Vegan Food Additives | E Numbers
What Are Vegan Food Additives? What Are the E-Numbers for Vegan Food Additives?
Vegan Food Additives
Food additives are indispensable in today’s food production industry. Food additives are used for various reasons, such as adjusting the appearance and taste of foods and extending shelf life. In general, food additives used in foods can be classified as follows:
- Colorants: E 100–180
- Preservatives: E 200–297
- Antioxidants: E 300–321
- Emulsifiers and stabilizers: E 322–500
- Acid/base regulators: E 500–578
- Sweeteners, flavorings: E 620–637
- General-purpose additives: E 900–927
Although the primary ingredients in foods are not of animal origin, some of the additives used may be of animal origin. This has led vegans to question the ingredients in processed foods. Some food additives listed on labels with an “E” code are of animal origin and are not suitable for a vegan diet.
So, What Are Vegan Food Additives? What Are the E-Numbers for Vegan Food Additives?</ span>
E100 Curcumin
E101 Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
E101a Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate
E102 Tartrazine
E103 Alkanet/Alkannin
E104 Quinoline Yellow
E105 Fast Yellow AB, Fast Yellow
E106 Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate
E107 Yellow 2G
E110 Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S
E122 Azorubine/Carmoisine</ p>
E123 Amaranth
E127 Erythrosine
E128 Red 2G
E129 Allura Red AC
E131 Patent Blue V
E132 Indigo Carmine/Idigotine
E133 Brilliant Blue FCF
E140 Chlorophyll/Chlorophyllins
1400 Dextrins
1401 Acid-treated starch
1402 Alkaline-treated starch
1403 Bleached starch
E1404 Oxidized starch
E141 Copper Complex of Chlorophyll
E1410 Mono-starch phosphate
1411 Di-starch glycerol
E1412i Di-starch phosphates
E1412ii Di-starch phosphates
E1413 Phosphatylated di-starch phosphate
E1414 Acetylated di-starch phosphate
E142 Green S/Acid Brilliant Green BS
E1420 Starch acetate
1421 Starch acetate
E1422 Acetylated di-starch adipate
1423 Acetylated di-starch glycerol
E1440 Hydroxypropyl starch
1441 Hydroxypropyl-di-starch glycerol
E1442 Hydroxypropyl-di-starch phosphate
E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate
1501i Benzylated hydrocarbons - Benzyl alcohol
1501ii Benzylated hydrocarbons - Benzyl acetate
1501iii Benzylated hydrocarbons - Benzyl benzoate
1502 Butane-1,3-diol</ p>
1503 Castor oil
1504 Ethyl acetate
E1505 Triethyl citrate
E150a Plain Caramel
E150b Caustic Sulfite Caramel
E150c Ammonia Caramel
E150d Sulfite-Ammonia Caramel
E151 Black PN/Brilliant Black BN
1516 Glycerol monoacetate
1517 Glycerol diacetate
E1518 Glycerol triacetate
1520 Propylene glycol
1525 Hydroxyethyl cellulose
E160b Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin
E160c Capsanthin/Capsorbin (Paprika Extract)
E160d Lycopene
E160e Beta-apo-8-carotenal
E160f Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8-carotenoic acid
E161a Flavxanthin
E161b Lutein
E161c Cryptoxanthin
E161d Rubixanthin
E161e Violaxanthin
E161f Rhodoxanthin
E162 Beetroot Red/Betanin
E163 Anthocyanins
E170 Calcium Carbonate (Chalk)
E171 Titanium Dioxide
E172 Iron Oxides and Hydroxides
E173 Aluminum</ p>
E174 Silver
E175 Gold
E180 Pigment Rubin/Lithol Rubin BK
E200 Sorbic acid
E201 Sodium sorbate/sorbic acid
E202 Potassium sorbate
E203 Calcium sorbate
E210 Benzoic acid
E211 Sodium benzoate
E212 Potassium benzoate
E213 Calcium benzoate
E214 Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
E215 Sodium para-hydroxybenzoate
E216 Propylparaben/propyl para-hydroxybenzoate
E217 Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate
E218 Methylparaben/methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
E219 Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E220 Sulfur dioxide
E221 Sodium sulfite
E222 Sodium hydrogen sulfite/sodium bisulfite
E223 Sodium Metabisulfite
E224 Potassium Metabisulfite
E227 Calcium Hydrogen Sulfite
E228 Potassium bisulfite/potassium hydrogen sulfite
E230 Biphenyl/diphenyl
E231 Orthophenyl phenol/2-hydroxybiphenyl
E232 Sodium orthophenyl phenol/sodium biphenyl-2-yl oxide
E233 Thiabendazole/2 -(thiazol-4-yl)benzimidazole
E234 Nisin
E235 Natamycin/pimaracin
E236 Formic Acid
E237 Sodium Formate
E238 Calcium Formate
E239 Hexamine/tetramine/hexamethylene
E240 Formaldehyde
E242 Dimethyl dicarbonate/DMDC
E249 Potassium nitrite
E250 Sodium nitrite
E251 Sodium nitrate
E252 Potassium nitrate
E260 Acetic acid
E261 Potassium acetate
E262i Sodium acetate, anhydrous
E262ii Sodium diacetate
E263 Calcium acetate
E280 Propionic acid
E281 Sodium propionate
E282 Calcium propionate
E283 Potassium propionate
E284 Boric acid
E285 Sodium tetraborate/borax
E290 Carbon dioxide
E296 Malic acid
E297 Fumaric acid
E300 Ascorbic acid
E301 Sodium ascorbate
E302 Calcium ascorbate
E303 Potassium ascorbate
E306 Tocopherol extracts/tocopherol concentrate
E307 alpha-Tocopherol
E308 gamma-Tocopherol
E309d Delta-tocopherol
E310 Propyl gallate
E311 Octyl gallate
E312 Dodecyl gallate
313 Thiodipropionic acid
314 Guaiac gum
E315 Erythorbic acid
E316 Sodium erythorbate
E319 Butylhydroxynone
E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole
E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene
E330 Citric acid
E331i Sodium citrate - monosodium citrate
E331ii Sodium citrate - disodium citrate
E331ii Calcium citrate - dicalcium citrate
E331iii Sodium citrate - trisodium citrate
E331iii Calcium citrate - tricalcium citrate
E332i Potassium citrate - monopotassium citrate
E332ii Potassium citrate - tripotassium citrate
E333i Calcium citrate - monocalcium citrate
E334 Tartaric acid
E400 Alginic acid
E401 Sodium alginate</ p>
E402 Potassium alginate
E403 Ammonium alginate
E404 Calcium alginate
E405 Propane-1,2-diol alginate
405 Propylene glycol alginate
E406 Agar
E407 Carrageenan
408 Furcelleran
E410 Locust bean gum/Carob gum
E411 Oat gum
E412 Guar gum
E413 Tragacanth
E414 Gum arabic
E416 Karaya gum
E417 Tara gum
E418 Gellan gum</ p>
E420 Sorbitol
E421 Mannitol
E422 Glycerol
E440 Pectin
E450 Diphosphates
E451 Triphosphates
E452 Polyphosphates
E460 Cellulose
E461 Methyl cellulose
462 Ethyl cellulose
E463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose
E464 Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose
E465 Methylethyl cellulose
E466 Carboxymethyl cellulose
E476 Polyglycerol polyricinolate
E500 Sodium carbonate
E501 Potassium carbonate
E503 Ammonium carbonate
E504 Magnesium carbonate
505 Ferrocarbonate
E507 Hydrochloric acid
E508 Potassium chloride
E509 Calcium chloride
510 Ammonium chloride
E511 Magnesium chloride
E512 Stannous chloride
E513 Sulfuric acid
E514 Sodium sulfate
E515 Potassium sulfate
E516 Calcium sulfate
E517 Ammonium sulfate
518 Magnesium sulfate
E520 Aluminum sulfate
E521 Aluminum sodium sulfate
E523 Aluminum ammonium sulfate
E524 Sodium hydroxide
E525 Potassium hydroxide
E527 Ammonium hydroxide
E528 Magnesium hydroxide
E529 Calcium oxide
E530 Magnesium oxide
E535 Sodium ferrocyanide
E536 Potassium ferrocyanide
537 Ferrohexacyanomanganate
E538 Calcium ferrocyanide
539 Sodium thiosulfate
E540 Dicalcium prophosphate
E541 Sodium aluminum phosphate
543 Calcium phosphates
544 Ammonium phosphates</ p>
545 Magnesium pyrophosphates
546 Magnesium phosphates
550 Sodium silicates
E551 Silicon dioxide
E552 Calcium silicate
E553 Magnesium silicate
E554 Aluminum sodium silicate
E555 Aluminum potassium silicate
E556 Aluminum calcium silicate
557 Zinc silicate
E558 Bentonite
E559 Kaolin
E574 Gluconic acid
E575 D-glucono-1,5-lactone
E576 Sodium gluconate
E577 Potassium gluconate
E578 Calcium gluconate
E579 Ferro gluconate
E585 Iron lactate
E620 Glutamic acid
E622 Monopotassium glutamate
E623 Calcium glutamate
E624 Ammonium glutamate
E625 Magnesium glutamate
E710 Spiramycins
E713 Tylosin
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