| code |
name |
Purpose |
status |
|
|
| E500 |
Sodium carbonates (i) Sodium carbonate (ii) Sodium bicarbonate (Sodium hydrogen carbonate) (iii) Sodium sesquicarbonate (acidity regulator) |
raising agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E501 |
Potassium carbonates (i) Potassium carbonate (ii) Potassium bicarbonate (Potassium hydrogen carbonate) |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E503 |
Ammonium carbonates (i) Ammonium carbonate (ii) Ammonium bicarbonate (Ammonium hydrogen carbonate) |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E504 |
Magnesium carbonates (i) Magnesium carbonate (ii) Magnesium bicarbonate Magnesium hydrogen carbonate |
acidity regulator, anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E505 |
Ferrous carbonate |
acidity regulator |
|
| E507 |
Hydrochloric acid |
acid |
Approved in the EU |
| E508 |
Potassium chloride (gelling agent) |
seasoning |
Approved in the EU |
| E509 |
Calcium chloride (sequestrant) |
firming agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E510 |
Ammonium chloride, ammonia solution (acidity regulator) |
improving agent |
|
| E511 |
Magnesium chloride |
firming agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E512 |
Stannous chloride |
antioxidant |
Approved in the EU |
| E513 |
Sulphuric acid |
acid |
Approved in the EU |
| E514 |
Sodium sulphates (i) Sodium sulphate (ii) |
acid |
Approved in the EU |
| E515 |
Potassium Sulphates (i) Potassium Sulphate (ii) |
|
Approved in the EU |
| E516 |
Calcium sulphate |
|
Approved in the EU |
| E517 |
Ammonium sulphate |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E518 |
Magnesium sulphate (Epsom salts), (acidity regulator) |
firming agent |
|
| E519 |
Copper(II) sulphate |
preservative |
|
| E520 |
Aluminium sulphate |
firming agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E521 |
Aluminium sodium sulphate |
firming agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E522 |
Aluminium potassium sulphate |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E523 |
Aluminium ammonium sulphate |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E524 |
Sodium hydroxide |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E525 |
Potassium hydroxide |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E526 |
Calcium hydroxide (acidity regulator) |
firming agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E527 |
Ammonium hydroxide |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E528 |
Magnesium hydroxide |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E529 |
Calcium oxide (acidity regulator) |
improving agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E530 |
Magnesium oxide (acidity regulator) |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E535 |
Sodium ferrocyanide (acidity regulator) |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E536 |
Potassium ferrocyanide |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E537 |
Ferrous hexacyanomanganate |
anti-caking agent |
|
| E538 |
Calcium ferrocyanide |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E539 |
Sodium thiosulphate |
antioxidant |
|
| E540 |
Dicalcium diphosphate (acidity regulator) |
emulsifier |
|
| E541 |
Sodium aluminium phosphate (i) Acidic (ii) Basic |
emulsifier |
Approved in the EU |
| 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 |
| E552 |
Calcium silicate |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E553a |
(i) Magnesium silicate (ii) Magnesium trisilicate |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E553b |
Talc |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E554 |
Sodium aluminosilicate (sodium aluminium silicate) |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E555 |
Potassium aluminium silicate |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E556 |
Calcium aluminosilicate (calcium aluminium silicate) |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E557 |
Zinc silicate |
anti-caking agent |
|
| E558 |
Bentonite |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E559 |
Aluminium silicate (Kaolin) |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E560 |
Potassium silicate |
anti-caking agent |
|
| E561 |
Vermiculite |
|
|
| E562 |
Sepiolite |
|
|
| E563 |
Sepiolitic clay |
|
|
| E565 |
Lignosulphonates |
|
|
| E566 |
Natrolite-phonolite |
|
|
| E570 |
Stearic acid (Fatty acid) |
anti-caking agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E572 |
Magnesium stearate, calcium stearate (emulsifier) |
anti-caking agent |
|
| E574 |
Gluconic acid |
acidity regulator |
Approved in the EU |
| E575 |
Glucono delta-lactone (acidity regulator) |
sequestrant |
Approved in the EU |
| E576 |
Sodium gluconate |
sequestrant |
Approved in the EU |
| E577 |
Potassium gluconate |
sequestrant |
Approved in the EU |
| E578 |
Calcium gluconate |
firming agent |
Approved in the EU |
| E579 |
Ferrous gluconate |
food colouring |
Approved in the EU |
| E580 |
Magnesium gluconate |
|
|
| E585 |
Ferrous lactate |
food colouring |
Approved in the EU |
| E586 |
4-Hexylresorcinol |
antioxidant |
Approved in the EU |
| E598 |
Synthetic calcium aluminates |
|
|
| E599 |
Perlite |
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