Editing E number (section)

==Full list==
{{Split section|International Numbering System for Food Additives |discuss={{TALKPAGENAME}}#Split sections |date=November 2023}}
The list shows all components that have an E-number assigned, ''even those no longer allowed in the EU''.

===E100–E199 (colours)<span class="anchor" id="E100–E199"></span>===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Colour
!Status
|-
|E100
|[[Curcumin]] (from [[turmeric]])
|Yellow-orange
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist>{{cite web |title=Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers |publisher=[[Food Standards Agency]] |location=United Kingdom |year=2010 |url=http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist |access-date=26 November 2010 |archive-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist |url-status=live }}</ref> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors">{{cite web |title=Summary of Color Additives for Use in United States in Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices |publisher=[[United States Food and Drug Administration]] |url=https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm115641.htm |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422154919/https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm115641.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|E101
|[[Riboflavin]] (Vitamin B<sub>2</sub>), formerly called lactoflavin
|Yellow-orange
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E101a]]
|[[Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate]]
|Yellow-orange
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E102]]
|[[Tartrazine]] (FD&C Yellow 5)
|Yellow
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E103]]
|[[Alkannin]]<ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf Additives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406040011/http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf |date=6 April 2011 }}, [[Food Standards Australia New Zealand]]</ref>
|Red-brown
|
|-
|[[E104]]
|[[Quinoline Yellow WS]]
|Dull or greenish yellow
||Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /> 
|-
|[[Fast Yellow AB|E105]]
|[[Fast Yellow AB]]
|Yellow
|Forbidden in the EU and US.<ref>{{Citation |title=Fast Yellow AB |date=2022-12-12 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fast_Yellow_AB&oldid=1127048660 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-09-02 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[E106]]
|[[Riboflavin-5-Sodium Phosphate]]
|Yellow
|
|-
|E107
|[[Yellow 2G]]
|Yellow
|
|-
|E110
|[[Sunset Yellow FCF]] (Orange Yellow S, FD&C Yellow 6)
|Yellow-orange
|Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /><br>Banned in [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/foodsafety/additives.html |work=CBC News |title=Food additives |date=29 September 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130909224854/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/foodsafety/additives.html |archive-date=9 September 2013}}</ref><br>Products in the EU require warnings and its use is being phased out.<ref name="1129/2011" /> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E111
|[[Orange GGN]]
|Orange
|
|-
|E120
|[[Cochineal]], [[Carminic acid]], [[Carmine]] (Natural Red 4)
|Crimson
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E121
|[[Citrus Red 2]]
|Orange to pink
|Approved in the United States only for use in colouring the skin of oranges.<ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|74|302}}</ref>
|-
|[[E122]]
|[[Carmoisine]] (azorubine)
|Red to maroon
||Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><br>Undergoing a voluntary phase-out in the UK.<br>Currently banned in Canada, Japan, Norway, USA {{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}<br>EU currently evaluating health risks.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
|-
|E123
|[[Amaranth (dye)|Amaranth]] (FD&C Red 2)
|Red
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the United States.<ref name=time>{{cite magazine |title=Death of a Dye |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945520,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=2 February 1976 |access-date=19 December 2019 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219205740/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945520,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[E124]]
|[[Ponceau 4R]] (Cochineal Red A, Brilliant Scarlet 4R)
|Pink
|Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" />
|-
|E125
|[[Ponceau SX]], [[Scarlet GN]]
|Red
|Only permitted for externally applied drugs and cosmetics in the US.<ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|81|10}}</ref><ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|81|30}}</ref><ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|82|304}}</ref>
|-
|E126
|[[Ponceau 6R]]
|Red
|
|-
|E127
|[[Erythrosine]] (FD&C Red 3)
|Pink
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the US.<ref name="FDA Red 3">{{cite web |title=FDA to Revoke Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs |url=https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-revoke-authorization-use-red-no-3-food-and-ingested-drugs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115143509/https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-revoke-authorization-use-red-no-3-food-and-ingested-drugs |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2025 |website=FDA |access-date=16 January 2025 |last1=Program |first1=Human Foods |date=15 January 2025 }}</ref>
|-
|E128
|[[Red 2G]]
|Red or pink
|Not approved in the EU.<ref name="1129/2011" />
|-
|E129
|[[Allura Red AC]] (FD&C Red 40)
|Red
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><br>Banned in [[Switzerland]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}<br>Undergoing a voluntary phase out in the UK.<br>Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E130
|[[Indanthrene blue RS]]
|Blue
|
|-
|[[E131]]
|[[Patent Blue V]]
|Sky blue
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
Banned in the US and Australia.{{cn|date=May 2024}}
|-
|[[E132]]
|[[Indigo carmine]] (indigotine, FD&C Blue 2)
|Indigo
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E133]]
|[[Brilliant blue FCF]] (FD&C Blue 1)
|Blue
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E140
|[[Chlorophyll]]s and [[Chlorophyllin]]s:<br>(i) Chlorophylls<br>(ii) Chlorophyllins
|Green
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|E141
|Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins<br>(i) Copper complexes of chlorophylls<br>ii) Copper complexes of chlorophyllins
|Green
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E142]]
|[[Green S]]
|Green
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E143]]
|[[Fast Green FCF]] (FD&C Green 3)
|Turquoise
|Approved in the US. Banned in the EU.
|-
|[[E150a]]
|[[Caramel coloring|Plain caramel]]
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E150b]]
|[[Caramel coloring|Caustic sulfite caramel]]
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E150c]]
|[[Caramel coloring|Ammonia caramel]]
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E150d]]
|[[Caramel coloring|Sulfite ammonia caramel]]
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E151]]
|[[Black PN]], [[Brilliant Black BN]]
|Black
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E152]]
|[[Carbon black]] (hydrocarbon)
|Black
|
|-
|[[E153]]
|[[Vegetable carbon]]
|Black
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the US. <ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm106626.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606162201/http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm106626.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 June 2009 |title=Color Additive Status List |website=[[Food and Drug Administration]] |access-date=2011-10-27}}</ref>
|-
|[[E154]]
|[[Brown FK]] (kipper brown)
|Brown
|Previously approved in the EU for dyeing kippers only: approval withdrawn November 2011.<ref name="1129/2011">{{cite web |title=Regulations: COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1129/2011 |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0001:0177:En:PDF |publisher=[[European Commission]] |date=11 November 2011 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20111120012046/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0001:0177:En:PDF |archive-date=20 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[E155]]
|[[Brown HT]] (chocolate brown HT)
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E160a]]
|[[Alpha-carotene]], [[Beta-carotene]], [[Gamma-carotene]]
|Yellow-orange to brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>  Only beta-carotene is approved in the US <ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160b]]
|[[Annatto]], [[bixin]], [[norbixin]]
|Orange
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160c]]
|[[Paprika oleoresin]]: (i) [[capsanthin]], (ii) [[capsorubin]]
|Red
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160d]]
|[[Lycopene]]
|Bright to deep red
|Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160e]]
|[[Beta-apo-8'-carotenal]] (C 30)
|Orange-red to yellow
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E160f]]
|[[Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid]] (C 30)
|Orange-red to yellow
|Not approved in the EU.<ref name="1129/2011" />
|-
|[[E161a]]
|[[Flavoxanthin]]
|Golden-yellow and brownish
|
|-
|[[E161b]]
|[[Lutein]]
|Orange-red to yellow
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E161c]]
|[[Cryptoxanthin]]
|Orange-red
|
|-
|[[E161d]]
|[[Rubixanthin]]
|Orange-red
|
|-
|[[E161e]]
|[[Violaxanthin]]
|Orange
|
|-
|[[E161f]]
|[[Rhodoxanthin]]
|Purple
|
|-
|[[E161g]]
|[[Canthaxanthin]]
|Violet
|Not approved in the EU.<ref name="1129/2011" /> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E161h]]
|[[Zeaxanthin]]
|Orange-red
|
|-
|[[E161i]]
|[[Citranaxanthin]]
|Deep violet
|
|-
|[[E161j]]
|[[Astaxanthin]]
|Red
|
|-
|[[E162]]
|[[Beetroot Red]], [[Betanin]]
|Red
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E163]]
|[[Anthocyanins]]
|[[pH indicator|pH dependent]]<br>(Red, green and purple ranges)
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
||[[E164 (E number)|E164]]
|[[Saffron]]
|Orange-red<sup>[colour?]</sup>
|  Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|E170
|[[Calcium carbonate]], [[Chalk]]
|White
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E171]]
|[[Titanium dioxide]]
|White
|No longer approved in the EU as of June 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/63 of 14 January 2022 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R0063 |date=14 January 2022 |publisher=European Commission |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317181113/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R0063 |url-status=live }}</ref> due to the identification of potential carcinogenic effects.<ref>{{cite news |title=E171: EU watchdog says food colouring widely used in UK is unsafe; European Commission to propose ban after finding that carcinogenic effects cannot be ruled out |work=The Guardian |author=Daniel Boffey |date=6 May 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/e171-eu-watchdog-says-food-colouring-widely-used-in-uk-is-unsafe |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507125633/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/e171-eu-watchdog-says-food-colouring-widely-used-in-uk-is-unsafe |url-status=live }}</ref><br>Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E172]]
|[[Iron oxide]]s and [[iron hydroxide]]s
|Brown
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US for sausage casings.<ref name="FDA colors"/>
|-
|[[E173]]
|Aluminium
|Silver to grey
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E174]]
|Silver
|Silver
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E175 (E number)|E175]]
|Gold
|Gold
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[E180]]
|[[Pigment Rubine]], [[Lithol Rubine BK]]
|Red
|Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/>
|-
|[[Tannic acid|E181]]
|[[Tannin]]
|Brown
|
|-
|[[E182]]
|[[Orcein]], [[Orchil]]
|Purple
|
|}

=== E200–E299 ([[preservative]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E200–E299"></span>===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Purpose
!width=300|Status
|-
|E200
|[[Sorbic acid]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|E201
|[[Sodium sorbate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E202]]
|[[Potassium sorbate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E203]]
|[[Calcium sorbate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E209]]
|[[Heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E210]]
|[[Benzoic acid]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E211]]
|[[Sodium benzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E212]]
|[[Potassium benzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E213]]
|[[Calcium benzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E214]]
|[[Ethylparaben]] (ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E215]]
|[[Sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E216]]
|[[Propylparaben]] (propyl para-hydroxybenzoate)
|preservative
|
|-
|[[Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate|E217]]
|[[Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E218]]
|[[Methylparaben]] (methyl para-hydroxybenzoate)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E219]]
|[[Sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|E220
|[[Sulfur dioxide]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E221]]
|[[Sodium sulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E222]]
|[[Sodium bisulfite]] (sodium hydrogen sulfite)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E223]]
|[[Sodium metabisulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E224]]
|[[Potassium metabisulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E225]]
|[[Potassium sulfite]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E226]]
|[[Calcium sulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E227]]
|[[Calcium hydrogen sulfite]] ([[preservative]])
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E228]]
|[[Potassium hydrogen sulfite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E230]]
|[[Biphenyl|Biphenyl, diphenyl]]
|preservative
|'''Not''' approved in the EU.
|-
|[[2-Phenylphenol|E231]]
|[[Orthophenyl phenol]]
|preservative
|'''Not''' approved in the EU.
|-
|[[E232]]
|[[Sodium orthophenyl phenol]]
|preservative
|'''Not''' approved in the EU.
|-
|[[Thiabendazole|E233]]
|[[Thiabendazole]]
|preservative
|'''Not''' approved in the EU.
|-
|[[Nisin|E234]]
|[[Nisin]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E235]]
|[[Natamycin|Natamycin, Pimaracin]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E236]]
|[[Formic acid]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E237]]
|[[Sodium formate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E238]]
|[[Calcium formate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E239]]
|[[Hexamine]] (hexamethylene tetramine)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E240]]
|[[Formaldehyde]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E242]]
|[[Dimethyl dicarbonate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E249]]
|[[Potassium nitrite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/> In April 2023 the French Court of Appeals of Limoges confirmed that food-watch NGO Yuka was legally legitimate in describing Potassium Nitrite "and other nitrates" E249 to E252 as a "cancer risk", and thus rejected an appeal by the French [[charcuterie]] industry against the organisation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marianne.net/societe/alimentation/nitrites-et-jambons-cancerogenes-nouvelle-victoire-en-appel-de-yuka-contre-un-industriel-de-la-charcuterie |title=Nitrites et jambons "cancérogènes": nouvelle victoire en appel de Yuka contre un industriel de la charcuterie |trans-title=Nitrites and "carcinogenic" hams: Yuka's new appeal victory against a charcuterie manufacturer |work=Marianne |first=Thomas |last=Rabino |date=13 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sodium nitrite|E250]]
|[[Sodium nitrite]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E251]]
|[[Sodium nitrate]] (Chile saltpetre)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E252]]
|[[Potassium nitrate]] (Saltpetre)
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|E260
|[[Acetic acid]] ([[preservative]])
|[[acidity regulator]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6>{{cite web|url=https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers|title=Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422201759/https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers|archive-date=22 April 2022|publisher=[[Food Standards Agency]]|access-date=26 November 2010}}</ref>
|-
|E261
|[[Potassium acetate]] ([[preservative]])
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|E262
|Sodium acetates<br>(i) [[Sodium acetate]]<br>(ii) [[Sodium diacetate]] (sodium hydrogen acetate)
|preservative,<br>acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Calcium acetate|E263]]
|[[Calcium acetate]] ([[preservative]])
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Ammonium acetate|E264]]
|[[Ammonium acetate]]
|preservative
|Approved in Australia and New Zealand<ref>Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code {{cite web |url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011C00827 |title=Standard 1.2.4 – Labelling of ingredients |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=27 October 2011 |archive-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119082034/http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011C00827 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|E265
|[[Dehydroacetic acid]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E266]]
|[[Sodium dehydroacetate]]
|preservative
|
|-
|[[E270]]
|[[Lactic acid]] (preservative)
|[[antioxidant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E280]]
|[[Propionic acid]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E281]]
|[[Sodium propionate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E282]]
|[[Calcium propionate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E283]]
|[[Potassium propionate]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E284]]
|[[Boric acid]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E285]]
|[[Sodium tetraborate|Sodium tetraborate (borax)]]
|preservative
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist/>
|-
|[[E290]]
|[[Carbon dioxide]]
|[[acidity regulator]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E296]]
|[[Malic acid]] (acid)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E297]]
|[[Fumaric acid]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|}

===E300–E399 ([[antioxidant]]s, [[acidity regulator]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E300–E399"></span> ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!width=250|Name(s)
!Purpose
!width=250|Status
|-
|[[Ascorbic acid|E300]]
|[[Ascorbic acid]] ([[vitamin C]])
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3>[http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_4 Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_4 |date=7 October 2010 }}, [[Food Standards Agency]], 26 November 2010</ref>
|-
|[[E301]]
|[[Sodium ascorbate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E302]]
|[[Calcium ascorbate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E303]]
|[[Potassium ascorbate]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E304]]
|[[Fatty acid]] [[ester]]s of [[ascorbic acid]] ([[Ascorbyl palmitate]])
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E305]]
|[[Ascorbyl stearate]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E306]]
|[[Tocopherol]]s (Vitamin E, natural)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E307]]
|[[Alpha-Tocopherol]] (synthetic)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E308]]
|[[Gamma-Tocopherol]] (synthetic)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E309]]
|[[Delta-Tocopherol]] (synthetic)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Propyl gallate|E310]]
|[[Propyl gallate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Octyl gallate|E311]]
|[[Octyl gallate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Dodecyl gallate|E312]]
|[[Dodecyl gallate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Ethyl gallate|E313]]
|[[Ethyl gallate]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[Guaiacum|E314]]
|[[Guaiac resin]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E315]]
|[[Erythorbic acid]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E316]]
|[[Sodium erythorbate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E317]]
|[[Erythorbin acid]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E318]]
|[[Calcium erythorbate|Sodium erythorbin]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E319]]
|[[tert-Butylhydroquinone]] (TBHQ)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[Butylated hydroxyanisole|E320]]
|[[Butylated hydroxyanisole]] (BHA)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E321]]
|[[Butylated hydroxytoluene]] (BHT)
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E322]]
|[[Lecithin]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5>[http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_6 Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_6 |date=7 October 2010 }}, [[Food Standards Agency]], 26 November 2010</ref>
|-
|[[E323]]
|[[Anoxomer]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E324]]
|[[Ethoxyquin]]
|antioxidant
|
|-
|[[E325]]
|[[Sodium lactate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E326]]
|[[Potassium lactate]] ([[antioxidant]])
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E327]]
|[[Calcium lactate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E328]]
|[[Ammonium lactate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E329]]
|[[Magnesium lactate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E330]]
|[[Citric acid]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|acid]], [[acidity regulator]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Sodium citrate|E331]]
|[[Sodium citrate]]s<br>(i) [[Monosodium citrate]]<br>(ii) [[Disodium citrate]]<br>(iii) [[Trisodium citrate|Sodium citrate]] (trisodium citrate)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E332]]
|[[Potassium]] [[citrate]]s<br>(i) [[Monopotassium citrate]]<br>(ii) [[Potassium citrate]] (tripotassium citrate)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E333]]
|[[Calcium]] [[citrate]]s<br>(i) [[Monocalcium citrate]]<br>(ii) [[Dicalcium citrate]]<br>(iii) [[Calcium citrate]] (tricalcium citrate)
|acidity regulator,<br>[[firming agent]],<br>[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E334]]
|[[Tartaric acid]] (L(+)-)
|([[Stabilizer (food)|acid]])
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E335]]
|[[Sodium tartrate]]s<br>(i) [[Monosodium tartrate]]<br>(ii) [[Disodium tartrate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E336]]
|[[Potassium]] [[tartrate]]s<br>(i) [[Monopotassium tartrate]] (cream of tartar)<br>(ii) [[Dipotassium tartrate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E337]]
|[[Sodium potassium tartrate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E338]]
|[[Phosphoric acid]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|acid]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E339]]
|[[Sodium phosphate]]s<br>(i) [[Monosodium phosphate]]<br>(ii) [[Disodium phosphate]]<br>(iii) [[Trisodium phosphate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E340]]
|[[Potassium]] [[phosphate]]s<br>(i) [[Monopotassium phosphate]]<br>(ii) [[Dipotassium phosphate]]<br>(iii) [[Tripotassium phosphate]]
|antioxidant
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E341]]
|[[Calcium phosphate]]s<br>(i) [[Monocalcium phosphate]]<br>(ii) [[Dicalcium phosphate]]<br>(iii) [[Tricalcium phosphate]]
|[[anti-caking agent]],<br>[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E342]]
|[[Ammonium phosphate]]s:<br>(i) [[monoammonium phosphate]]<br>(ii) [[diammonium phosphate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E343]]
|[[Magnesium phosphate]]s<br>(i) [[monomagnesium phosphate]]<br>(ii) [[Dimagnesium phosphate]]
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/> This additive is under discussion and may be included in a future amendment to the Directive on miscellaneous additives.
|-
|[[E344]]
|[[Lecithin citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|'''Not''' approved in the UK<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Approved additives and E numbers|url=https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers |website=Food Standards Agency}}</ref>
|-
|[[E345]]
|[[Magnesium citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E349]]
|[[Ammonium malate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E350 (food additive)|E350]]
|[[Sodium]] [[malate]]s<br>(i) [[Sodium malate]]<br>(ii) [[Sodium hydrogen malate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E351]]
|[[Potassium malate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E352]]
|[[Calcium]] [[malate]]s<br>(i) [[Calcium malate]]<br>(ii) [[Calcium hydrogen malate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[metatartaric acid|E353]]
|[[Metatartaric acid]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E354]]
|[[Calcium tartrate]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Adipic acid|E355]]
|[[Adipic acid]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E356]]
|[[Sodium adipate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E357]]
|[[Potassium adipate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E359]]
|[[Ammonium adipate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E363]]
|[[Succinic acid]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Sodium fumarate|E365]]
|[[Monosodium fumarate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E366]]
|[[Potassium fumarate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E367]]
|[[Calcium fumarate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E368]]
|[[Ammonium fumarate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[1,4-Heptonolactone|E370]]
|[[1,4-Heptonolactone]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[Niacin (substance)|E375]]
|[[Niacin (substance)|Niacin]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[Triammonium citrate|E380]]
|[[Triammonium citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E381]]
|[[Ammonium ferric citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E383]]
|[[Calcium glycerylphosphate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|E384
|[[Isopropyl citrate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E385]]
|[[Calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate]], (Calcium disodium EDTA)
|[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E386]]
|[[Disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate]] (Disodium EDTA)
|[[sequestrant]]
|
|-
|[[E387]]
|[[Oxystearin]]
|[[Stabiliser (food)|stabiliser]]
|
|-
|[[E388]]
|[[Thiodipropionic acid]]
|
|
|-
|[[E389]]
|[[Dilauryl thiodipropionate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E390]]
|[[Distearyl thiodipropionate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E391]]
|[[Phytic acid]]
|
|
|-
|[[E392]]
|[[Carnosic acid]]
|
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010>[http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2010/nov/additives New additives approved for use] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305165550/http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2010/nov/additives |date=5 March 2012 }}, [[Food Standards Agency]], Friday 26 November 2010</ref>
|-
|[[E399]]
|[[Calcium lactobionate]]
|
|
|}

===E400–E499 ([[Thickening agent|thickeners]], stabilisers, [[emulsifier]]s)  <span class="anchor" id="E400–E499"></span> ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Purpose
!width=250|Status
|-
|[[Alginic acid|E400]]
|[[Alginic acid]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E401]]
|[[Sodium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E402]]
|[[Potassium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E403]]
|[[Ammonium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E404]]
|[[Calcium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E405]]
|[[Propane-1,2-diol alginate]] ([[Propylene glycol alginate]]) (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E406]]
|[[Agar]] (thickener) ([[gelling agent]])
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E407]]
|[[Carrageenan]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E407a]]
|[[Carrageenan|Processed eucheuma seaweed]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E408]]
|[[Bakers yeast glycan]]
|
|
|-
|[[E409]]
|[[Arabinogalactan]]
|
|
|-
|[[Locust bean gum|E410]]
|[[Locust bean gum]] (Carob gum) (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[Oat gum|E411]]
|[[Oat gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|
|-
|[[Guar gum|E412]]
|[[Guar gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E413]]
|[[Tragacanth]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E414]]
|[[Acacia gum]] ([[gum arabic]]) (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E415]]
|[[Xanthan gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E416]]
|[[Karaya gum]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E417]]
|[[Tara gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E418]]
|[[Gellan gum]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E419]]
|[[Gum ghatti]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E420]]
|[[Sorbitol]] (i) Sorbitol (ii) Sorbitol syrup (emulsifier) ([[Sugar substitute|sweetener]])
|[[humectant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4>[http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_5 Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_5 |date=7 October 2010 }}, [[Food Standards Agency]], 26 November 2010</ref>
|-
|[[E421]]
|[[Mannitol]] ([[anti-caking agent]])
|[[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E422]]
|[[Glycerol]] (emulsifier)
|[[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E424]]
|[[Curdlan]]
|gelling agent
|
|-
|[[E425]]
|[[Konjac]] (i) [[Konjac gum]] (ii) [[Konjac glucomannane]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/> May not be used in confectionery owing to choking risk.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
|-
|[[E426]]
|[[Soybean hemicellulose]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E427]]
|[[Cassia gum]]
|
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010/>
|-
|[[Gelatin|E428]]
|[[Gelatin]]
|
|
|-
|[[E429]]
|[[Peptone]]s
|
|
|-
|[[Polyoxyethene (8) stearate|E430]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (8) stearate]] (emulsifier)
|stabiliser
|
|-
|[[E431]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (40) stearate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E432]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monolaurate]] ([[polysorbate 20]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E433]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monooleate]] ([[polysorbate 80]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E434]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate]] ([[polysorbate 40]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E435]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monostearate]] ([[polysorbate 60]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E436]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan tristearate]] ([[polysorbate 65]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E440]]
|[[Pectin]]s (i) pectin (ii) amidated pectin
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E441]]
|[[Gelatine]] (emulsifier)
|[[gelling agent]]
|
|-
|[[E442]]
|[[Ammonium phosphatides]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E443]]
|[[Brominated vegetable oil]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[Sucrose acetate isobutyrate|E444]]
|[[Sucrose acetate isobutyrate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E445]]
|[[Glycerol esters of wood rosins]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E446]]
|[[Succistearin]]
|
|
|-
|[[E450 (food additive)|E450]]
|[[Diphosphate]]s:<br>(i) [[Disodium diphosphate]]<br>(ii) [[Trisodium diphosphate]]<br>(iii) [[Tetrasodium diphosphate]]<br>(iv) [[Dipotassium diphosphate]]<br>(v) [[Tetrapotassium diphosphate]]<br>(vi) [[Dicalcium diphosphate]]<br>(vii) [[Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E451]]
|[[Triphosphate]]s:<br>(i) [[Sodium triphosphate]] (pentasodium triphosphate)<br>(ii) [[Pentapotassium triphosphate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E452]]
|[[Polyphosphate]]s:<br>(i) [[Sodium polyphosphate]]s<br>(ii) [[Potassium polyphosphate]]s<br>(iii) [[Sodium calcium polyphosphate]]<br>(iv) [[Calcium polyphosphate]]s<br>(v) [[Ammonium polyphosphate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E459]]
|[[Beta-cyclodextrin]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E460]]
|[[Cellulose]] (i) [[Microcrystalline cellulose]] (ii) [[Powdered cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E461]]
|[[Methyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E462]]
|[[Ethyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E463]]
|[[Hydroxypropyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[Hypromellose|E464]]
|[[Hypromellose]] (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E465]]
|[[Ethyl methyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E466]]
|[[Carboxymethyl cellulose]], [[Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E467]]
|[[Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose]]
|
|
|-
|[[E468]]
|[[Croscarmellose sodium|Crosslinked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose]] (Croscarmellose)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/> This additive is under discussion and may be included in a future amendment to the Directive on miscellaneous additives
|-
|[[E469]]
|Enzymically [[hydrolysed]] [[carboxymethylcellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E470a]]
|Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids (emulsifier)
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E470b]]
|Magnesium salts of fatty acids (emulsifier)
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E471]]
|[[Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids]] (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472a]]
|Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472b]]
|Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472c]]
|Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472d]]
|Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472e]]
|[[DATEM|Mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472f]]
|Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472g]]
|[[Succinylated monoglycerides]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E473]]
|[[Sucrose esters]] of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[Sucroglyceride|E474]]
|[[Sucroglyceride]]s
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E475]]
|Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E476]]
|[[Polyglycerol polyricinoleate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E477]]
|Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E478]]
|Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E479b]]
|Thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E480]]
|[[Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E481]]
|[[Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E482]]
|[[Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E483]]
|[[Stearyl tartrate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E484]]
|[[Stearyl citrate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E485]]
|[[Sodium stearoyl fumarate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E486]]
|[[Calcium stearoyl fumarate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E487]]
|[[Sodium laurylsulfate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E488]]
|Ethoxylated Mono- and Di-Glycerides
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E489]]
|Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E490]]
|[[Propane-1,2-diol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E491]]
|[[Sorbitan monostearate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E492]]
|[[Sorbitan tristearate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E493]]
|[[Sorbitan monolaurate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E494]]
|[[Sorbitan monooleate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E495]]
|[[Sorbitan monopalmitate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E496]]
|[[Sorbitan trioleate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E497]]
|Polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene polymers
|
|
|-
|[[E498]]
|Partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil
|
|
|-
|[[E499]]
|Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|}

===E500–E599 ([[acidity regulator]]s, [[anti-caking agent]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E500–E599"></span> ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!width=8%|Code
!width=40%|Name(s)
!width=20%|Purpose
!width=32%|Status
|-
|E500
|[[Sodium]] [[carbonate]]s: (i) [[Sodium carbonate]] (ii) [[Sodium bicarbonate]] (Sodium hydrogen carbonate) (iii) [[Sodium sesquicarbonate]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[raising agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|E501
|[[Potassium]] [[carbonate]]s: (i) [[Potassium carbonate]] (ii) [[Potassium bicarbonate]] (Potassium hydrogen carbonate)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E503]]
|[[Ammonium]] [[carbonate]]s: (i) [[Ammonium carbonate]] (ii) [[Ammonium bicarbonate]] (Ammonium hydrogen carbonate)
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E504]]
|[[Magnesium]] [[carbonate]]s: (i) [[Magnesium carbonate]] (ii) [[Magnesium bicarbonate]] Magnesium hydrogen carbonate
|acidity regulator, [[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E505]]
|[[Ferrous carbonate]]
|acidity regulator
|
|-
|[[E507]]
|[[Hydrochloric acid]]
|[[acid]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E508]]
|[[Potassium chloride]] ([[gelling agent]])
|[[seasoning]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E509]]
|[[Calcium chloride]] ([[sequestrant]])
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Ammonium chloride|E510]]
|[[Ammonium chloride]], ammonia solution ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E511]]
|[[Magnesium chloride]]
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E512]]
|[[Tin(II) chloride|Stannous chloride]]
|[[antioxidant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E513]]
|[[Sulfuric acid]]
|[[acid]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E514]]
|[[Sodium]] [[sulfates]] (i) [[Sodium sulfate]] (ii) [[sodium bisulfate]]
|[[acid]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E515]]
|[[Potassium]] [[sulfates]] (i) [[potassium sulfate]] (ii) [[potassium bisulfate]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E516]]
|[[Calcium sulfate]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E517]]
|[[Ammonium sulfate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E518]]
|[[Magnesium sulfate]] (Epsom salts), ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[firming agent]]
|
|-
|[[E519]]
|[[Copper(II) sulfate]]
|[[preservative]]
|
|-
|[[E520]]
|[[Aluminium sulfate]]
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E521]]
|[[Aluminium sodium sulfate]]
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E522]]
|[[Aluminium potassium sulfate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E523]]
|[[Aluminium ammonium sulfate]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E524]]
|[[Sodium hydroxide]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E525]]
|[[Potassium hydroxide]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E526]]
|[[Calcium hydroxide]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E527]]
|[[Ammonium hydroxide]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E528]]
|[[Magnesium hydroxide]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E529]]
|[[Calcium oxide]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[improving agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E530]]
|[[Magnesium oxide]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E535]]
|[[Sodium ferrocyanide]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E536]]
|[[Potassium ferrocyanide]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E537]]
|[[Ferrous hexacyanomanganate]]
|anti-caking agent
|
|-
|[[E538]]
|[[Calcium ferrocyanide]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E539]]
|[[Sodium thiosulfate]]
|[[antioxidant]]
|
|-
|[[E540]]
|[[Dicalcium diphosphate]]{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} <!-- dicalcium diphosphate is already listed as  E450(vi) --> ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E541]]
|[[Sodium aluminium phosphate]] (i) Acidic (ii) Basic
|[[emulsifier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[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.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E552]]
|[[Calcium silicate]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E553a]]
|(i) [[Magnesium silicate]] (ii) [[Magnesium trisilicate]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E553b]]
|[[Talc]]
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E554]]
|[[Sodium aluminosilicate]] (sodium aluminium silicate)
|anti-caking agent
|removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E555]]
|[[Potassium aluminium silicate]] (potassium aluminosilicate)
|anti-caking agent
|removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E556]]
|[[Calcium aluminosilicate]] (calcium aluminium silicate)
|anti-caking agent
| removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E557]]
|[[Hemimorphite|Zinc silicate]]
|anti-caking agent
| removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E558]]
|[[Bentonite]]
|anti-caking agent
| removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E559]]
|[[Aluminium silicate]] (Kaolin)
|anti-caking agent
|removed from list per Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012
|-
|[[E560]]
|[[Potassium silicate]]
|anti-caking agent
|
|-
|[[E561]]
|[[Vermiculite]]
|
|
|-
|[[Sepiolite|E562]]
|[[Sepiolite]]
|
|
|-
|[[E563]]
|[[Sepiolitic clay]]
|
|
|-
|[[E565]]
|[[Lignosulfonate]]s
|
|
|-
|[[E566]]
|[[Natrolite-phonolite]]
|
|
|-
|[[E570]]
|[[Fatty acid]]s
|anti-caking agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Magnesium stearate|E572]]
|[[Magnesium stearate]], [[calcium stearate]] ([[emulsifier]])
|anti-caking agent
|
|-
|[[E574]]
|[[Gluconic acid]]
|acidity regulator
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E575]]
|[[Glucono delta-lactone]] ([[acidity regulator]])
|[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Gluconic acid|E576]]
|[[Sodium gluconate]]
|[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E577]]
|[[Potassium gluconate]]
|[[sequestrant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E578]]
|[[Calcium gluconate]]
|[[firming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E579]]
|[[Ferrous gluconate]]
|[[Food coloring|food colouring]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E580]]
|[[Magnesium gluconate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E585]]
|[[Ferrous lactate]]
|[[Food coloring|food colouring]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E586]]
|[[4-Hexylresorcinol]]
|[[antioxidant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA3/>
|-
|[[E598]]
|Synthetic [[calcium aluminates]]
|
|
|-
|[[E599]]
|[[Perlite]]
|
|
|}

===E600–E699 ([[flavour enhancer]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E600–E699"></span> ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Purpose
!Status
|-
|[[E620]]
|[[Glutamic acid]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Monosodium glutamate|E621]]
|[[Monosodium glutamate]] (MSG)
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E622]]
|[[Monopotassium glutamate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E623]]
|[[Calcium diglutamate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E624]]
|[[Monoammonium glutamate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E625]]
|[[Magnesium diglutamate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E626]]
|[[Guanylic acid]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E627]]
|[[Disodium guanylate]], sodium guanylate
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E628]]
|[[Dipotassium guanylate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E629]]
|[[Calcium guanylate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E630]]
|[[Inosinic acid]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E631]]
|[[Disodium inosinate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Dipotassium inosinate|E632]]
|[[Dipotassium inosinate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Calcium inosinate|E633]]
|[[Calcium inosinate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E634]]
|[[Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E635]]
|[[Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide]]s
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Maltol|E636]]
|[[Maltol]]
|flavour enhancer
|
|-
|[[Ethyl maltol|E637]]
|[[Ethyl maltol]]
|flavour enhancer
|
|-
|[[E640]]
|[[Glycine]] and its sodium salt
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E650]]
|[[Zinc acetate]]
|flavour enhancer
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|}

===E700–E799 (antibiotics) <span class="anchor" id="E700–E799"></span> ===
<ref>{{cite web |title=E700-E799 (antibiotics) |url=https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/analytical-chromatography/analytical-products.html?TablePage=109806894 |website=Sigma-Aldrich |access-date=17 December 2018 |archive-date=17 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217213836/https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/analytical-chromatography/analytical-products.html?TablePage=109806894 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Name(s)
!Purpose
!Status
|-
|[[E701]]
|[[Tetracyclines]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E702]]
|[[Chlortetracycline]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E703]]
|[[Oxytetracycline]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E704]]
|[[Oleandomycin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E705
|[[Penicillin G potassium]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E706
|[[Penicillin G sodium]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E707
|[[Penicillin G procaine]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E708
|[[Benzathine benzylpenicillin|Penicillin G benzathine]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E710]]
|[[Spiramycin]]s
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E711
|[[Virginiamycin]]s
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E712
|[[Flavomycin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E713]]
|[[Tylosin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E714]]
|[[Monensin A]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E715]]
|[[Avoparcin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|[[E716]]
|[[Salinomycin]]
| antibiotic
|
|-
|E717
|[[Avilamycin]]
| antibiotic
|
|}

=== E900–E999 ([[glazing agent]]s, gases and [[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]s) <span class="anchor" id="E900–E999"></span>===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!width=8%|Code
!width=40%|Name(s)
!width=20%|Purpose
!width=32%|Status
|-
|[[Polydimethylsiloxane|E900]]
|[[Dimethyl polysiloxane]] ([[anti-foaming agent]])
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E901]]
|[[Beeswax]], white and yellow
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E902]]
|[[Candelilla wax]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E903]]
|[[Carnauba wax]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E904]]
|[[Shellac]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E905]]
|[[Paraffin wax|Paraffin]]s
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E905a]]
|[[Mineral oil]]
|[[anti-foaming agent]]
|
|-
|[[E905b]]
|[[Petrolatum]]
|
|
|-
|[[E905c]]
|[[Petroleum wax]] (i)[[Microcrystalline wax]] (ii) [[Paraffin wax]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E906]]
|[[Gum benzoic]]
|[[flavour enhancer]]
|
|-
|[[E907]]
|[[Crystalline wax]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E908]]
|[[Rice bran wax]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E909]]
|[[Spermaceti|Spermaceti wax]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E910]]
|[[Wax ester]]s
|glazing agent
|
|-
|E911
|[[Fatty acid methyl ester|Methyl esters of fatty acids]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E912]]
|[[Montanic acid]] esters, [[Montan acid esters]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E913]]
|[[Lanolin]], sheep wool grease
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E914]]
|[[Oxidized polyethylene wax]], oxidized [[polyethylene]]
|glazing agent
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E915]]
|Esters of [[colophony]]
|glazing agent
|
|-
|[[E916]]
|[[Calcium iodate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E917]]
|[[Potassium iodate]]
|
|
|-
|[[E918]]
|[[Nitrogen oxide]]s
|
|
|-
|[[E919]]
|[[Nitrosyl chloride]]
|
|
|-
|[[E920]]
|[[L-cysteine]]
|[[improving agent]]
|Approved in the EU<ref>{{cite web|url= https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/foods_system/main/index.cfm?event=substance.view&identifier=301|title= E920 (L-cysteine) approval in the EU|access-date= 1 April 2021|archive-date= 3 July 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210703072221/https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/foods_system/main/index.cfm?event=substance.view&identifier=301|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
|[[E921]]
|[[cystine|L-cystine]]
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E922]]
|[[Potassium persulfate]]
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E923]]
|[[Ammonium persulfate]]
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E924]]
|[[Potassium bromate]]
|[[improving agent]]
| Banned in the EU;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbi.eu/market-information/natural-food-additives/which-trends-offer-opportunities |title=Which trends offer opportunities or pose a threat to the European market for natural food additives? |author=Teresa Hüttenhofer |author2=Gustavo Ferro |website=Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands |date=23 December 2020 |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200445/https://www.cbi.eu/market-information/natural-food-additives/which-trends-offer-opportunities |url-status=live }}</ref> genotoxic carcinogen<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kurokawa, Y. |author2=Maekawa, A. |author3=Takahashi, M. |author4=Hayashi, Y. |date=1990 |title=Toxicity and carcinogenicity of potassium bromate–a new renal carcinogen |journal= Environmental Health Perspectives |volume=87 |pages=309–335 |doi=10.1289/ehp.9087309|pmid=2269236 |pmc=1567851 |bibcode=1990EnvHP..87..309K }}</ref>
|-
|[[E924b]]
|[[Calcium bromate]]
|[[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E925]]
|[[Chlorine]]
|[[preservative]], [[flour bleaching agent|bleach]], [[improving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E926]]
|[[Chlorine dioxide]] ([[preservative]])
|[[flour bleaching agent|bleach]]
|
|-
|[[E927a]]
|[[Azodicarbonamide]]
|[[improving agent]]
|identified as a Substance of Very High Concern in EU.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-8-2014-008728-ASW_EN.html | title=Parliamentary question &#124; Answer to Question No E-008728/14 &#124; E-008728/2014(ASW) &#124; European Parliament }}</ref>
|-
|[[E927b]]
|[[Carbamide]] (urea)
|[[improving agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E928]]
|[[Benzoyl peroxide]] ([[improving agent]])
|[[flour bleaching agent|bleach]]
|
|-
|[[E929]]
|[[Acetone peroxide]]
|
|
|-
|[[E930]]
|[[Calcium peroxide]] ([[improving agent]])
|[[flour bleaching agent|bleach]]
|
|-
|[[E938]]
|[[Argon]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E939]]
|[[Helium]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E940]]
|[[Dichlorodifluoromethane]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Banned in all countries, in compliance with the [[Montreal Protocol]].
|-
|[[E941]]
|[[Nitrogen]] ([[packaging gas]])
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E942]]
|[[Nitrous oxide]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E943a]]
|[[Butane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E943b]]
|[[Isobutane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E944]]
|[[Propane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E945]]
|[[Chloropentafluoroethane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Banned in all countries, in compliance with the [[Montreal Protocol]].
|-
|[[E946]]
|[[Octafluorocyclobutane]]
|[[Aerosol propellants|propellant]]
|Banned in all countries, in compliance with the [[Montreal Protocol]].
|-
|[[E948]]
|[[Oxygen]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E949]]
|[[Hydrogen]]
|[[packaging gas]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[Acesulfame potassium|E950]]
|[[Acesulfame potassium]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E951]]
|[[Aspartame]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E952]]
|Cyclamic acid and its sodium and calcium salts, also known as [[Cyclamate]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E953]]
|[[Isomalt]], Isomaltitol
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E954]]
|[[Saccharin]] and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E955]]
|[[Sucralose]] (Trichlorogalactosucrose)
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E956]]
|[[Alitame]]
|sweetener
|
|-
|[[E957]]
|[[Thaumatin]] (sweetener)
|[[flavour enhancer]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E958]]
|[[Glycyrrhizin]] (sweetener)
|[[flavour enhancer]]
|
|-
|[[E959]]
|[[Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone]] (sweetener)
|[[flavour enhancer]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E960]]
|[[Steviol glycoside]]s
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0205:0211:EN:PDF.|title=Stevia EU approval|access-date=14 November 2011|archive-date=11 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511184158/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0205:0211:EN:PDF.}}</ref>
|-
|[[E961]]
|[[Neotame]]
|sweetener
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010/>
|-
|[[E962]]
|[[Aspartame-acesulfame salt]] (sweetener)
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E964]]
|[[Polyglycitol syrup]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E965]]
|[[Maltitol]] (i) Maltitol (ii) Maltitol syrup (sweetener) ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[humectant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E966]]
|[[Lactitol]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E967]]
|[[Xylitol]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E968]]
|[[Erythritol]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E969]]
|[[Advantame]]
|sweetener
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E999]]
|[[Quillaia]] extract
|[[foaming agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|}

===E1000–E1599 (additional additives) {{anchor|E1000–E1599}}===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!width=8%|Code
!width=40%|Name(s)
!width=20%|Purpose
!width=32%|Status
|-
|[[Cholic acid|E1000]]
|[[Cholic acid]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E1001]]
|[[Choline]] [[salt (chemistry)|salts]]
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E1100]]
|[[Amylase]]
|[[Stabiliser (food)|stabiliser]], [[flavour enhancer]]
|
|-
|[[E1101]]
|[[Protease]]s ((i)[[Protease]], (ii)[[Papain]], (iii)[[Bromelain]], (iv)[[Ficin]])
|[[Stabiliser (food)|stabiliser]], [[flavour enhancer]]
|
|-
|[[E1102]]
|[[Glucose oxidase]]
|[[antioxidant]]
|
|-
|[[E1103]]
|[[Invertase]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E1104]]
|[[Lipases]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1105]]
|[[Lysozyme]]
|[[preservative]]
|
|-
|[[E1200]]
|[[Polydextrose]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]], [[thickening agent]], [[humectant]], [[carrier (food)|carrier]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1201]]
|[[Polyvinylpyrrolidone]]
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1202]]
|[[Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone]] ([[carrier (food)|carrier]])
|[[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1203]]
|[[Polyvinyl alcohol]]
|
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010/>
|-
|[[E1204]]
|[[Pullulan]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1400]]
|[[Dextrin]] (Dextrins, roasted starch white and yellow) ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1401]]
|[[Modified starch]] ((Acid-treated starch) [[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1402]]
|[[Alkaline modified starch]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1403]]
|[[Bleached starch]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1404]]
|[[Oxidized starch]] ([[emulsifier]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1405]]
|[[Enzyme treated starch]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1410]]
|[[Monostarch phosphate]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1411]]
|[[Distarch glycerol]] ([[thickening agent]])
|[[emulsifier]]
|
|-
|[[E1412]]
|[[Distarch phosphate]] esterified with sodium trimetasphosphate; esterified with phosphorus oxychloride ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1413]]
|[[Phosphated distarch phosphate]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1414]]
|[[Acetylated distarch phosphate]] ([[emulsifier]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1420]]
|Starch acetate esterified with acetic anhydride ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1421]]
|Starch acetate esterified with vinyl acetate ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1422]]
|[[Acetylated distarch adipate]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1423]]
|[[Acetylated distarch glycerol]]
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1430]]
|[[Distarch glycerine]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1440]]
|[[Hydroxy propyl starch]] ([[emulsifier]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1441]]
|[[Hydroxy propyl distarch glycerine]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1442]]
|[[Hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate]] ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1443]]
|[[Hydroxy propyl distarch glycerol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1450]]
|[[Starch sodium octenyl succinate]] ([[emulsifier]]) ([[Stabilizer (food)|stabiliser]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1451]]
|[[Acetylated oxidised starch]] ([[emulsifier]])
|[[thickening agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1452]]
|[[Starch aluminium octenyl succinate]]
|
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1501]]
|[[Benzylated hydrocarbons]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1502]]
|[[Butane-1, 3-diol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1503]]
|[[Castor oil]]
|[[resolving agent]]
|
|-
|[[E1504]]
|[[Ethyl acetate]]
|[[flavour solvent]]
|
|-
|[[E1505]]
|[[Triethyl citrate]]
|[[foam stabiliser]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1510]]
|[[Ethanol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1516]]
|[[Glyceryl monoacetate]]
|[[flavour solvent]]
|
|-
|[[E1517]]
|[[Glyceryl diacetate]] or [[diacetin]]
|[[flavour solvent]]
|
|-
|[[E1518]]
|[[Glyceryl triacetate]] or [[triacetin]]
|[[humectant]] and [[flavour solvent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1519]]
|[[Benzyl alcohol]]
|
|
|-
|[[E1520]]
|[[Propylene glycol]]
|[[humectant]] and [[flavour solvent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E1521]]
|[[Polyethylene glycol]] 8000<ref name=ibp>{{cite web
  | last = [[New Zealand Food Safety Authority]]
  | title = Identifying Food Additives
  | url = http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/food-additives.pdf
  | access-date = 6 December 2017
  | archive-date = 7 December 2017
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171207013655/http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/food-additives.pdf
  }}</ref>
|
|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010/>
|-
|[[E1525]]
|[[Hydroxyethyl cellulose]]
|[[thickening agent]]
|
|}