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[F1ANNEX III U.K. Union list of food additives including carriers approved for use in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings, nutrients and their conditions of use

PART 6 U.K. Definitions of groups of food additives for the purposes of Parts 1 to 5

Table 1

E number Name
E 170 Calcium carbonate
E 260 Acetic acid
[F2E 261 Potassium acetates]
E 262 Sodium acetates
E 263 Calcium acetate
E 270 Lactic acid
E 290 Carbon dioxide
E 296 Malic acid
E 300 Ascorbic acid
E 301 Sodium ascorbate
E 302 Calcium ascorbate
E 304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid
E 306 Tocopherol-rich extract
E 307 Alpha-tocopherol
E 308 Gamma-tocopherol
E 309 Delta-tocopherol
E 322 Lecithins
E 325 Sodium lactate
E 326 Potassium lactate
E 327 Calcium lactate
E 330 Citric acid
E 331 Sodium citrates
E 332 Potassium citrates
E 333 Calcium citrates
E 334 Tartaric acid (L(+)-)
E 335 Sodium tartrates
E 336 Potassium tartrates
E 337 Sodium potassium tartrate
E 350 Sodium malates
E 351 Potassium malate
E 352 Calcium malates
E 354 Calcium tartrate
E 380 Triammonium citrate
E 400 Alginic acid
E 401 Sodium alginate
E 402 Potassium alginate
E 403 Ammonium alginate
E 404 Calcium alginate
E 406 Agar
E 407 Carrageenan
E 407a Processed euchema seaweed
E 410 Locust bean gum
E 412 Guar gum
E 413 Tragacanth
E 414 Acacia gum (gum arabic)
E 415 Xanthan gum
E 417 Tara gum
E 418 Gellan gum
E 422 Glycerol
E 440 Pectins
E 460 Cellulose
E 461 Methyl cellulose
E 462 Ethyl cellulose
E 463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose
E 464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
E 465 Ethyl methyl cellulose
[F3E 466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum]
E 469 Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxy methyl cellulose, Enzymatically hydrolysed cellulose gum
E 470a Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
E 470b Magnesium salts of fatty acids
E 471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472a Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472b Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472d Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472e Mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 472f Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E 500 Sodium carbonates
E 501 Potassium carbonates
E 503 Ammonium carbonates
E 504 Magnesium carbonates
E 507 Hydrochloric acid
E 508 Potassium chloride
E 509 Calcium chloride
E 511 Magnesium chloride
E 513 Sulphuric acid
E 514 Sodium sulphates
E 515 Potassium sulphates
E 516 Calcium sulphate
E 524 Sodium hydroxide
E 525 Potassium hydroxide
E 526 Calcium hydroxide
E 527 Ammonium hydroxide
E 528 Magnesium hydroxide
E 529 Calcium oxide
E 530 Magnesium oxide
E 570 Fatty acids
E 574 Gluconic acid
E 575 Glucono-delta-lactone
E 576 Sodium gluconate
E 577 Potassium gluconate
E 578 Calcium gluconate
E 640 Glycine and its sodium salt
E 938 Argon
E 939 Helium
E 941 Nitrogen
E 942 Nitrous oxide
E 948 Oxygen
E 949 Hydrogen
E 1103 Invertase
E 1200 Polydextrose
E 1404 Oxidised starch
E 1410 Monostarch phosphate
E 1412 Distarch phosphate
E 1413 Phosphated distarch phosphate
E 1414 Acetylated distarch phosphate
E 1420 Acetylated starch
E 1422 Acetylated distarch adipate
E 1440 Hydroxy propyl starch
E 1442 Hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate
E 1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate
E 1451 Acetylated oxidised starch

[F4Table 2

Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate

E-number Name
E 200 Sorbic acid
E 202 Potassium sorbate]

Table 3

Sulphur dioxide — sulphites

E-number Name
E 220 Sulphur dioxide
E 221 Sodium sulphite
E 222 Sodium hydrogen sulphite
E 223 Sodium metabisulphite
E 224 Potassium metabisulphite
E 226 Calcium sulphite
E 227 Calcium hydrogen sulphite
E 228 Potassium hydrogen sulphite

Table 4

Polysorbates

E-number Name
E 432 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (polysorbate 20)
E 433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80)
E 434 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (polysorbate 40)
E 435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (polysorbate 60)
E 436 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (polysorbate 65)

Table 5

Sorbitan esters

E-number Name
E 491 Sorbitan monostearate
E 492 Sorbitan tristearate
E 493 Sorbitan monolaurate
E 494 Sorbitan monooleate
E 495 Sorbitan monopalmitate

Table 6

Phosphoric acid — phosphates — di-, tri- and polyphosphates

E-number Name
E 338 Phosphoric acid
E 339 Sodium phosphates
E 340 Potassium phosphates
E 341 Calcium phosphates
E 343 Magnesium phosphates
E 450 Diphosphates
E 451 Triphosphates
E 452 Polyphosphates

Table 7

Alginic acid — alginates

E-number Name
E 400 Alginic acid
E 401 Sodium alginate
E 402 Potassium alginate
E 403 Ammonium alginate
[F5E 404 Calcium alginate] ]