| code |
name |
Purpose |
status |
|
|
| E900 |
Dimethyl polysiloxane (anti-foaming agent) |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E901 |
Beeswax, white and yellow |
glazing agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E902 |
Candelilla wax |
glazing agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E903 |
Carnauba wax |
glazing agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E904 |
Shellac |
glazing agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E905 |
Paraffins |
|
Approved in the EU |
| 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 wax |
glazing agent |
|
| E910 |
Wax esters |
glazing agent |
|
| E911 |
Methyl esters of fatty acids |
glazing agent |
|
| E912 |
Montanic acid esters, Montan acid esters |
glazing agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E913 |
Lanolin, sheep wool grease |
glazing agent |
|
| E914 |
Oxidized polyethylene wax, oxidized polyethylene |
glazing agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E915 |
Esters of colophony |
glazing agent |
|
| E916 |
Calcium iodate |
|
|
| E917 |
Potassium iodate |
|
|
| E918 |
Nitrogen oxides |
|
|
| E919 |
Nitrosyl chloride |
|
|
| E920 |
L-cysteine |
improving agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E921 |
L-cystine |
improving agent |
|
| E922 |
Potassium persulphate |
improving agent |
|
| E923 |
Ammonium persulphate |
improving agent |
|
| E924 |
Potassium bromate |
improving agent |
|
| E924b |
Calcium bromate |
improving agent |
|
| E925 |
Chlorine |
preservative, bleach, improving agent |
|
| E926 |
Chlorine dioxide (preservative) |
bleach |
|
| E927a |
Azodicarbonamide |
improving agent |
|
| E927b |
Carbamide (urea) |
improving agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E928 |
Benzoyl peroxide (improving agent) |
bleach |
|
| E929 |
Acetone peroxide |
|
|
| E930 |
Calcium peroxide (improving agent) |
bleach |
|
| E938 |
Argon |
packaging gas |
Approved in the EU |
| E939 |
Helium |
packaging gas |
Approved in the EU |
| E940 |
Dichlorodifluoromethane |
packaging gas |
Rarely used |
| E941 |
Nitrogen (packaging gas) |
propellant |
Approved in the EU |
| E942 |
Nitrous oxide |
propellant |
Approved in the EU |
| E943a |
Butane |
propellant |
Approved in the EU |
| E943b |
Isobutane |
propellant |
Approved in the EU |
| E944 |
Propane |
propellant |
Approved in the EU |
| E945 |
Chloropentafluoroethane |
propellant |
|
| E946 |
Octafluorocyclobutane |
propellant |
|
| E948 |
Oxygen |
packaging gas |
Approved in the EU |
| E949 |
Hydrogen |
packaging gas |
Approved in the EU |
| E950 |
Acesulfame potassium |
sweetener |
Approved in the EU |
| E951 |
Aspartame |
sweetener |
Approved in the EU |
| E952 |
Cyclamic acid and its sodium and calcium salts, also known as Cyclamate |
sweetener |
Approved in the EU |
| E953 |
Isomalt, Isomaltitol |
sweetener |
Approved in the EU |
| E954 |
Saccharin and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts |
sweetener |
Approved in the EU |
| E955 |
Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose) |
sweetener |
Approved in the EU |
| E956 |
Alitame |
sweetener |
|
| E957 |
Thaumatin (sweetener) |
flavour enhancer |
Approved in the EU |
| E958 |
Glycyrrhizin (sweetener) |
flavour enhancer |
|
| E959 |
Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone (sweetener) |
flavour enhancer |
Approved in the EU |
| E960 |
Steviol glycosides |
sweetener |
Approved in the EU |
| E961 |
Neotame |
sweetener |
Approved in 2010 |
| E962 |
Aspartame-acesulfame salt (sweetener) |
stabiliser |
Approved in the EU |
| E965 |
Maltitol (i) Maltitol (ii) Maltitol syrup (sweetener) (stabiliser) |
humectant |
Approved in the EU |
| E966 |
Lactitol |
sweetener |
Approved in the EU |
| E967 |
Xylitol |
sweetener |
Approved in the EU |
| E968 |
Erythritol |
humectant |
Approved in the EU |
| E999 |
Quillaia extract |
foaming agent |
Approved in the EU |
