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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 | Cupric sulphate | Mineral salt |
| 526 | Calcium hydroxide | Mineral salt |
| 529 | Calcium oxide | Mineral salt |
| 530 | Magnesium oxide | Mineral salt |
| 535 | Sodium ferrocyanide | Anti-caking agent |
| 536 | Potassium ferrocyanide | Anti-caking agent |
| 541 | Sodium aluminium phosphate | Acidity regulator, emulsifier |
| 542 | Bone phosphate | Anti-caking agent |
| 551 | Silicon dioxide, amorphous | Anti-caking agent |
| 552 | Calcium silicate | Anti-caking agent |
| 553 | Magnesium silicate or Talc | Anti-caking agent |
| 554 | Sodium aluminosilicate | Anti-caking agent |
| 555 | Potassium aluminium silicate | |
| 556 | Calcium aluminium silicate | Anti-caking agent |
| 558 | Bentonite | Anti-caking agent |
| 559 | Aluminium silicate | Anti-caking agent |
| 560 | Potassium silicate | |
| 570 | Stearic acid or fatty acid | Anti-caking agent |
| 575 | Glucono lactone or Glucono delta-lactone | Acidity regulator |
| 577 | Potassium gluconate | Stabiliser |
| 578 | Calcium gluconate | Acidity regulator |
| 579 | Ferrous gluconate | Colour retention agent |
| 580 | Magnesium gluconate | |
| 620 | L-glutamic acid | Flavour enhancer |
| 621 | Monosodium L-glutamate or MSG | Flavour enhancer |
| 622 | Monopotassium L-glutamate | Flavour enhancer |
| 623 | Calcium glutamate | Flavour enhancer |
| 624 | Monoammonium L-glutamate | Flavour enhancer |
| 625 | Magnesium glutamate | Flavour enhancer |
| 627 | Disodium 5 -guanylate | Flavour enhancer |
| 631 | Disodium 5 -inosinate | Flavour enhancer |
| 635 | Disodium 5 -ribonucleotides | Flavour enhancer |
| 636 | Maltol | Flavour enhancer |
| 637 | Ethyl maltol | Flavour enhancer |
| 640 | Glycine | Flavour enhancer |
| 641 | L-Leucine | Flavour enhancer |
| 900a | Polydimethylsiloxane or Dimethylpolysiloxane | Emulsifier, antifoaming agent, anti-caking agent |
| 901 | Beeswax, white and yellow | Glazing agent |
| 903 | Carnauba wax | Glazing agent |
| 904 | Shellac | Glazing agent |
| 905b | Petrolatum or petroleum jelly | Glazing agent |
| 914 | Oxidised polyethylene | Humectant |
| 920 | L-cystine monohydrochloride | Flour treatment agent |
| 941 | Nitrogen | Propellant |
| 942 | Nitrous oxide | Propellant |
| 950 | Acesulphame potassium | Artificial sweetening substance |
| 951 | Aspartame | Artificial sweetening substance |
| 952 | Cyclamate or calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate | Artificial sweetening substance |
| 953 | Isomalt | Humectant |
| 954 | Saccharin | Artificial sweetening substance |
| 955 | Sucralose | Artificial sweetening substance |
| 956 | Alitame | Artificial sweetening substance |
| 957 | Thaumatin | Flavour enhancer, artificial sweetening substance |
| 965 | Maltitol and maltitol syrup or hydrogenated glucose syrup | Humectant, stabiliser |
| 966 | Lactitol | Humectant |
| 967 | Xylitol | Humectant, stabiliser |
| 1001 | Choline salts | Emulsifier |
| 1100 | Amylase | Flour treatment agent |
| 1101 | Proteases (papain, bromelain, ficin) | Flour treatment agent, stabiliser, flavour enhancer |
| 1102 | Glucose oxidase | Antioxidant |
| 1104 | Lipases | Flavour enhancer |
| 1105 | Lysozyme | Preservative |
| 1200 | Polydextrose | Humectant |
| 1201 | Polyvinylpyrolidone | Stabiliser, clarifying agent, dispersing agent |
| 1400 | Dextrin roasted starch | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1401 | Acid treated starch | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1402 | Alkaline treated starch | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1403 | Bleached starch | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1404 | Oxidised starch | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1405 | Enzyme treated starches | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1410 | Monostarch phosphate | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1412 | Distarch phosphate or Distarch phosphate esterified with sodium trimetaphosphate; esterified with phosphorous oxychloride | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1413 | Phosphated distarch phosphate | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1414 | Acetylated distarch phosphate | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1420 | Starch acetate esterified with acetic anhydride | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1422 | Acetylated distarch adipate | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1440 | Hydroxypropyl starch | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1442 | Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1450 | Starch sodium octenylsuccinate | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1505 | Triethyl citrate | Thickener, vegetable gum |
| 1518 | Triacetin | Humectant |
| 1520 | Propylene glycol | Humectant |
| 1521 | Polyethylene glycol 8000 | Antifoaming agent |