Food Additives

 

Code
number
Prescribed Name Purpose
100 Curcumin Colouring
101 Riboflavin Colouring
101 Riboflavin 5'-phosphate sodium Colouring
102 Tartrazine Colouring
103 Alkanet or Alkannin Colouring
104 Quinoline yellow Colouring
110 Sunset yellow FCF Colouring
120 Cochineal or carmines or carminic acid Colouring
122 Azorubine or Carmoisine Colouring
123 Amaranth Colouring
124 Ponceau 4R Colouring
127 Erythrosine Colouring
129 Allura red AC Colouring
132 Indigotine Colouring
133 Brilliant Blue FCF Colouring
140 Chlorophyll Colouring
141 Chlorophyll-copper complex Colouring
141 Chlorophyllin copper complex, sodium and potassium salts Colouring
142 Green S Colouring
143 Fast green FCF Colouring
150a Caramel I Colouring
150b Caramel II Colouring
150c Caramel III Colouring
150d Caramel IV Colouring
151 Brilliant black BN or Brilliant Black PN Colouring
153 Carbon blacks or Vegetable carbon Colouring
155 Brown HT Colouring
160a Carotene Colouring
160b Annatto extracts Colouring
160c Paprika oleoresins Colouring
160d Lycopene Colouring
160e b-apo-8 Carotenal Colouring
160f b-apo-8 Carotenoic acid methyl or ethyl ester Colouring
161a Flavoxanthin Colouring
161b Lutein Colouring
161c Kryptoxanthin Colouring
161d Rubixanthin Colouring
161e Violoxanthin Colouring
161f Rhodoxanthin Colouring
162 Beet red Colouring
163 Anthocyanins or Grape skin extract or Blackcurrent extract Colouring
164 Saffron or crocetin or crocin Colouring
170 Calcium carbonate Colouring
171 Titanium dioxide Colouring
172 Iron oxide Colouring
173 Aluminium Colouring
174 Silver Colouring
175 Gold Colouring
181 Tannic acid or tannins Colouring
200 Sorbic acid Preservative
201 Sodium sorbate Preservative
202 Potassium sorbate Preservative
203 Calcium sorbate Preservative
210 Benzoic acid Preservative
211 Sodium benzoate Preservative
212 Potassium benzoate Preservative
213 Calcium benzoate Preservative
216 Propylparaben or Propyl-p-hydroxy-benzoate Preservative
218 Methylparaben or Methyl-p-hydroxy-benzoate Preservative
220 Sulphur dioxide Preservative
221 Sodium sulphite Preservative
222 Sodium bisulphite Preservative
223 Sodium metabisulphite Preservative
224 Potassium metabisulphite Preservative
225 Potassium sulphite Preservative
228 Potassium bisulphite Preservative
234 Nisin Preservative
235 Natamycin or pimaricin Preservative
242 Dimethyl dicarbonate Preservative
249 Potassium nitrite Preservative, colour fixative
250 Sodium nitrite Preservative, clour fixative
251 Sodium nitrate Preservative, colour fixative
252 Potassium nitrate Preservative, colour fixative
260 Acetic acid, glacial Food acid
261 Potassium acetate Food acid
262 Sodium acetate Food acid
262 Sodium diacetate Food acid
263 Calcium acetate Food acid
264 Ammonium acetate Food acid
270 Lactic acid Food acid
280 Propionic acid Preservative
281 Sodium propionate Preservative
282 Calcium propionate Preservative
283 Potassium propionate Preservative
290 Carbon dioxide Propellant
296 Malic acid Food acid
297 Fumaric acid Food acid
300 Ascorbic acid Antioxidant
301 Sodium ascorbate Antioxidant
302 Calcium ascorbate Antioxidant
303 Potassium ascorbate Antioxidant
304 Ascorbyl palmitate Antioxidant
306 Tocopherols concentrate, mixed Antioxidant
307 Tocopherol 

Antioxidant
308 Tocopherol Antioxidant
309 Tocopherol 

Antioxidant
310 Propyl gallate Antioxidant
311 Octyl gallate Antioxidant
312 Dodecyl gallate Antioxidant
315 Erythorbic acid Antioxidant
316 Sodium erythorbate Antioxidant
319 tert-Butylhydroquinone Antioxidant
320 Butylated hydroxyanisole Antioxidant
321 Butylated hydroxytoluene Antioxidant
322 Lecithin Antioxidant
325 Sodium lactate Food acid
326 Potassium lactate Food acid
327 Calcium lactate Food acid
328 Ammonium lactate Food acid
329 Magnesium lactate Food acid
330 Citric acid Food acid
331 Sodium citrate Food acid
331 Sodium dihydrogen citrate Food acid
332 Potassium citrate Food acid
332 Potassium dihydrogen citrate Food acid
333 Calcium citrate Food acid
334 Tartaric acid Food acid
335 Sodium tartrate Food acid
336 Potassium tartrate or Potassium acid tartrate Food acid
337 Potassium sodium tartrate Food acid
338 Phosphoric acid Food acid
339 Sodium phosphate, dibasic Mineral salt
339 Sodium phosphate, monobasic Mineral salt
339 Sodium phosphate, tribasic Mineral salt
340 Potassium phosphate, dibasic Mineral salt
340 Potassium phosphate, monobasic Mineral salt
340 Potassium phosphate, tribasic Mineral salt
341 Calcium phosphate, dibasic or calcium hydrogen phosphate Mineral salt
341 Calcium phosphate, monobasic or calcium dihydrogen phosphate Mineral salt
341 Calcium phosphate, tribasic Mineral salt
342 Ammonium phosphate, dibasic Mineral salt
342 Ammonium phosphate, monobasic or Ammonium dihydrogen phosphates Mineral salt
343 Magnesium phosphate, dibasic Mineral salt
343 Magnesium phosphate, monobasic Mineral salt
343 Magnesium phosphate, tribasic Mineral salt
349 Ammonium malate Food acid
350 Sodium hydrogen malate Food acid
350 Sodium malate Food acid
351 Potassium malate Food acid
352 Calcium malate Food acid
353 Metatartaric acid Food acid
354 Calcium tartrate Food acid
355 Adipic acid Food acid
357 Potassium adipate Food acid
359 Ammonium adipates Food acid
363 Succinic acid Food acid
365 Sodium fumarate Food acid
366 Potassium fumarate Food acid
367 Calcium fumarate Food acid
368 Ammonium fumarate Food acid
380 Ammonium citrate Food acid
380 Triammonium citrate Food acid
381 Ferric ammonium citrate Food acid
385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
or calcium disodium EDTA
Preservative
400 Alginic acid Thickener, vegetable gum
401 Sodium alginate Thickener, vegetable gum
402 Potassium alginate Thickener, vegetable gum
403 Ammonium alginate Thickener, vegetable gum
404 Calcium alginate Thickener, vegetable gum
405 Propylene glycol alginate Thickener, vegetable gum
406 Agar Thickener, vegetable gum
407 Carrageenan Thickener, vegetable gum
407a Processed eucheuma seaweed Thickener, vegetable gum
409 Arabinogalactan or larch gum Thickener, vegetable gum
410 Locust bean gum or carob bean gum Thickener, vegetable gum
412 Guar gum Thickener, vegetable gum
413 Tragacanth gum Thickener, vegetable gum
414 Acacia or gum arabic Thickener, vegetable gum
415 Xanthan gum Thickener, vegetable gum
416 Karaya gum Thickener, vegetable gum
418 Gellan gum Thickener, vegetable gum
420 Sorbitol or sorbitol syrup Humectant
421 Mannitol Humectant
422 Glycerin or glycerol Humectant
431 Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate  
433 Polysorbate 80 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate Emulsifier
435 Polysorbate 60 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate Emulsifier
436 Polysorbate 65 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate Emulsifier
440 Pectin Vegetable gum
442 Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid Emulsifier
444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate Emulsifier, stabiliser
445 Glycerol esters of wood rosins  
450 Potassium pyrophosphate Mineral salt
450 Sodium acid pyrophosphate Mineral salt
450 Sodium pyrophosphate Mineral salt
451 Potassium tripolyphosphate Mineral salt
451 Sodium tripolyphosphate Mineral salt
452 Potassium polymetaphosphate Mineral salt
452 Sodium metaphosphate, insoluble Mineral salt
452 Sodium polyphosphates, glassy Mineral salt
460 Cellulose microcrystalline Anti-caking agent
460 Cellulose, powdered Anti-caking agent
461 Methyl cellulose Thickener, vegetable gum
464 Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose Thickener, vegetable gum
465 Methyl ethyl cellulose Thickener, vegetable gum
466 Sodium carboxymethylcellulose Thickener, vegetable gum
470 Aluminium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium and ammonium salts of fatty acids  Emulsifier, stabiliser
471 Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids Emulsifier
472a Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol Emulsifier
472b Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol Emulsifier
472c Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol Emulsifier
472e Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol Emulsifier
472f Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol or  tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (mixed) Emulsifier
473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids Emulsifier
475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids Emulsifier
476 Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid Emulsifier
477 Propylene glycol mono - and di-esters or Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids Emulsifier
480 Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate Emulsifier
481 Sodium lactylate Emulsifier
481 Sodium oleyl lactylate Emulsifier
481 Sodium stearoyl lactylate Emulsifier
482 Calcium lactylate Emulsifier
482 Calcium oleyl lactylate Emulsifier
482 Calcium stearoyl lactylate Emulsifier
491 Sorbitan monostearate Emulsifier
492 Sorbitan tristearate Emulsifier
500 Sodium bicarbonate Mineral salt
500 Sodium carbonate Mineral salt
501 Potassium bicarbonate Mineral salt
501 Potassium carbonate Mineral salt
503 Ammonium bicarbonate Mineral salt
503 Ammonium hydrogen carbonate Mineral salt
504 Magnesium carbonate Anti-caking agent, mineral salt
507 Hydrochloric acid Acidity regulator
508 Potassium chloride Mineral salt
509 Calcium chloride Mineral salt
510 Ammonium chloride Mineral salt
511 Magnesium chloride Mineral salt
512 Stannous chloride Colour retention agent
514 Sodium sulphate Mineral salt
515 Potassium sulphate Mineral salt
516 Calcium sulphate Flour treatment agent, mineral salt
518 Magnesium sulphate Mineral salt
519