International Numbering System for Food Additives
The numbers below are internationally assigned to different food additives (by ???) for use on labels, to allow each additive to be uniquely identified.
In the European Community, approved food additives are written with a prefix of 'E'. Australia and New Zealand have their own set of approved additives, which are not written with a prefix letter. In the table below, food additives approved for Europe are listed with an E, and those approved for Australia and New Zealand with an A.
| Number | Approv. | Names | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | A | E | turmeric, curcumin | colouring |
| 101 | A | E | riboflavin, vitamin B2 | colouring |
| 102 | A | E | tartrazine | colouring |
| 103 | A | alkanet | colouring | |
| 104 | A | E | Quinoline Yellow | colouring |
| 107 | E | Yellow 2G | colouring | |
| 110 | A | E | Sunset Yellow FCF | colouring |
| 120 | A | E | cochineal, carminic acid | colouring |
| 122 | A | E | azorubine, carmoisine | colouring |
| 123 | A | E | amaranth | colouring |
| 124 | A | E | Brilliant Scarlet 4R | colouring |
| 127 | A | E | erythrosine | colouring |
| 128 | E | Red 2G | colouring | |
| 129 | A | E | Allura Red AC | colouring |
| 131 | E | Patent Blue V | colouring | |
| 132 | A | E | indigo carmine | colouring |
| 133 | A | E | Brilliant Blue FCF | colouring |
| 140 | A | E | chlorophyll | colouring |
| 141 | A | E | chlorophyll-copper complex | colouring |
| 142 | E | Green S | colouring | |
| 150 | A | E | caramel | colouring |
| 151 | A | E | Brilliant Black BN | colouring |
| 153 | A | E | vegetable carbon | colouring |
| 154 | E | Brown FK | colouring | |
| 155 | A | E | Chocolate Brown HT | colouring |
| 160 | A | E | carotene | colouring |
| 160a | A | E | β-carotene | colouring |
| 160b | A | E | annatto, bixin, norbixin | colouring |
| 160c | E | paprika extract, capsanthin | colouring | |
| 160d | E | lycopene | colouring | |
| 160e | A | E | β-apo-8'-carotenal | colouring |
| 160f | A | E | β-apo-8'-carotenic acid ester | colouring |
| 161 | A | E | xanthophylls | colouring |
| 161b | E | lutein | colouring | |
| 161g | E | canthaxanthin | colouring | |
| 162 | A | E | beet red | colouring |
| 163 | E | anthocyanins | colouring | |
| 170 | E | calcium carbonate | colouring | |
| 171 | E | titanium dioxide | colouring | |
| 172 | E | iron oxides and hydroxides | colouring | |
| 173 | E | aluminium | colouring | |
| 174 | E | silver | colouring | |
| 175 | E | gold | colouring | |
| 180 | E | litholrubine | colouring | |
| 181 | E | tannic acid | colouring | |
| 200 | E | sorbic acid | preservative | |
| 201 | sodium sorbate | preservative | ||
| 202 | E | potassium sorbate | preservative | |
| 203 | E | calcium sorbate | preservative | |
| 210 | E | benzoic acid | preservative | |
| 211 | A | E | sodium benzoate | preservative |
| 212 | A | E | potassium benzoate | preservative |
| 213 | A | E | calcium benzoate | preservative |
| 214 | E | ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate | preservative | |
| 215 | E | sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate | preservative | |
| 216 | A | E | propylparaben | preservative |
| 217 | E | propyl sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate | preservative | |
| 218 | A | E | methylparaben | preservative |
| 219 | E | sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate | preservative | |
| 220 | A | E | sulphur dioxide | preservative |
| 221 | A | E | sodium sulphite | preservative |
| 222 | A | E | sodium hydrogen sulphite | preservative |
| 223 | A | E | sodium metabisulphite | preservative |
| 224 | A | E | potassium metabisulphite | preservative |
| 225 | A | potassium sulphite | preservative | |
| 226 | E | calcium sulphite | preservative | |
| 227 | E | calcium bisulphite | preservative | |
| 228 | A | E | potassium bisulphite | preservative |
| 230 | E | biphenyl, diphenyl | preservative | |
| 231 | E | orthophenyl phenol, 2-hydroxybiphenyl | preservative | |
| 232 | E | sodium orthophenyl phenol | preservative | |
| 233 | thiabendazole | preservative | ||
| 234 | A | E | nisin | preservative |
| 235 | A | E | natamycin | preservative |
| 236 | formic acid | preservative | ||
| 237 | sodium formate | preservative | ||
| 238 | calcium formate | preservative | ||
| 239 | E | hexamethylene tetramine, hexamine | preservative | |
| 242 | A | E | dimethyl dicarbonate | preservative |
| 249 | A | E | potassium nitrite | preservative, colour fixative |
| 250 | A | E | sodium nitrite | preservative, colour fixative |
| 251 | A | E | sodium nitrate | preservative, colour fixative |
| 252 | A | potassium nitrate | preservative, colour fixative | |
| 260 | A | E | acetic acid | food acid |
| 261 | A | E | potassium acetate | food acid |
| 262 | A | E | sodium acetate, sodium diacetate | food acid |
| 263 | A | E | calcium acetate | food acid |
| 264 | A | ammmonium acetate | food acid | |
| 270 | A | E | lactic acid | food acid |
| 280 | A | E | propionic acid | preservative |
| 281 | A | E | sodium propionate | preservative |
| 282 | A | E | calcium propionate | preservative |
| 283 | A | E | potassium propionate | preservative |
| 284 | E | boric acid | preservative | |
| 285 | E | sodium tetraborate, borax | preservative | |
| 290 | A | E | carbon dioxide | propellant |
| 296 | A | E | malic acid | food acid |
| 297 | A | E | fumaric acid | food acid |
| 300 | A | E | ascorbic acid | antioxidant (water soluble) |
| 301 | A | E | sodium ascorbate | antioxidant (water soluble) |
| 302 | A | E | calcium ascorbate | antioxidant (water soluble) |
| 303 | A | potassium ascorbate | antioxidant (water soluble) | |
| 304 | A | E | ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbyl stearate | antioxidant (fat soluble) |
| 306 | A | E | tocopherol concentrate | antioxidant |
| 307 | A | E | dl-α-tocopherol | antioxidant |
| 308 | A | E | γ-tocopherol | antioxidant |
| 309 | A | E | δ-tocopherol | antioxidant |
| 310 | A | E | propyl gallate | antioxidant |
| 311 | A | E | octyl gallate | antioxidant |
| 312 | A | E | dodecyl gallate | antioxidant |
| 315 | A | E | erythorbic acid | antioxidant |
| 316 | A | E | sodium erythorbate | antioxidant |
| 319 | A | tert-butylhydroquinone | antioxidant | |
| 320 | A | E | butylated hydroxyanisole, BHA | antioxidant (fat soluble) |
| 321 | A | E | butylated hydroxytoluene, BHT | antioxidant (fat soluble) |
| 322 | A | E | lecithin | antioxidant, emulsifier |
| 325 | A | E | sodium lactate | food acid |
| 326 | A | E | potassium lactate | food acid |
| 327 | A | E | calcium lactate | food acid |
| 328 | A | ammonium lactate | food acid | |
| 329 | A | magnesium lactate | food acid | |
| 330 | A | E | citric acid | food acid |
| 331 | A | E | sodium citrates | food acid |
| 332 | A | E | potassium citrates | food acid |
| 333 | A | E | calcium citrate | food acid |
| 334 | A | E | tartaric acid | food acid |
| 335 | A | E | sodium tartrates | food acid |
| 336 | A | E | potassium tartrates | food acid |
| 337 | A | E | potassium sodium tartrate | food acid |
| 338 | A | E | phosphoric acid | food acid |
| 339 | A | E | sodium phosphates | mineral salt |
| 340 | A | E | potassium phosphates | mineral salt |
| 341 | A | E | calcium phosphates | mineral salt |
| 342 | A | ammonium phosphates | mineral salt | |
| 343 | A | E | magnesium phosphates | mineral salt |
| 349 | A | ammonium malate | food acid | |
| 350 | A | E | sodium malates | food acid |
| 351 | A | E | potassium malate | food acid |
| 352 | A | E | calcium malates | food acid |
| 353 | A | E | metatartaric acid | food acid |
| 354 | A | E | calcium tartrate | food acid |
| 355 | A | E | adipic acid | food acid |
| 356 | E | sodium adipate | food acid | |
| 357 | A | E | potassium adipate | food acid |
| 363 | E | succinic acid | food acid | |
| 365 | A | sodium fumarate | food acid | |
| 366 | A | potassium fumarate | food acid | |
| 367 | A | calcium fumarate | food acid | |
| 368 | A | ammonium fumarate | food acid | |
| 370 | 1,4-heptonolactone | food acid | ||
| 375 | A | niacin, vitamin B3 | colour retention agent | |
| 380 | A | E | triammonium citrate | food acid |
| 381 | A | ferric ammonium citrate | food acid | |
| 385 | A | E | calcium disodium EDTA | preservative |
TBD