 200–209 || [[sorbate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 210–219 || [[benzoate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 220–229 || [[sulfite]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 230–239 || [[phenol]]s and [[formate]]s (methanoates)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 240–259 || [[nitrate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 260–269 || [[acetate]]s (ethanoates)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 270–279 || [[lactic acid|lactate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 280–289 || [[propionate]]s (propanoates)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 290–299 || others
|-
!rowspan="10"| 300–399 ([[#E300–E399 (antioxidants, acidity regulators)|full list]])<br />[[Antioxidant]]s and [[acidity regulator]]s
| style="text-align:center;"| 300–305 || ascorbates ([[vitamin C]])
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 306–309 || [[Tocopherol]] (vitamin E)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 310–319 || [[gallic acid|gallate]]s and [[erythorbate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 320–329 || [[lactic acid|lactate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 330–337 || [[citrate]]s and [[tartrate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 338–343 || [[phosphate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 344–345 || [[citrate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 349–359 || [[malate]]s and [[Adipic acid#Adipate salts and esters|adipates]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 360–369 || [[succinate]]s and [[fumarate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 370–399 || others
|-
!rowspan="9"| 400–499 ([[#E400–E499 (thickeners, stabilisers, emulsifiers)|full list]])<br />[[Thickener]]s, [[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]]s and [[emulsifier]]s
| style="text-align:center;"| 400–409 || [[alginate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 410–419 || [[natural gum]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 420–429 || other natural agents
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 430–439 || [[Polyethylene glycol|polyoxyethene]] compounds
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 440–449 || natural [[emulsifier]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 450–459 || [[phosphate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 460–469 || [[cellulose]] compounds
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 470–489 || [[fatty acid]]s and compounds
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 490–499 || others
|-
!rowspan="7"| 500–599 ([[#E500–E599 (acidity regulators, anti-caking agents)|full list]])<br />[[pH]] [[acidity regulator|regulators]] and [[anti-caking agent]]s
| style="text-align:center;"| 500–509 || [[mineral acid]]s and bases
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 510–519 || [[chloride]]s and [[sulfate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 520–529 || [[sulfate]]s and [[hydroxide]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 530–549 || [[alkali metal]] compounds
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 550–559 || [[silicate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 570–579 || [[stearic acid|stearates]] and [[gluconate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 580–599 || others
|-
!rowspan="3"| 600–699 ([[#E600–E699 (flavour enhancers)|full list]])<br />[[Flavour enhancer]]s
| style="text-align:center;"| 620–629 || [[Glutamate flavoring|glutamates]] and guanylates
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 630–639 || [[inosinate]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 640–649 || others
|-
!| 700–799 ([[#E700–E799 (antibiotics)|full list]])<br />[[Antibiotics]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 700–713 ||
|-
!rowspan="6"| 900–999 ([[#E900–E999 (glazing agents, gases and sweeteners)|full list]])<br />[[Glazing agent]]s, gases and [[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]s
| style="text-align:center;"| 900–909 || [[wax]]es
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 910–919 || [[glazing agent|synthetic glazes]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 920–929 || [[improving agent]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 930–949 || [[packaging gas]]es
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 950–969 || [[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]s
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 990–999 || [[foaming agent]]s
|-
! 1000–1599 ([[#E1000–E1599 (additional additives)|full list]])<br />Additional additives
| style="text-align:center;"| 1100–1599||New chemicals that do not fall into standard classification schemes
|}
Not all examples of a class fall into the given numeric range; moreover, certain chemicals (particularly in the E400–499 range) have a variety of purposes.

==Full list==
{{Split section|International Numbering System for Food Additives |discuss=Talk:E number#Split sections |date=November 2023}}
The list shows all components that have an E-number assigned, ''even those no longer allowed in the EU''.

===E100–E199 (colours)<span class="anchor" id="E100–E199"></span>===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Colour
!Status
|-
|E100
|[[Curcumin]] (from [[turmeric]])
|Yellow-orange
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist>{{cite web |title=Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers |publisher=[[Food Standards Agency]] |location=United Kingdom |year=2010 |url=http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist |access-date=26 November 2010 |archive-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist |url-status=live }}</ref> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors">{{cite web |title=Summary of Color Additives for Use in United States in Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices |publisher=[[United States Food and Drug Administration]] |url=https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm115641.htm |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422154919/https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm115641.htm }}</ref>
|-
|E101
|[[Riboflavin]] (Vitamin B<sub>2</sub>), formerly called lactoflavin
|Yellow-orange
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E101a]]
|[[Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate]]
|Yellow-orange
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E102]]
|[[Tartrazine]] (FD&C Yellow 5)
|Yellow
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E103]]
|[[Alkannin]]<ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf Additives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406040011/http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf |date=6 April 2011 }}, [[Food Standards Australia New Zealand]]</ref>
|Red-brown
|
|-
|[[E104]]
|[[Quinoline Yellow WS]]
|Dull or greenish yellow
||Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /> 
|-
|[[Fast Yellow AB|E105]]
|[[Fast Yellow AB]]
|Yellow
|Forbidden in the EU and US.<ref>{{Citation |title=Fast Yellow AB |date=2022-12-12 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fast_Yellow_AB&oldid=1127048660 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-09-02 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[E106]]
|[[Riboflavin-5-Sodium Phosphate]]
|Yellow
|
|-
|E107
|[[Yellow 2G]]
|Yellow
|
|-
|E110
|[[Sunset Yellow FCF]] (Orange Yellow S, FD&C Yellow 6)
|Yellow-orange
|Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /><br />Banned in [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/foodsafety/additives.html |work=CBC News |title=Food additives |date=29 September 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130909224854/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/foodsafety/additives.html |archive-date=9 September 2013}}</ref><br />Products in the EU require warnings and its use is being phased out.<ref name="1129/2011" /> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E111
|[[Orange GGN]]
|Orange
|
|-
|E120
|[[Cochineal]], [[Carminic acid]], [[Carmine]] (Natural Red 4)
|Crimson
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E121
|[[Citrus Red 2]]
|Orange to pink
|Approved in the United States only for use in colouring the skin of oranges.<ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|74|302}}</ref>
|-
|[[E122]]
|[[Carmoisine]] (azorubine)
|Red to maroon
||Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><br />Undergoing a voluntary phase-out in the UK.<br />Currently banned in Canada, Japan, Norway, USA {{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}<br />EU currently evaluating health risks.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
|-
|E123
|[[Amaranth (dye)|Amaranth]] (FD&C Red 2)
|Red
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the United States.<ref name=time>{{cite magazine |title=Death of a Dye |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945520,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=2 February 1976 |access-date=19 December 2019 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219205740/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945520,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[E124]]
|[[Ponceau 4R]] (Cochineal Red A, Brilliant Scarlet 4R)
|Pink
|Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" />
|-
|E125
|[[Ponceau SX]], [[Scarlet GN]]
|Red
|Only permitted for externally applied drugs and cosmetics in the US.<ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|81|10}}</ref><ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|81|30}}</ref><ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|82|304}}</ref>
|-
|E126
|[[Ponceau 6R]]
|Red
|
|-
|E127
|[[Erythrosine]] (FD&C Red 3)
|Pink
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the US.<ref name="FDA Red 3">{{cite web |title=FDA to Revoke Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs |url=https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-revoke-authorization-use-red-no-3-food-and-ingested-drugs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115143509/https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-revoke-authorization-use-red-no-3-food-and-ingested-drugs |archive-date=15 January 2025 |website=FDA |access-date=16 January 2025 |last1=Program |first1=Human Foods |date=15 January 2025 }}</ref>
|-
|E128
|[[Red 2G]]
|Red or pink
|Not approved in the EU.<ref name="1129/2011" />
|-
|E129
|[[Allura Red AC]] (FD&C Red 40)
|Red
|Approved in the EU,<ref name="FSAlist"/> but banned by individual EU member states: [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Denmark]], [[France]], [[Germany]], and [[Sweden]]. Also banned by non-EU countries [[Norway]] and [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pereira |first=Hélder |last2=Deuchande |first2=Teresa |last3=Fundo |first3=Joana F. |last4=Leal |first4=Tânia |last5=Pintado |first5=Manuela E. |last6=Amaro |first6=Ana L. |date=2024-01-01 |title=Painting the picture of food colouring agents: Near-ubiquitous molecules of everyday life – A review |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924224423003643 |journal=Trends in Food Science & Technology |volume=143 |article-number=104249 |doi=10.1016/j.tifs.2023.104249 |issn=0924-2244|url-access=subscription }}</ref><br />Undergoing a voluntary phase out in the UK.<br />Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E130
|[[Indanthrene blue RS]]
|Blue
|
|-
|[[E131]]
|[[Patent Blue V]]
|Sky blue
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
Banned in the US and Australia.{{cn|date=May 2024}}
|-
|[[E132]]
|[[Indigo carmine]] (indigotine, FD&C Blue 2)
|Indigo
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E133]]
|[[Brilliant blue FCF]] (FD&C Blue 1)
|Blue
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E140
|[[Chlorophyll]]s and [[Chlorophyllin]]s:<br />(i) Chlorophylls<br />(ii) Chlorophyllins
|Green
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|E141
|Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins<br />(i) Copper complexes of chlorophylls<br />ii) Copper complexes of chlorophyllins
|Green
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E142]]
|[[Green S]]
|Green
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E143]]
|[[Fast Green FCF]] (FD&C Green 3)
|Turquoise
|Approved in the US. Banned in the EU.
|-
|[[E150a]]
|[[Caramel coloring|Plain caramel]]
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E150b]]
|[[Caramel coloring|Caustic sulfite caramel]]
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E150c]]
|[[Caramel coloring|Ammonia caramel]]
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E150d]]
|[[Caramel coloring|Sulfite ammonia caramel]]
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E151]]
|[[Black PN]], [[Brilliant Black BN]]
|Black
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E152]]
|[[Carbon black]] (hydrocarbon)
|Black
|
|-
|[[E153]]
|[[Vegetable carbon]]
|Black
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the US.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm106626.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606162201/http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm106626.htm |archive-date=6 June 2009 |title=Color Additive Status List |website=[[Food and Drug Administration]] |access-date=2011-10-27}}</ref>
|-
|[[E154]]
|[[Brown FK]] (kipper brown)
|Brown
|Previously approved in the EU for dyeing kippers only: approval withdrawn November 2011.<ref name="1129/2011">{{cite web |title=Regulations: COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1129/2011 |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0001:0177:En:PDF |publisher=[[European Commission]] |date=11 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120012046/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0001:0177:En:PDF |archive-date=20 November 2011 |access-date=7 January 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[E155]]
|[[Brown HT]] (chocolate brown HT)
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E160a]]
|[[Alpha-carotene]], [[Beta-carotene]], [[Gamma-carotene]]
|Yellow-orange to brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>  Only beta-carotene is approved in the US <ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160b]]
|[[Annatto]], [[bixin]], [[norbixin]]
|Orange
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160c]]
|[[Paprika oleoresin]]: (i) [[capsanthin]], (ii) [[capsorubin]]
|Red
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160d]]
|[[Lycopene]]
|Bright to deep red
|Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160e]]
|[[Beta-apo-8'-carotenal]] (C 30)
|Orange-red to yellow
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160f]]
|[[Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid]] (C 30)
|Orange-red to yellow
|Not approved in the EU.<ref name="1129/2011" />
|-
|[[E161a]]
|[[Flavoxanthin]]
|Golden-yellow and brownish
|
|-
|[[E161b]]
|[[Lutein]]
|Orange-red to yellow
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E161c]]
|[[Cryptoxanthin]]
|Orange-red
|
|-
|[[E161d]]
|[[Rubixanthin]]
|Orange-red
|
|-
|[[E161e]]
|[[Violaxanthin]]
|Orange
|
|-
|[[E161f]]
|[[Rhodoxanthin]]
|Purple
|
|-
|[[E161g]]
|[[Canthaxanthin]]
|Violet
|Not approved in the EU.<ref name="1129/2011" /> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E161h]]
|[[Zeaxanthin]]
|Orange-red
|
|-
|[[E161i]]
|[[Citranaxanthin]]
|Deep violet
|
|-
|[[E161j]]
|[[Astaxanthin]]
|Red
|
|-
|[[E162]]
|[[Beetroot Red]], [[Betanin]]
|Red
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E163]]
|[[Anthocyanins]]
|[[pH indicator|pH dependent]]<br />(Red, green and purple ranges)
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
||[[E164 (E number)|E164]]
|[[Saffron]]
|Orange-red<sup>[colour?]</sup>
|  Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E170
|[[Calcium carbonate]], [[Chalk]]
|White
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E171]]
|[[Titanium dioxide]]
|White
|No longer approved in the EU as of June 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/63 of 14 January 2022 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R0063 |date=14 January 2022 |publisher=European Commission |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317181113/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R0063 |url-status=live }}</ref> due to the identification of potential carcinogenic effects.<ref>{{cite news |title=E171: EU watchdog says food colouring widely used in UK is unsafe; European Commission to propose ban after finding that carcinogenic effects cannot be ruled out |work=The Guardian |author=Daniel Boffey |date=6 May 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/e171-eu-watchdog-says-food-colouring-widely-used-in-uk-is-unsafe |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507125633/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/e171-eu-watchdog-says-food-colouring-widely-used-in-uk-is-unsafe |url-status=live }}</ref><br />Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E172]]
|[[Iron oxide]]s and [[iron hydroxide]]s
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US for sausage casings.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E173]]
|Aluminium
|Silver to grey
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E174]]
|Silver
|Silver
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E175 (E number)|E175]]
|Gold
|Gold
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E180]]
|[[Pigment Rubine]], [[Lithol Rubine BK]]
|Red
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[Tannic acid|E181]]
|[[Tannin]]
|Brown
|
|-
|[[E182]]
|[[Orcein]], [[Orchil]]
|Purple
|
|}

=== E200–E299 ([[preservative]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E200–E299"></span>===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Purpose
!width=300|Status
|-
|E200
|[[Sorbic acid]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|E201
|[[Sodium sorbate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E202]]
|[[Potassium sorbate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E203]]
|[[Calcium sorbate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E209]]
|[[Heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E210]]
|[[Benzoic acid]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E211]]
|[[Sodium benzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E212]]
|[[Potassium benzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E213]]
|[[Calcium benzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E214]]
|[[Ethylparaben]] (ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E215]]
|[[Sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E216]]
|[[Propylparaben]] (propyl para-hydroxybenzoate)
|preservative
|
|-
|[[Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate|E217]]
|[[Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E218]]
|[[Methylparaben]] (methyl para-hydroxybenzoate)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E219]]
|[[Sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|E220
|[[Sulfur dioxide]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E221]]
|[[Sodium sulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E222]]
|[[Sodium bisulfite]] (sodium hydrogen sulfite)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E223]]
|[[Sodium metabisulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E224]]
|[[Potassium metabisulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E225]]
|[[Potassium sulfite]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E226]]
|[[Calcium sulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E227]]
|[[Calcium hydrogen sulfite]] ([[preservative]])
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E228]]
|[[Potassium hydrogen sulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E230]]
|[[Biphenyl|Biphenyl, diphenyl]]
|preservative
|'''Not''' approved in the EU.
|-
|[[2-Phenylphenol|E231]]
|[[Orthophenyl phenol]]
|preservative
|'''Not''' approved in the EU.
|-
|[[E232]]
|[[Sodium orthophenyl phenol]]
|preservative
|'''Not''' approved in the EU.
|-
|[[Thiabendazole|E233]]
|[[Thiabendazole]]
|preservative
|'''Not''' approved in the EU.
|-
|[[Nisin|E234]]
|[[Nisin]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E235]]
|[[Natamycin|Natamycin, Pimaracin]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E236]]
|[[Formic acid]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E237]]
|[[Sodium formate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E238]]
|[[Calcium formate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E239]]
|[[Hexamine]] (hexamethylene tetramine)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E240]]
|[[Formaldehyde]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E242]]
|[[Dimethyl dicarbonate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E249]]
|[[Potassium nitrite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/> In April 2023 the French Court of Appeals of Limoges confirmed that food-watch NGO Yuka was legally legitimate in describing Potassium Nitrite "and other nitrates" E249 to E252 as a "cancer risk", and thus rejected an appeal by the French [[charcuterie]] industry against the organisation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marianne.net/societe/alimentation/nitrites-et-jambons-cancerogenes-nouvelle-victoire-en-appel-de-yuka-contre-un-industriel-de-la-charcuterie |title=Nitrites et jambons "cancérogènes": nouvelle victoire en appel de Yuka contre un industriel de la charcuterie |trans-title=Nitrites and "carcinogenic" hams: Yuka's new appeal victory against a charcuterie manufacturer |work=Marianne |first=Thomas |last=Rabino |date=13 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sodium nitrite|E250]]
|[[Sodium nitrite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E251]]
|[[Sodium nitrate]] (Chile saltpetre)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E252]]
|[[Potassium nitrate]] (Saltpetre)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|E260
|[[Acetic acid]] ([[preservative]])
|[[acidity regulator]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6>{{cite web|url=https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers|title=Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422201759/https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers|archive-date=22 April 2022|publisher=[[Food Standards Agency]]|access-date=26 November 2010}}</ref>
|-
|E261
|[[Potassium acetate]] ([[preservative]])
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|E262
|Sodium acetates<br />(i) [[Sodium acetate]]<br />(ii) [[Sodium diacetate]] (sodium hydrogen acetate)
|preservative,<br />acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Calcium acetate|E263]]
|[[Calcium acetate]] ([[preservative]])
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Ammonium acetate|E264]]
|[[Ammonium acetate]]
|preservative
|Approved in Australia and New Zealand<ref>Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code {{cite web |url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011C00827 |title=Standard 1.2.4 – Labelling of ingredients |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=27 October 2011 |archive-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119082034/http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011C00827 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|E265
|[[Dehydroacetic acid]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E266]]
|[[Sodium dehydroacetate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|E267
|Buffered vinegar
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref>{{Citation |title=Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2086 of 28 September 2023 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the use of buffered vinegar as a preservative and acidity regulator (Text with EEA relevance) |date=2023-09-28 |url=http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2086/oj/eng |access-date=2025-07-09 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[E270]]
|[[Lactic acid]] (preservative)
|[[antioxidant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E280]]
|[[Propionic acid]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E281]]
|[[Sodium propionate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E282]]
|[[Calcium propionate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E283]]
|[[Potassium propionate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E284]]
|[[Boric acid]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E285]]
|[[Sodium tetraborate|Sodium tetraborate (borax)]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E290]]
|[[Carbon dioxide]]
|[[acidity regulator]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E296]]
|[[Malic acid]] (acid)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E297]]
|[[Fumaric acid]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|}

===E300–E399 ([[antioxidant]]s, [[acidity regulator]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E300–E399"></span> ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!width=250|Name(s)
!Purpose
!width=250|Status
|-
|[[Ascorbic acid|E300]]
|[[Ascorbic acid]] ([[vitamin C]])
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3>[http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_4 Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_4 |date=7 October 2010 }}, [[Food Standards Agency]], 26 November 2010</ref>
|-
|[[E301]]
|[[Sodium ascorbate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E302]]
|[[Calcium ascorbate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E303]]
|[[Potassium ascorbate]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E304]]
|[[Fatty acid]] [[ester]]s of [[ascorbic acid]] ([[Ascorbyl palmitate]])
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E305]]
|[[Ascorbyl stearate]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E306]]
|[[Tocopherol]]s (Vitamin E, natural)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E307]]
|[[Alpha-Tocopherol]] (synthetic)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E308]]
|[[Gamma-Tocopherol]] (synthetic)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E309]]
|[[Delta-Tocopherol]] (synthetic)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Propyl gallate|E310]]
|[[Propyl gallate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Octyl gallate|E311]]
|[[Octyl gallate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Dodecyl gallate|E312]]
|[[Dodecyl gallate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Ethyl gallate|E313]]
|[[Ethyl gallate]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[Guaiacum|E314]]
|[[Guaiac resin]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E315]]
|[[Erythorbic acid]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E316]]
|[[Sodium erythorbate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E317]]
|[[Erythorbin acid]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E318]]
|[[Calcium erythorbate|Sodium erythorbin]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E319]]
|[[tert-Butylhydroquinone]] (TBHQ)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Butylated hydroxyanisole|E320]]
|[[Butylated hydroxyanisole]] (BHA)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E321]]
|[[Butylated hydroxytoluene]] (BHT)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E322]]
|[[Lecithin]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5>[http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_6 Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_6 |date=7 October 2010 }}, [[Food Standards Agency]], 26 November 2010</ref>
|-
|[[E323]]
|[[Anoxomer]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E324]]
|[[Ethoxyquin]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E325]]
|[[Sodium lactate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E326]]
|[[Potassium lactate]] ([[antioxidant]])
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E327]]
|[[Calcium lactate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E328]]
|[[Ammonium lactate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E329]]
|[[Magnesium lactate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E330]]
|[[Citric acid]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|acid]], [[acidity regulator]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Sodium citrate|E331]]
|[[Sodium citrate]]s<br />(i) [[Monosodium citrate]]<br />(ii) [[Disodium citrate]]<br />(iii) [[Trisodium citrate|Sodium citrate]] (trisodium citrate)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E332]]
|[[Potassium]] [[citrate]]s<br />(i) [[Monopotassium citrate]]<br />(ii) [[Potassium citrate]] (tripotassium citrate)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E333]]
|[[Calcium]] [[citrate]]s<br />(i) [[Monocalcium citrate]]<br />(ii) [[Dicalcium citrate]]<br />(iii) [[Calcium citrate]] (tricalcium citrate)
|acidity regulator,<br />[[firming agent]],<br />[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E334]]
|[[Tartaric acid]] (L(+)-)
|([[Stabilizer (food)|acid]])
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E335]]
|[[Sodium tartrate]]s<br />(i) [[Monosodium tartrate]]<br />(ii) [[Disodium tartrate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E336]]
|[[Potassium]] [[tartrate]]s<br />(i) [[Monopotassium tartrate]] (cream of tartar)<br />(ii) [[Dipotassium tartrate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E337]]
|[[Sodium potassium tartrate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E338]]
|[[Phosphoric acid]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|acid]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E339]]
|[[Sodium phosphate]]s<br />(i) [[Monosodium phosphate]]<br />(ii) [[Disodium phosphate]]<br />(iii) [[Trisodium phosphate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E340]]
|[[Potassium]] [[phosphate]]s<br />(i) [[Monopotassium phosphate]]<br />(ii) [[Dipotassium phosphate]]<br />(iii) [[Tripotassium phosphate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E341]]
|[[Calcium phosphate]]s<br />(i) [[Monocalcium phosphate]]<br />(ii) [[Dicalcium phosphate]]<br />(iii) [[Tricalcium phosphate]]
|[[anti-caking agent]],<br />[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E342]]
|[[Ammonium phosphate]]s:<br />(i) [[monoammonium phosphate]]<br />(ii) [[diammonium phosphate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E343]]
|[[Magnesium phosphate]]s<br />(i) [[monomagnesium phosphate]]<br />(ii) [[Dimagnesium phosphate]]
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/> This additive is under discussion and may be included in a future amendment to the Directive on miscellaneous additives.
|-
|[[E344]]
|[[Lecithin citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|'''Not''' approved in the UK<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Approved additives and E numbers|url=https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers |website=Food Standards Agency}}</ref>
|-
|[[E345]]
|[[Magnesium citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E349]]
|[[Ammonium malate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E350 (food additive)|E350]]
|[[Sodium]] [[malate]]s<br />(i) [[Sodium malate]]<br />(ii) [[Sodium hydrogen malate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E351]]
|[[Potassium malate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E352]]
|[[Calcium]] [[malate]]s<br />(i) [[Calcium malate]]<br />(ii) [[Calcium hydrogen malate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[metatartaric acid|E353]]
|[[Metatartaric acid]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E354]]
|[[Calcium tartrate]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Adipic acid|E355]]
|[[Adipic acid]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E356]]
|[[Sodium adipate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E357]]
|[[Potassium adipate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E359]]
|[[Ammonium adipate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E363]]
|[[Succinic acid]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Sodium fumarate|E365]]
|[[Monosodium fumarate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E366]]
|[[Potassium fumarate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E367]]
|[[Calcium fumarate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E368]]
|[[Ammonium fumarate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[1,4-Heptonolactone|E370]]
|[[1,4-Heptonolactone]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[Niacin (substance)|E375]]
|[[Niacin (substance)|Niacin]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[Triammonium citrate|E380]]
|[[Triammonium citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E381]]
|[[Ammonium ferric citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E383]]
|[[Calcium glycerylphosphate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|E384
|[[Isopropyl citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E385]]
|[[Calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate]], (Calcium disodium EDTA)
|[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E386]]
|[[Disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate]] (Disodium EDTA)
|[[sequestrant]]
|
|-
|[[E387]]
|[[Oxystearin]]
|[[Stabiliser (food)|stabiliser]]
|
|-
|[[E388]]
|[[Thiodipropionic acid]]
|
|
|-
|[[E389]]
|[[Dilauryl thiodipropionate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E390]]
|[[Distearyl thiodipropionate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E391]]
|[[Phytic acid]]
|
|
|-
|[[E392]]
|[[Carnosic acid]]
|
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010>[http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2010/nov/additives New additives approved for use] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305165550/http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2010/nov/additives |date=5 March 2012 }}, [[Food Standards Agency]], Friday 26 November 2010</ref>
|-
|[[E399]]
|[[Calcium lactobionate]]
|
|
|}

===E400–E499 ([[Thickening agent|thickeners]], stabilisers, [[emulsifier]]s)  <span class="anchor" id="E400–E499"></span> ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Purpose
!width=250|Status
|-
|[[Alginic acid|E400]]
|[[Alginic acid]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E401]]
|[[Sodium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E402]]
|[[Potassium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E403]]
|[[Ammonium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E404]]
|[[Calcium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E405]]
|[[Propane-1,2-diol alginate]] ([[Propylene glycol alginate]]) (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E406]]
|[[Agar]] (thickener) ([[gelling agent]])
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E407]]
|[[Carrageenan]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E407a]]
|[[Carrageenan|Processed eucheuma seaweed]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E408]]
|[[Bakers yeast glycan]]
|
|
|-
|[[E409]]
|[[Arabinogalactan]]
|
|
|-
|[[Locust bean gum|E410]]
|[[Locust bean gum]] (Carob gum) (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[Oat gum|E411]]
|[[Oat gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|
|-
|[[Guar gum|E412]]
|[[Guar gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E413]]
|[[Tragacanth]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E414]]
|[[Acacia gum]] ([[gum arabic]]) (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E415]]
|[[Xanthan gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E416]]
|[[Karaya gum]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E417]]
|[[Tara gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E418]]
|[[Gellan gum]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E419]]
|[[Gum ghatti]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E420]]
|[[Sorbitol]] (i) Sorbitol (ii) Sorbitol syrup (emulsifier) ([[Sugar substitute|sweetener]])
|[[humectant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4>[http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_5 Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_5 |date=7 October 2010 }}, [[Food Standards Agency]], 26 November 2010</ref>
|-
|[[E421]]
|[[Mannitol]] ([[anti-caking agent]])
|[[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E422]]
|[[Glycerol]] (emulsifier)
|[[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E424]]
|[[Curdlan]]
|gelling agent
|
|-
|[[E425]]
|[[Konjac]] (i) [[Konjac gum]] (ii) [[Konjac glucomannane]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/> May not be used in confectionery owing to choking risk.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
|-
|[[E426]]
|[[Soybean hemicellulose]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E427]]
|[[Cassia gum]]
|
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010/>
|-
|[[Gelatin|E428]]
|[[Gelatin]]
|
|
|-
|[[E429]]
|[[Peptone]]s
|
|
|-
|[[Polyoxyethene (8) stearate|E430]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (8) stearate]] (emulsifier)
|stabiliser
|
|-
|[[E431]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (40) stearate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E432]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monolaurate]] ([[polysorbate 20]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E433]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monooleate]] ([[polysorbate 80]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E434]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate]] ([[polysorbate 40]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E435]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monostearate]] ([[polysorbate 60]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E436]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan tristearate]] ([[polysorbate 65]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E440]]
|[[Pectin]]s (i) pectin (ii) amidated pectin
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E441]]
|[[Gelatine]] (emulsifier)
|[[gelling agent]]
|
|-
|[[E442]]
|[[Ammonium phosphatides]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E443]]
|[[Brominated vegetable oil]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[Sucrose acetate isobutyrate|E444]]
|[[Sucrose acetate isobutyrate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E445]]
|[[Glycerol esters of wood rosins]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E446]]
|[[Succistearin]]
|
|
|-
|[[E450 (food additive)|E450]]
|[[Diphosphate]]s:<br />(i) [[Disodium diphosphate]]<br />(ii) [[Trisodium diphosphate]]<br />(iii) [[Tetrasodium diphosphate]]<br />(iv) [[Dipotassium diphosphate]]<br />(v) [[Tetrapotassium diphosphate]]<br />(vi) [[Dicalcium diphosphate]]<br />(vii) [[Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E451]]
|[[Triphosphate]]s:<br />(i) [[Sodium triphosphate]] (pentasodium triphosphate)<br />(ii) [[Pentapotassium triphosphate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E452]]
|[[Polyphosphate]]s:<br />(i) [[Sodium polyphosphate]]s<br />(ii) [[Potassium polyphosphate]]s<br />(iii) [[Sodium calcium polyphosphate]]<br />(iv) [[Calcium polyphosphate]]s<br />(v) [[Ammonium polyphosphate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E459]]
|[[Beta-cyclodextrin]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E460]]
|[[Cellulose]] (i) [[Microcrystalline cellulose]] (ii) [[Powdered cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E461]]
|[[Methyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E462]]
|[[Ethyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E463]]
|[[Hydroxypropyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[Hypromellose|E464]]
|[[Hypromellose]] (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E465]]
|[[Ethyl methyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E466]]
|[[Carboxymethyl cellulose]], [[Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E467]]
|[[Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose]]
|
|
|-
|[[E468]]
|[[Croscarmellose sodium|Crosslinked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose]] (Croscarmellose)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/> This additive is under discussion and may be included in a future amendment to the Directive on miscellaneous additives
|-
|[[E469]]
|Enzymically [[hydrolysed]] [[carboxymethylcellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E470a]]
|Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids (emulsifier)
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E470b]]
|Magnesium salts of fatty acids (emulsifier)
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E471]]
|[[Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids]] (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472a]]
|Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472b]]
|Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472c]]
|Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472d]]
|Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472e]]
|[[DATEM|Mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472f]]
|Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472g]]
|[[Succinylated monoglycerides]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E473]]
|[[Sucrose esters]] of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[Sucroglyceride|E474]]
|[[Sucroglyceride]]s
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E475]]
|Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E476]]
|[[Polyglycerol polyricinoleate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E477]]
|Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E478]]
|Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E479b]]
|Thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E480]]
|[[Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E481]]
|[[Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E482]]
|[[Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E483]]
|[[Stearyl tartrate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E484]]
|[[Stearyl citrate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E485]]
|[[Sodium stearoyl fumarate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E486]]
|[[Calcium stearoyl fumarate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E487]]
|[[Sodium laurylsulfate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E488]]
|Ethoxylated Mono- and Di-Glycerides
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E489]]
|Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E490]]
|[[Propane-1,2-diol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E491]]
|[[Sorbitan monostearate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E492]]
|[[Sorbitan tristearate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E493]]
|[[Sorbitan monolaurate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E494]]
|[[Sorbitan monooleate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E495]]
|[[Sorbitan monopalmitate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E496]]
|[[Sorbitan trioleate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E497]]
|Polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene polymers
|
|
|-
|[[E498]]
|Partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil
|
|
|-
|[[E499]]
|Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|}

===E500–E599 ([[acidity regulator]]s, [[anti-caking agent]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E500–E599"></span> ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!width=8%|Code
!width=40%|Name(s)
!width=20%|Purpose
!width=32%|Status
|-
|E500
|[[Sodium]] [[carbonate]]s: (i) [[Sodium carbonate]] (ii) [[Sodium bicarbonate]] (Sodium hydrogen carbonate) (iii) [[Sodium sesquicarbonate]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[raising agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|E501
|[[Potassium]] [[carbonate]]s: (i) [[Potassium carbonate]] (ii) [[Potassium bicarbonate]] (Potassium hydrogen carbonate)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E503]]
|[[Ammonium]] [[carbonate]]s: (i) [[Ammonium carbonate]] (ii) [[Ammonium bicarbonate]] (Ammonium hydrogen carbonate)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E504]]
|[[Magnesium]] [[carbonate]]s: (i) [[Magnesium carbonate]] (ii) [[Magnesium bicarbonate]] Magnesium hydrogen carbonate
|acidity regulator, [[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E505]]
|[[Ferrous carbonate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E507]]
|[[Hydrochloric acid]]
|[[acid]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E508]]
|[[Potassium chloride]] ([[gelling agent]])
|[[seasoning]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E509]]
|[[Calcium chloride]] ([[sequestrant]])
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Ammonium chloride|E510]]
|[[Ammonium chloride]], ammonia solution ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E511]]
|[[Magnesium chloride]]
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E512]]
|[[Tin(II) chloride|Stannous chloride]]
|[[antioxidant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E513]]
|[[Sulfuric acid]]
|[[acid]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E514]]
|[[Sodium]] [[sulfates]] (i) [[Sodium sulfate]] (ii) [[sodium bisulfate]]
|[[acid]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E515]]
|[[Potassium]] [[sulfates]] (i) [[potassium sulfate]] (ii) [[potassium bisulfate]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E516]]
|[[Calcium sulfate]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E517]]
|[[Ammonium sulfate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E518]]
|[[Magnesium sulfate]] (Epsom salts), ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[firming agent]]
|
|-
|[[E519]]
|[[Copper(II) sulfate]]
|[[preservative]]
|
|-
|[[E520]]
|[[Aluminium sulfate]]
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E521]]
|[[Aluminium sodium sulfate]]
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E522]]
|[[Aluminium potassium sulfate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E523]]
|[[Aluminium ammonium sulfate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E524]]
|[[Sodium hydroxide]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E525]]
|[[Potassium hydroxide]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E526]]
|[[Calcium hydroxide]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E527]]
|[[Ammonium hydroxide]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E528]]
|[[Magnesium hydroxide]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E529]]
|[[Calcium oxide]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[improving agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E530]]
|[[Magnesium oxide]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E535]]
|[[Sodium ferrocyanide]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E536]]
|[[Potassium ferrocyanide]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E537]]
|[[Ferrous hexacyanomanganate]]
|anti-caking agent
|
|-
|[[E538]]
|[[Calcium ferrocyanide]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E539]]
|[[Sodium thiosulfate]]
|[[antioxidant]]
|
|-
|[[E540]]
|[[Dicalcium diphosphate]]{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} <!-- dicalcium diphosphate is already listed as  E450(vi) --> ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E541]]
|[[Sodium aluminium phosphate]] (i) Acidic (ii) Basic
|[[emulsifier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E542]]
|[[Bone phosphate]] (Essentiale Calcium Phosphate, Tribasic)
|anti-caking agent
|
|-
|[[E543]]
|[[Calcium sodium polyphosphate]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E544]]
|[[Calcium polyphosphate]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E545]]
|[[Ammonium polyphosphate]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E550]]
|[[Sodium]] [[Silicates]] (i) [[Sodium silicate]] (ii) [[Sodium metasilicate]]
|anti-caking agent
|
|-
|[[E551]]
|[[Silicon dioxide]] (Silica)
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E552]]
|[[Calcium silicate]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E553a]]
|(i) [[Magnesium silicate]] (ii) [[Magnesium trisilicate]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E553b]]
|[[Talc]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E554]]
|[[Sodium aluminosilicate]] (sodium aluminium silicate)
|anti-caking agent
|removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E555]]
|[[Potassium aluminium silicate]] (potassium aluminosilicate)
|anti-caking agent
|removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E556]]
|[[Calcium aluminosilicate]] (calcium aluminium silicate)
|anti-caking agent
| removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E557]]
|[[Hemimorphite|Zinc silicate]]
|anti-caking agent
| removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E558]]
|[[Bentonite]]
|anti-caking agent
| removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E559]]
|[[Aluminium silicate]] (Kaolin)
|anti-caking agent
|removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E560]]
|[[Potassium silicate]]
|anti-caking agent
|
|-
|[[E561]]
|[[Vermiculite]]
|
|
|-
|[[Sepiolite|E562]]
|[[Sepiolite]]
|
|
|-
|[[E563]]
|[[Sepiolitic clay]]
|
|
|-
|[[E565]]
|[[Lignosulfonate]]s
|
|
|-
|[[E566]]
|[[Natrolite-phonolite]]
|
|
|-
|[[E570]]
|[[Fatty acid]]s
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Magnesium stearate|E572]]
|[[Magnesium stearate]], [[calcium stearate]] ([[emulsifier]])
|anti-caking agent
|
|-
|[[E574]]
|[[Gluconic acid]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E575]]
|[[Glucono delta-lactone]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Gluconic acid|E576]]
|[[Sodium gluconate]]
|[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E577]]
|[[Potassium gluconate]]
|[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E578]]
|[[Calcium gluconate]]
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E579]]
|[[Ferrous gluconate]]
|[[Food coloring|food colouring]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E580]]
|[[Magnesium gluconate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E585]]
|[[Ferrous lactate]]
|[[Food coloring|food colouring]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E586]]
|[[4-Hexylresorcinol]]
|[[antioxidant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E598]]
|Synthetic [[calcium aluminates]]
|
|
|-
|[[E599]]
|[[Perlite]]
|
|
|}

===E600–E699 ([[flavour enhancer]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E600–E699"></span> ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Purpose
!Status
|-
|[[E620]]
|[[Glutamic acid]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Monosodium glutamate|E621]]
|[[Monosodium glutamate]] (MSG)
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E622]]
|[[Monopotassium glutamate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E623]]
|[[Calcium diglutamate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E624]]
|[[Monoammonium glutamate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E625]]
|[[Magnesium diglutamate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E626]]
|[[Guanylic acid]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E627]]
|[[Disodium guanylate]], sodium guanylate
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E628]]
|[[Dipotassium guanylate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E629]]
|[[Calcium guanylate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E630]]
|[[Inosinic acid]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E631]]
|[[Disodium inosinate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Dipotassium inosinate|E632]]
|[[Dipotassium inosinate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Calcium inosinate|E633]]
|[[Calcium inosinate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E634]]
|[[Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E635]]
|[[Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide]]s
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Maltol|E636]]
|[[Maltol]]
|flavour enhancer
|
|-
|[[Ethyl maltol|E637]]
|[[Ethyl maltol]]
|flavour enhancer
|
|-
|[[E640]]
|[[Glycine]] and its sodium salt
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E650]]
|[[Zinc acetate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|}

===E700–E799 (antibiotics) <span class="anchor" id="E700–E799"></span> ===
<ref>{{cite web |title=E700-E799 (antibiotics) |url=https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/analytical-chromatography/analytical-products.html?TablePage=109806894 |website=Sigma-Aldrich |access-date=17 December 2018 |archive-date=17 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217213836/https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/analytical-chromatography/analytical-products.html?TablePage=109806894 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Purpose
!Status
|-
|[[E701]]
|[[Tetracyclines]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E702]]
|[[Chlortetracycline]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E703]]
|[[Oxytetracycline]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E704]]
|[[Oleandomycin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E705
|[[Penicillin G potassium]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E706
|[[Penicillin G sodium]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E707
|[[Penicillin G procaine]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E708
|[[Benzathine benzylpenicillin|Penicillin G benzathine]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E710]]
|[[Spiramycin]]s
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E711
|[[Virginiamycin]]s
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E712
|[[Flavomycin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E713]]
|[[Tylosin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E714]]
|[[Monensin A]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E715]]
|[[Avoparcin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E716]]
|[[Salinomycin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E717
|[[Avilamycin]]
| antibiotic
|
|}

=== E900–E999 ([[glazing agent]]s, gases and [[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E900–E999"></span>===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!width=8%|Code
!width=40%|Name(s)
!width=20%|Purpose
!width=32%|Status
|-
|[[Polydimethylsiloxane|E900]]
|[[Dimethyl polysiloxane]] ([[anti-foaming agent]])
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E901]]
|[[Beeswax]], white and yellow
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E902]]
|[[Candelilla wax]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E903]]
|[[Carnauba wax]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E904]]
|[[Shellac]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E905]]
|[[Paraffin wax|Paraffin]]s
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E905a]]
|[[Mineral oil]]
|[[anti-foaming agent]]
|
|-
|[[E905b]]
|[[Petrolatum]]
|
|
|-
|[[E905c]]
|[[Petroleum wax]] (i)[[Microcrystalline wax]] (ii) [[Paraffin wax]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E906]]
|[[Gum benzoic]]
|[[flavour enhancer]]
|
|-
|[[E907]]
|[[Crystalline wax]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E908]]
|[[Rice bran wax]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E909]]
|[[Spermaceti|Spermaceti wax]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E910]]
|[[Wax ester]]s
|glazing agent
|
|-
|E911
|[[Fatty acid methyl ester|Methyl esters of fatty acids]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E912]]
|[[Montanic acid]] esters, [[Montan acid esters]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E913]]
|[[Lanolin]], sheep wool grease
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E914]]
|[[Oxidized polyethylene wax]], oxidized [[polyethylene]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E915]]
|Esters of [[colophony]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E916]]
|[[Calcium iodate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E917]]
|[[Potassium iodate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E918]]
|[[Nitrogen oxide]]s
|
|
|-
|[[E919]]
|[[Nitrosyl chloride]]
|
|
|-
|[[E920]]
|[[L-cysteine]]
|[[improving agent]]
|Approved in the EU<ref>{{cite web|url= https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/foods_system/main/index.cfm?event=substance.view&identifier=301|title= E920 (L-cysteine) approval in the EU|access-date= 1 April 2021|archive-date= 3 July 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210703072221/https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/foods_system/main/index.cfm?event=substance.view&identifier=301|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
|[[E921]]
|[[cystine|L-cystine]]
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E922]]
|[[Potassium persulfate]]
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E923]]
|[[Ammonium persulfate]]
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E924]]
|[[Potassium bromate]]
|[[improving agent]]
| Banned in the EU;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbi.eu/market-information/natural-food-additives/which-trends-offer-opportunities |title=Which trends offer opportunities or pose a threat to the European market for natural food additives? |author=Teresa Hüttenhofer |author2=Gustavo Ferro |website=Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands |date=23 December 2020 |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200445/https://www.cbi.eu/market-information/natural-food-additives/which-trends-offer-opportunities |url-status=live }}</ref> genotoxic carcinogen<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kurokawa, Y. |author2=Maekawa, A. |author3=Takahashi, M. |author4=Hayashi, Y. |date=1990 |title=Toxicity and carcinogenicity of potassium bromate–a new renal carcinogen |journal= Environmental Health Perspectives |volume=87 |pages=309–335 |doi=10.1289/ehp.9087309|pmid=2269236 |pmc=1567851 |bibcode=1990EnvHP..87..309K }}</ref>
|-
|[[E924b]]
|[[Calcium bromate]]
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E925]]
|[[Chlorine]]
|[[preservative]], [[flour bleaching agent|bleach]], [[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E926]]
|[[Chlorine dioxide]] ([[preservative]])
|[[flour bleaching agent|bleach]]
|
|-
|[[E927a]]
|[[Azodicarbonamide]]
|[[improving agent]]
|identified as a Substance of Very High Concern in EU.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-8-2014-008728-ASW_EN.html | title=Parliamentary question &#124; Answer to Question No E-008728/14 &#124; E-008728/2014(ASW) &#124; European Parliament }}</ref>
|-
|[[E927b]]
|[[Carbamide]] (urea)
|[[improving agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E928]]
|[[Benzoyl peroxide]] ([[improving agent]])
|[[flour bleaching agent|bleach]]
|
|-
|[[E929]]
|[[Acetone peroxide]]
|
|
|-
|[[E930]]
|[[Calcium peroxide]] ([[improving agent]])
|[[flour bleaching agent|bleach]]
|
|-
|[[E938]]
|[[Argon]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E939]]
|[[Helium]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E940]]
|[[Dichlorodifluoromethane]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Banned in all countries, in compliance with the [[Montreal Protocol]].
|-
|[[E941]]
|[[Nitrogen]] ([[packaging gas]])
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E942]]
|[[Nitrous oxide]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E943a]]
|[[Butane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E943b]]
|[[Isobutane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E944]]
|[[Propane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E945]]
|[[Chloropentafluoroethane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Banned in all countries, in compliance with the [[Montreal Protocol]].
|-
|[[E946]]
|[[Octafluorocyclobutane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Banned in all countries, in compliance with the [[Montreal Protocol]].
|-
|[[E948]]
|[[Oxygen]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E949]]
|[[Hydrogen]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Acesulfame potassium|E950]]
|[[Acesulfame potassium]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E951]]
|[[Aspartame]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E952]]
|Cyclamic acid and its sodium and calcium salts, also known as [[Cyclamate]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E953]]
|[[Isomalt]], Isomaltitol
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E954]]
|[[Saccharin]] and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E955]]
|[[Sucralose]] (Trichlorogalactosucrose)
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E956]]
|[[Alitame]]
|sweetener
|
|-
|[[E957]]
|[[Thaumatin]] (sweetener)
|[[flavour enhancer]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E958]]
|[[Glycyrrhizin]] (sweetener)
|[[flavour enhancer]]
|
|-
|[[E959]]
|[[Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone]] (sweetener)
|[[flavour enhancer]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E960]]
|[[Steviol glycoside]]s
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0205:0211:EN:PDF.|title=Stevia EU approval|access-date=14 November 2011|archive-date=11 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511184158/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0205:0211:EN:PDF.}}</ref>
|-
|[[E961]]
|[[Neotame]]
|sweetener
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010/>
|-
|[[E962]]
|[[Aspartame-acesulfame salt]] (sweetener)
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E964]]
|[[Polyglycitol syrup]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E965]]
|[[Maltitol]] (i) Maltitol (ii) Maltitol syrup (sweetener) ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[humectant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E966]]
|[[Lactitol]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E967]]
|[[Xylitol]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E968]]
|[[Erythritol]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E969]]
|[[Advantame]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E999]]
|[[Quillaia]] extract
|[[foaming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|}

===E1000–E1599 (additional additives) {{anchor|E1000–E1599}}===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!width=8%|Code
!width=40%|Name(s)
!width=20%|Purpose
!width=32%|Status
|-
|[[Cholic acid|E1000]]
|[[Cholic acid]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E1001]]
|[[Choline]] [[salt (chemistry)|salts]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E1100]]
|[[Amylase]]
|[[Stabiliser (food)|stabiliser]], [[flavour enhancer]]
|
|-
|[[E1101]]
|[[Protease]]s ((i)[[Protease]], (ii)[[Papain]], (iii)[[Bromelain]], (iv)[[Ficin]])
|[[Stabiliser (food)|stabiliser]], [[flavour enhancer]]
|
|-
|[[E1102]]
|[[Glucose oxidase]]
|[[antioxidant]]
|
|-
|[[E1103]]
|[[Invertase]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E1104]]
|[[Lipases]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1105]]
|[[Lysozyme]]
|[[preservative]]
|
|-
|[[E1200]]
|[[Polydextrose]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]], [[thickening agent]], [[humectant]], [[carrier (food)|carrier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1201]]
|[[Polyvinylpyrrolidone]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1202]]
|[[Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone]] ([[carrier (food)|carrier]])
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1203]]
|[[Polyvinyl alcohol]]
|
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010/>
|-
|[[E1204]]
|[[Pullulan]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1400]]
|[[Dextrin]] (Dextrins, roasted starch white and yellow) ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1401]]
|[[Modified starch]] ((Acid-treated starch) [[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1402]]
|[[Alkaline modified starch]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1403]]
|[[Bleached starch]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1404]]
|[[Oxidized starch]] ([[emulsifier]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1405]]
|[[Enzyme treated starch]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1410]]
|[[Monostarch phosphate]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1411]]
|[[Distarch glycerol]] ([[thickening agent]])
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E1412]]
|[[Distarch phosphate]] esterified with sodium trimetasphosphate; esterified with phosphorus oxychloride ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1413]]
|[[Phosphated distarch phosphate]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1414]]
|[[Acetylated distarch phosphate]] ([[emulsifier]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1420]]
|Starch acetate esterified with acetic anhydride ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1421]]
|Starch acetate esterified with vinyl acetate ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1422]]
|[[Acetylated distarch adipate]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1423]]
|[[Acetylated distarch glycerol]]
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1430]]
|[[Distarch glycerine]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1440]]
|[[Hydroxy propyl starch]] ([[emulsifier]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1441]]
|[[Hydroxy propyl distarch glycerine]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1442]]
|[[Hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1443]]
|[[Hydroxy propyl distarch glycerol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1450]]
|[[Starch sodium octenyl succinate]] ([[emulsifier]]) ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1451]]
|[[Acetylated oxidised starch]] ([[emulsifier]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1452]]
|[[Starch aluminium octenyl succinate]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1501]]
|[[Benzylated hydrocarbons]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1502]]
|[[Butane-1, 3-diol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1503]]
|[[Castor oil]]
|[[resolving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1504]]
|[[Ethyl acetate]]
|[[flavour solvent]]
|
|-
|[[E1505]]
|[[Triethyl citrate]]
|[[foam stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1510]]
|[[Ethanol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1516]]
|[[Glyceryl monoacetate]]
|[[flavour solvent]]
|
|-
|[[E1517]]
|[[Glyceryl diacetate]] or [[diacetin]]
|[[flavour solvent]]
|
|-
|[[E1518]]
|[[Glyceryl triacetate]] or [[triacetin]]
|[[humectant]] and [[flavour solvent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1519]]
|[[Benzyl alcohol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1520]]
|[[Propylene glycol]]
|[[humectant]] and [[flavour solvent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1521]]
|[[Polyethylene glycol]] 8000<ref name=ibp>{{cite web
  | last = [[New Zealand Food Safety Authority]]
  | title = Identifying Food Additives
  | url = http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/food-additives.pdf
  | access-date = 6 December 2017
  | archive-date = 7 December 2017
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171207013655/http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/food-additives.pdf
  }}</ref>
|
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010/>
|-
|[[E1525]]
|[[Hydroxyethyl cellulose]]
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|}

== See also ==
* [[Food Chemicals Codex]]
* [[List of food additives]]
* [[International Numbering System for Food Additives]]
* [[Clean label]]

== References ==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
* [https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/en/ CODEXALIMENTARIUS FAO-WHO], the international foods standards, established by the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO) and the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) in 1963
** See also their document "[https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCXG%2B36-1989%252FCXG_036e.pdf Class Names and the International Numbering System for Food Additives]" (Ref: CAC/GL #36 publ. in 1989, Revised in 2008, Amended in 2018, 2019, 2021)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110625012302/http://www.who.int/foodsafety/chem/jecfa/publications/en/index.html Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) publications] at the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
* [https://www.fao.org/food/food-safety-quality/scientific-advice/jecfa/jecfa-additives/browse-alphabetically/en/ Food Additive Index], [[JECFA]], [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO)
* [http://www.guidedways.com/halalfoodguide.php E-codes and ingredients search engine with details/suggestions for Muslims] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710130226/http://www.guidedways.com/halalfoodguide.php |date=10 July 2013 }}
* [https://ec.europa.eu/food/food-feed-portal/screen/food-additives/search Databases of EU-approved food additives and flavoring substances]
* [http://www.foodlaw.rdg.ac.uk/additive.htm Food Additives in the European Union] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021224044147/http://www.foodlaw.rdg.ac.uk/additive.htm |date=24 December 2002 }}
* [https://www.faia.org.uk/ The Food Additives and Ingredients Association, FAIA website, UK.]

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