Food Additive Index

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• Acesulfame Potassium (950)
• Acetic Acid (Glacial) (260)
• Acetic and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472a)
• Acetylated Distarch Adipate (1422)
• Acetylated Distarch Phosphate (1414)
• Acetylated Oxidized Starch (1451)
• Acid Treated Starch (1401)
• ADIPATES
• Agar (406)
• Alginic Acid (400)
• Alitame (956)
• Alkaline Treated Starch (1402)
• Allura Red AC (129)
• Aluminium Ammonium Sulphate (523)
• Aluminium Silicate (559)
• Amaranth (123)
• Ammonium Acetate (264)
• Ammonium Alginate (403)
• Ammonium Carbonate (503(i))
• Ammonium Chloride (510)
• Ammonium Hydrogen Carbonate (503(ii))
• Ammonium Hydroxide (527)
• Ammonium Lactate (328)
• Ammonium Salts of Phosphatidic Acid (442)
• Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae var.), Alpha- (1100)
• Amylase (Bacillus Megaterium expressed in Bacillus Subtilis), Alpha- (1100)
• Amylase (Bacillus Stearothermophilus), Alpha- (1100)
• Amylase (Bacillus Stearothermophilus expressed in Bacillus Subtilis), Alpha- (1100)
• Amylase (Bacillus subtilis), Alpha- (1100)
• Amylase (Carbohydrase) (Bacillus licheniformis), Alpha- (1100)
• Annatto Extracts (160b)
• Ascorbic Acid (L-) (300)
• ASCORBYL ESTERS
• Aspartame (951)
• Aspartame-Acesulfame Salt (962)
• Azodicarbonamide (927a)
• Azorubine (Carmoisine) (122)

• Beeswax (901)
• Beet Red (162)
• BENZOATES
• Benzoyl Peroxide (928)
• Bleached Starch (1403)
• Brilliant Black (Black PN) (151)
• Brilliant Blue FCF (133)
• Bromelain (1101(iii))
• Brown HT (155)
• Butylated Hydroxyanisole (320)
• Butylated Hydroxytoluene (321)

• Calcium 5'-Guanylate, (629)
• Calcium 5'-Inosinate, (633)
• Calcium 5'-Ribonucleotides, (634)
• Calcium Acetate (263)
• Calcium Alginate (404)
• Calcium Aluminium Silicate (556)
• Calcium Ascorbate (302)
• Calcium Carbonate (170(i))
• Calcium Chloride (509)
• Calcium Gluconate (578)
• Calcium Glutamate (D, L-) (623)
• Calcium Hydroxide (526)
• Calcium Lactate (327)
• Calcium Malate (D, L-) (352(ii))
• Calcium Oxide (529)
• Calcium Propionate (282)
• Calcium Silicate (552)
• Calcium Sulphate (516)
• Candelilla Wax (902)
• Canthaxanthin (161g)
• Caramel II - Caustic Sulphate Process (150b)
• Caramel III - Ammonia Process (150c)
• Caramel I - Plain (150a)
• Caramel IV - Sulphite Ammonia Process (150d)
• Carbon Dioxide (290)
• Carmines (120)
• Carnauba Wax (903)
• Carob Bean Gum (410)
• Carotenes, beta (Vegetable) (160a(ii))
• CAROTENOIDS
• Carrageenan and its Na, K, NH4, Ca and Mg Salts (Includes Furcelleran) (407)
• Castor Oil (1503)
• Chlorine (925)
• Chlorine Dioxide (926)
• Chlorophyll (140)
• CHLOROPHYLLS, COPPER
• Choline Salts and Esters (1001)
• Citric Acid (330)
• Citric and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472c)
• Cross-linked Carboxymethyl Cellulose (Cross-linked Cellulose Gum) (468)
• Curcumin (100(i))
• Curdlan (424)
• Cyclamic Acid (and Na, K, Ca Salts) (952)
• Cyclodextrin, Alpha- (457)
• Cyclodextrin, Beta- (459)
• Cyclodextrin, Gamma- (458)

• Dextrins, Roasted Starch, (1400)
• Diacetyltartaric and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472e)
• Dimethyl Dicarbonate (242)
• Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate (480)
• Diphenyl (230)
• Dipotassium 5'-Guanylate, (628)
• Disodium 5'-Guanylate, (627)
• Disodium 5'-Inosinate, (631)
• Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotides, (635)
• Distarch Phosphate (1412)

• EDTAs
• Erythritol (968)
• Erythrosine (127)
• Ethyl Cellulose (462)
• Ethyl Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (467)
• Ethyl Maltol (637)

• Fast Green FCF (143)
• Ferric Ammonium Citrate (381)
• FERROCYANIDES
• Ferrous Gluconate (579)
• Ferrous Lactate (585)
• Formic Acid (236)
• Fumaric Acid (297)

• Gellan Gum (418)
• Glucono Delta-Lactone (575)
• Glucose Oxidase (Aspergillus niger var.) (1102)
• Glutamic Acid, (L(+)-) (620)
• Glycerol (422)
• Glycerol Esters of Wood Rosin (445)
• Grape Skin Extract (163(ii))
• Guaiac Resin (314)
• Guanylic Acid, 5'- (626)
• Guar Gum (412)
• Gum Arabic (Acacia Gum) (414)

• Hexamethylene Tetramine (239)
• Hydrochloric Acid (507)
• Hydrogenated Poly–Decenes (907)
• HYDROXYBENZOATES, p-
• Hydroxypropyl Cellulose (463)
• Hydroxypropyl Distarch Phosphate (1442)
• Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose (464)
• Hydroxypropyl Starch (1440)

• Indigotine (Indigo Carmine) (132)
• Inosinic Acid (630)
• Invertase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) (1103)
• IRON OXIDES
• Isoascorbic acid (Erythorbic Acid) (315)
• Isomalt (Isomaltitol) (953)
• Isopropyl Citrates (384)

• Karaya Gum (416)
• Konjac Flour (425)

• Lactic Acid, (L-, D- and DL-) (270)
• Lactic and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472b)
• Lactitol (966)
• Lecithin (322(i))
• Lipase (Animal Sources) (1104)
• Lipase (Aspergillus Oryzae var.) (1104)
• Lutein from Tagetes erecta (161b(i))
• Lysozyme (1105)

• Magnesium Carbonate (504(i))
• Magnesium Chloride (511)
• Magnesium Gluconate (580)
• Magnesium Glutamate (625)
• Magnesium Hydrogen Carbonate (504(ii))
• Magnesium Hydroxide (528)
• Magnesium Lactate (DL-) (329)
• Magnesium Oxide (530)
• Magnesium Silicate (553(i))
• Malic Acid, (DL-) (296)
• Maltitol and Maltitol Syrup (965)
• Maltol (636)
• Mannitol (421)
• Methyl Cellulose (461)
• Methyl Ethyl Cellulose (465)
• Microcrystalline Cellulose (460(i))
• Microcrystalline Wax (905c(i))
• Mineral Oil, High Viscosity (905d)
• Mineral Oil, Medium & Low Viscosity (Class I) (905e)
• Monoammonium Glutamate (624)
• Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids (471)
• Monopotassium Glutamate (622)
• Monosodium Glutamate (621)
• Monostarch Phosphate (1410)

• Neotame (961)
• Nisin (234)
• NITRATES
• NITRITES
• Nitrogen (941)
• Nitrous Oxide (942)

• ORTHO-PHENYLPHENOLS
• Oxidized Starch (1404)
• Oxystearin (387)

• Papain (1101(ii))
• Pectins (440)
• Phosphated Distarch Phosphate (1413)
• PHOSPHATES
• Pimaricin (Natamycin) (235)
• Polydextroses A and N (1200)
• Polydimethylsiloxane (900a)
• Polyethylene Glycol (1521)
• Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids (475)
• Polyglycerol Esters of Interesterified Ricinoleic Acid (476)
• Polyglycitol Syrup (964)
• POLYOXYETHYLENE STEARATES
• POLYSORBATES
• Polyvinyl Alcohol (1203)
• Polyvinylpyrrolidone (1201)
• Polyvinylpyrrolidone (Insoluble) (1202)
• Ponceau 4R (Cochineal Red A) (124)
• Potassium Acetates (261)
• Potassium Alginate (402)
• Potassium Ascorbate (303)
• Potassium Carbonate (501(i))
• Potassium Chloride (508)
• Potassium Dihydrogen Citrate (332(i))
• Potassium Gluconate (577)
• Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate (501(ii))
• Potassium Hydrogen Malate (351(i))
• Potassium Hydroxide (525)
• Potassium Inosinate (632)
• Potassium Lactate (326)
• Potassium Malate (351(ii))
• Potassium Propionate (283)
• Potassium Sulphates (515)
• Powdered Cellulose (460(ii))
• Processed Eucheuma Seaweed (PES) (407a)
• Propane (944)
• Propionic Acid (280)
• Propylene Glycol (1520)
• Propylene Glycol Alginate (405)
• Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids (477)
• Propyl Gallate (310)
• Protease (Asperigillus oryzae var.) (1101(i))
• Pullulan (1204)

• QUILLAIA EXTRACTS
• Quinoline Yellow (104)

• Red 2G (128)
• RIBOFLAVINS

• Saccharin (and Na, K, Ca Salts) (954)
• Salts of Myristic, Palmitic & Stearic Acids with Ammonia, Calcium, Potassium and Sodium (470(i))
• Salts of Oleic Acid with Calcium, Potassium and Sodium (470(ii))
• Shellac (904)
• Silicon Dioxide, Amorphous (551)
• Sodium Acetate (262(i))
• Sodium Alginate (401)
• SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATES
• Sodium Aluminosilicate (554)
• Sodium Ascorbate (301)
• Sodium Carbonate (500(i))
• Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Enzymatically Hydrolysed (Cellulose Gum, Enzymatically Hydrolyzed) (469)
• Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose (Cellulose Gum) (466)
• Sodium Diacetate (262(ii))
• Sodium Dihydrogen Citrate (331(i))
• Sodium Fumarates (365)
• Sodium Gluconate (576)
• Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate (500(ii))
• Sodium Hydrogen Malate (350(i))
• Sodium Hydroxide (524)
• Sodium Isoascorbate (316)
• Sodium Lactate (325)
• Sodium Malate (350(ii))
• Sodium Propionate (281)
• Sodium Sesquicarbonate (500(iii))
• Sodium Sulphates (514)
• SORBATES
• SORBITAN ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS
• Sorbitol and Sorbitol Syrup (420)
• Stannous Chloride (512)
• Starch Acetate (1420)
• Starches, Enzyme Treated (1405)
• Starch Sodium Octenyl Succinate (1450)
• STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATES
• Stearyl Citrate (484)
• Stearyl Tartrate (483)
• Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose) (955)
• Sucroglycerides (474)
• Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate (444)
• Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids (473)
• SULPHITES
• Sunset Yellow FCF (110)

• Talc (553(iii))
• Tannic Acid (Tannins, Food Grade) (181)
• Tara Gum (417)
• TARTRATES
• Tartrazine (102)
• Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (319)
• Thaumatin (957)
• Thermally Oxidized Soya Bean Oil with Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids (TOSOM) (479)
• THIODIPROPIONATES
• Titanium Dioxide (171)
• TOCOPHEROLS
• Tragacanth Gum (413)
• Triacetin (1518)
• Triammonium Citrate (380)
• Tricalcium Citrate (333(iii))
• Triethyl Citrate (1505)
• Tripotassium Citrate (332(ii))
• Trisodium Citrate (331(iii))

• Xanthan Gum (415)
• Xylitol (967)

• Zeaxanthin (synthetic) (161h(i))