| INS Code | Name | Other names |
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| E100 | curcumin | turmeric extract |
| E101 | riboflavin | lactoflavin, vitamin B2, vitamin G |
| E102 | tartrazine | FD&C Yellow No. 5 |
| E103 | alkanet | alkannin |
| E104 | quinoline yellow | |
| E107 | Yellow 2G | |
| E110 | sunset yellow FCF | FD&C yellow No. 6, orange yellow S |
| E120 | cochineal | |
| E122 | carmoisine | azorubine |
| E123 | amaranth | |
| E124 | ponceau 4R | brilliant scarlet 4R, cochineal red A |
| E127 | erythrosine | FD&C Red No. 3 |
| E129 | allura red AC
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| E131 | patent blue V | |
| E132 | indigotine | FD&C Blue No. 2, indigotin, indigo carmine |
| E133 | brilliant blue FCF | brilliant blue, briliant blue, FD&C Blue No. 1 |
| E140 | chlorophyll and chlorophyllins | |
| E141 | copper complexes of chlorophyll and chlorophyllins | |
| E142 | green S | acid brilliant green, lissamine green |
| E143 | Fast green FCF | |
| E150 | caramel | Caramel powder, caramel colour, caramel color |
| E150a | Caramel I | 150a |
| E150b | Caramel II | 150b |
| E150c | Caramel III | 150c |
| E150d | Caramel IV | 150d |
| E151 | black PN | brilliant black BN, brilliant black PN |
| E153 | carbon black | carbo medicinalis vegetalis, charcoal, vegetable carbon |
| E155 | brown HT | |
| E160a | carotene | 160a, alpha-carotene, alphacarotene, beta-carotene, betacarotene, gamma-carotene, gammacarotene |
| E160b | bixin and norbixin | 160b, annatto, annatto natural colour, annatto extracts |
| E160c | capsanthin | 160c, capsorubin, Paprika oleoresins |
| E160d | lycopene | 160d |
| E160e | beta-apo-8'-carotenal | 160e, b-apo-8' carotenal |
| E160f | ethyl beta-apo-8'-carotenal | 160f, b-apo-8' carotenoic acid, methyl ethyl ester |
| E161 | xanthophylls | |
| E161a | Flavoxanthin | E161a |
| E161b | Lutein | E161b |
| E161c | Kryptoxanthin | E161c |
| E161d | Rubixanthin | E161d |
| E161e | Violoxanthin | E161e |
| E161f | Rhodoxanthin | E161f |
| E162 | beetroot red | beet red |
| E163a | anthocyanins | 163, 163a, anthocyanin, cyanidin, grape skin extract, blackcurrant extract |
| E163b | delphinidin | E163b |
| E163c | malvidin | E163c |
| E163d | pelargonidin | E163d |
| E163e | peonidin | E163e |
| E163f | petunidin | E163f |
| E164
| saffron | crocetin, crocin |
| E170 | calcium carbonate | chalk |
| E171 | titanium dioxide | |
| E172 | ferric hydroxide | limonite |
| E172 | ferric oxide | ferric sesquioxide, goethite, haematite, jeweller's rouge, Mars yellow |
| E172 | ferrosoferric oxide | black iron oxide, ferric ferrous oxide, magnetite, triiron tetroxide |
| E172 | ferrous oxide | |
| E173 | aluminium | |
| E174 | silver | |
| E175 | gold | |
| E180 | lithol rubine BK | pigment rubin |
| E181 | tannic acid
| tannins |
| E200 | sorbic acid | 2,4-hexadienoic acid |
| E201 | sodium sorbate | |
| E202 | potassium sorbate | |
| E203 | calcium sorbate | |
| E210 | benzoic acid | benzenecarboxylic acid |
| E211 | sodium benzoate | |
| E212 | potassium benzoate | |
| E213 | calcium benzoate | |
| E214 | ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate | ethyl paraben |
| E215 | sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate | |
| E216 | propyl para-hydroxybenzoate | propyl paraben |
| E217 | sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate | |
| E218 | methyl para-hydroxybenzoate | methyl paraben |
| E219 | sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate | |
| E220 | sulphur dioxide | |
| E220 | sulphurous acid | |
| E221 | sodium sulphite | exsiccated sodium sulphite |
| E222 | sodium hydrogen sulphite | acid sodium sulphite sodium bisulphite |
| E223 | sodium metabisulphite | disodium pyrosulphite, sodium disulphite, sodium pyrosulphite |
| E224 | potassium metabisulphite | potassium disulphite, potassium pyrosulphite |
| E225 | potassium sulphite | potassium sufite |
| E226 | calcium sulphite | |
| E227 | calcium hydrogen sulphite | acid calcium sulphite, calcium bisulphite, calcium dihydrogen sulphite, calcium disulphite |
| E228 | potassium bisulphite | potassium bisulfite |
| E230 | diphenyl | biphenyl |
| E231 | 2-hydroxybiphenyl | orthophenylphenol |
| E232 | sodium biphenyl-2-yl oxide | sodium orthophenylphenate |
| E233 | thiabendazole | 2-(thiazol-4-yl) benzimidazole |
| E234 | nisin | |
| E235 | natamycin | pimaricin |
| E236 | formic acid | hydrogen carboxylic acid, methanoic acid |
| E237 | sodium formate | |
| E238 | calcium formate | |
| E239 | hexamine | hexamethylenetetramine |
| E241 | sodium tetraborate | borax, sodium borate, sodium pyroborate |
| E242 | dimethyl dicarbonate | |
| E249 | potassium nitrite | |
| E250 | sodium nitrite | |
| E251 | sodium nitrate | Chile saltpetre |
| E252 | potassium nitrate | saltpetre |
| E260 | acetic acid | ethanoic acid |
| E261 | potassium acetate | |
| E262 | sodium hydrogen acetate | sodium acetate, sodium diacetate |
| E263 | calcium acetate | |
| E264 | ammonium acetate | |
| E270 | lactic acid | 2-hydroxypropanoic acid |
| E280 | propionic acid | |
| E281 | sodium propionate | |
| E282 | calcium propionate | |
| E283 | potassium propionate | |
| E290 | carbon dioxide | |
| E296 | malic acid | hydroxysuccinic acid |
| E297 | fumaric acid | |
| E300 | ascorbic acid | L-ascorbic acid, vitamin C |
| E301 | sodium ascorbate | keto-gulofuranolactone-L-sodium enolate, sodium L-ascorbate, vitamin C sodium |
| E302 | calcium ascorbate | calcium L-ascorbate |
| E303 | potassium ascorbate | |
| E304 | ascorbyl palmitate | 6-O-palmitoyl-L-ascorbic acid |
| E306 | Tocopherols concentrate, mixed | tocopherols |
| E307 | a-Tocopherol | |
| E308 | g-Tocopherol | |
| E309 | d-Tocopherol | |
| E310 | propyl gallate | propyl-3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate |
| E311 | octyl gallate | octyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate |
| E312 | dodecyl gallate | dodecyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate |
| E315 | erythorbic acid | |
| E316 | sodium erythorbate | |
| E319 | tert-Butylhydroquinone | |
| E320 | butylated hydroxyanisole | BHA |
| E321 | butylated hydroxytoluene | BHT |
| E322 | lecithin | |
| E325 | sodium lactate | |
| E326 | potassium lactate | |
| E327 | calcium lactate | |
| E328 | ammonium lactate | |
| E329 | magnesium lactate | |
| E330 | citric acid | |
| E331 | sodium citrates | sodium dihydrogen citrate |
| E331a | dihydrogen citrate | 331a, monosodium citrate |
| E331b | disodium citrate | 331b |
| E331c | trisodium citrate | 331c |
| E332 | potassium citrates | potassium citrate, potassium dihydrogen citrate |
| E333 | calcium citrates | dicalcium citrate, monocalcium citrate, tricalcium citrate |
| E334 | tartaric acid | L-tartaric acid |
| E335 | sodium tartrates | sodium tartrate |
| E336 | potassium hydrogen tartrate | acid potassium tartrate, cream of tartar, potassium bitartrate |
| E336 | potassium tartrates | potassium tartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate |
| E336 | dipotassium tartrate | neutral potassium tartrate |
| E337 | sodium potassium tartrate | potassium sodium L-tartrate, Rochelle salts, sodium and potassium tartrate |
| E338 | phosphoric acid | |
| E339 | sodium orthophosphates | |
| E340 | Potassium phosphates | |
| E340a | potassium orthophosphates | 340, 340a, potassium phosphates, potassium phosphate |
| E341 | calcium orthophosphates | |
| E341a | calcium tetrahydrogen diorthophosphate | 341a, acid calcium phosphate, calcium biphosphate, monobasic calcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate |
| E341b | calcium hydrogen orthophosphate | 341b, dibasic calcium phosphate, dicalcium orthophosphate |
| E341c | tricalcium diorthophosphate | 341c, tribasic calcium phosphate, calcium orthophosphate, tricalcium phosphate |
| E342 | Ammonium phosphates | |
| E343 | magnesium phosphates | |
| E349 | ammonium malate | |
| E350 | sodium malates | |
| E351 | potassium malates | |
| E352 | calcium malates | |
| E353 | metatartaric acid | |
| E354 | calcium tartrate | |
| E355 | adipic acid | |
| E357 | potassium adipate | |
| E359 | ammonium adipates | |
| E363 | succinic acid | |
| E365 | sodium fumarate | |
| E366 | potassium fumarate | |
| E367 | calcium fumarate | |
| E368 | ammonium fumarate | |
| E380 | ammonium citrate | triammonium citrate |
| E381 | ferric ammonium citrate | |
| E385 | calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate | calcium disodium EDTA |
| E400 | alginic acid | |
| E401 | sodium alginate | algin, sodium polymannuronate |
| E402 | potassium alginate | algin |
| E403 | ammonium alginate | |
| E404 | calcium alginate | algin |
| E405 | propylene glycol alginate | hydroxypropyl alginate, propane-1,2-diol alginate, 1,2-propylene glycol alginate |
| E406 | agar | agar agar, gelose, Macassar gum, vegetable gelatin |
| E407 | carrageenan | carragheenan, chondrus extract, Irish moss |
| E407a
| Processed eucheuma seaweed | 407a
|
| E409 | Arabinogalactan | Larch gum |
| E410 | locust bean gum | carob gum, carob seed gum |
| E412 | guar gum | |
| E413 | tragacanth | gum dragon, gum tragacanth |
| E414 | gum arabic | acacia, gum acacia, gum senegal, Kordafan gum, Sedan gum |
| E415 | xanthan gum | corn sugar gum |
| E416 | karaya gum | |
| E418 | gellan gum | |
| E420 | sorbitol | D-glucitol, D-sorbite, D-sorbitol, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexanehexol, sorbitol syrup |
| E421 | mannitol | manna sugar, mannite |
| E422 | glycerol | glycerin, glycerine |
| E431 | Polyethylene (40) | |
| E433 | Polysorbate 80 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan moonoleate | Polysorbate 80 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan moonoleate (emulsifier) |
| E435 | Polysorbate 60 | Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate |
| E436 | Polysorbate 65 | Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate |
| E440 | pectins and pectates | |
| E441 | gelatin | gelatine |
| E442 | Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid | |
| E444 | Sucrose acetate isobutyrate | |
| E445 | Glycerol esters of wood rosins | |
| E450 | Potassium pyrophosphate | sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium pyrophosphate |
| E450a | diSodium dihydrogen diphosphate | 450a |
| E450a | tetra Potassium diphosphate | 450a, tetra Sodium diphosphate |
| E450b | penta Potassium triphosphate | 450b, potassium tripolyphosphate |
| E450b | penta Sodium triphosphate | 450b |
| E450c | potassium polyphosphates | 450c |
| E450c | sodium polyphosphates | 450c |
| E451 | Potassium tripolyphosphate | Sodium tripolyphosphate |
| E452 | Potassium polymetaphosphate | sodium metaphosphate, insoluble, sodium polyphosphates, glassy |
| E460 | Cellulose microcrystalline and powdered | cellulose, microcrystalline and powdered, alpha-cellulose |
| E461 | methylcellulose | cologel |
| E463 | hydroxypropylcellulose | |
| E464 | hydroxypropylmethylcellulose | hypromellose |
| E465 | methylethylcellulose | ethylmethylcellulose, MEC |
| E466 | sodium carboxymethylcellulose | carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt, cellulose gum, sodium CMC |
| E470 | calcium stearate | soap, fatty acids (sodium, potassium and calcium salts) |
| E471 | Aluminium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium and ammonium salts of fatty acids | Aluminium salts of fatty acids, calcium salts of fatty acids, sodium salts of fatty acids, magnesium salts of fatty acids, potassium salts of fatty acids, ammonium salts of fatty acids |
| E472 | monoglycerides and diglycerides of fatty acids | mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids |
| E472a | acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol | E472a |
| E472b | lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol | E472b |
| E472c | citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol | E472c |
| E472e | diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol | E472e |
| E472f | Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol | E472f |
| E473 | sucrose esters of fatty acids | |
| E474 | sucroglycerides | |
| E475 | polyglycerol esters of fatty acids | glyceran esters of fatty acids, polyglycol esters of fatty acids |
| E476 | Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid | |
| E477 | propylene glycol esters of fatty acids | propane-l,2-diol esters of fatty acids |
| E480 | Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate | |
| E481 | sodium stearoyl-2-laclylate | |
| E482 | calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate | |
| E483 | stearoyl tartrate | stearyl tartrate |
| E491 | Sorbitan monostearate | |
| E492 | Sorbitan tristearate | |
| E500 | sodium carbonate | sodium bicarbonate |
| E501 | Potassium carbonates | |
| E503 | Ammonium bicarbonate | Ammonium hydrogen carbonate |
| E504 | Magnesium carbonate | |
| E507 | Hydrochloric acid | |
| E508 | Potassium chloride | |
| E509 | Calcium chloride | |
| E510 | Ammonium chloride | |
| E511 | Magnesium chloride | |
| E512 | Stannous chloride | |
| E514 | Sodium sulphate | |
| E515 | Potassium sulphate | |
| E516 | Calcium sulphate | |
| E518 | Magnesium sulphate | |
| E519 | Cupric sulphate | |
| E526 | Calcium hydroxide | |
| E529 | Calcium oxide | |
| E530 | Magnesium oxide | |
| E535 | Sodium ferrocyanide | |
| E536 | Potassium ferrocyanide | |
| E541 | Sodium aluminium phosphate | |
| E542 | bone phosphate | edible bone phosphate |
| E551 | Silicon dioxide, amorphous | |
| E552 | Calcium silicate | |
| E553 | Magnesium silicate or Talc | Talk |
| E554 | Sodium aluminosilicate | |
| E555 | Potassium aluminium silicate | Potassium aluminium silicate |
| E556 | Calcium aluminium silicate | |
| E558 | Bentonite | |
| E559 | Aluminium silicate | Aluminium silicate |
| E560 | Potassium silicate | |
| E570 | Stearic acid or fatty acid | fatty acid |
| E575 | Glucono d -lactone or Glucono delta-lactone | Glucono delta-lactone |
| E577 | Potassium gluconate | |
| E578 | Calcium gluconate | |
| E579 | Ferrous gluconate | |
| E580 | Magnesium gluconate | |
| E586 | 4-Hexylresorcinol | |
| E620 | L-Glutamic acid | |
| E621 | Monosodium L-glutamate | MSG |
| E622 | Monopotassium L-glutamate | |
| E623 | Calcium glutamate | |
| E624 | Monoammonium L-glutamate | |
| E625 | Magnesium glutamate | |
| E627
| Disodium 5' -guanylate | |
| E631 | sodium 5'-inosinate | disodium 5'-inosinate, disodium inosine 5'-monophosphate, inosine 5'-(disodium phosphate), disodium inosinate, sodium inosinate |
| E635 | Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides | |
| E636 | Maltol | |
| E637 | Ethyl maltol | |
| E640 | Glycine | |
| E641 | L-Leucine | |
| E900a | polydimethylsiloxane | E900a |
| E901 | Beeswax, white and yellow | white beeswax, yellow beeswax |
| E903 | Carnauba wax | |
| E904 | Shellac | |
| E905b | Petrolatum or petroleum jelly | petroleum jelly, E905b |
| E910 | L-cysteine | cysteine |
| E914 | Oxidised polyethylene | |
| E920 | L-cysteine hydrochloride | cysteine hydrochloride |
| E921 | L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate | cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate |
| E941 | Nitrogen | |
| E942 | Nitrous oxide | |
| E943a | Butane | 943a |
| E943b | Isobutane | 943b |
| E944 | Propane | |
| E946 | Octafluorocyclobutane | |
| E950 | Acesulphame potassium | Acesulfame Potassium |
| E951 | Aspartame | |
| E952 | Calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate or cyclamate | sodium cyclamate, cyclamate |
| E953 | Isomalt | |
| E954 | Saccharin or calcium saccharin or sodium saccharine or potassium saccharine | calcium saccharin, sodium saccharine, potassium saccharine |
| E955 | Sucralose | |
| E956 | Alitame | |
| E957 | Thaumatin | |
| E961 | Neotame | |
| E962 | Aspartame | Acesulphame Salt |
| E965 | Maltitol and maltitol syrup | hydrogenated glucose syrup |
| E966 | Lactitol | |
| E967 | Xylitol | |
| E968 | Erythritol | |
| E1001 | Choline salts | |
| E1100 | a-amylase | |
| E1101 | Proteases | papain, bromelain, ficin |
| E1102 | Glucose oxidase | |
| E1104 | Lipases | |
| E1105 | Lysozyme | |
| E1200 | Polydextrose | |
| E1201 | Polyvinylpyrrolidone | |
| E1400 | Dextrin roasted starch | |
| E1401 | Acid treated starch | |
| E1402 | Alkaline treated starch | |
| E1403 | Bleached starch | |
| E1404 | Oxidised starch | |
| E1405 | Enzyme treated starches | |
| E1410 | Monostarch phosphate | |
| E1412 | Distarch phosphate | |
| E1413 | Phosphated distarch phosphate | |
| E1414 | Acetylated distarch phosphate | |
| E1420 | Starch acetate esterified with acetic anhydride | |
| E1422 | Acetylated distarch adipate | |
| E1440 | Hydroxypropyl starch | |
| E1442 | Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate | |
| E1450 | Starch sodium octenylsuccinate | |
| E1505 | Triethyl citrate | |
| E1518 | Triacetin | |
| E1520 | Propylene glycol | |
| E1521 | Polyethylene glycol 8000 | |
