Prescribed Name

Code Number

Acacia or gum Arabic (thickener, stabiliser)

414

Acesulphame potassium (sweetener)

950

Acetic acid, glacial (acidity regulator)

260

Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser)

472a

Acetylated distarch adipate (thickener, stabiliser)

1422

Acetylated distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1414

Acid treated starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1401

Adipic acid (acidity regulator)

355

Agar (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)

406

Alginic acid (thickener, stabiliser)

400

Alitame (sweetener)

956

Alkaline treated starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1402

Alkanet or Alkannin (colour)

103

Allura red AC (colour)

129

Aluminium (colour)

173

Aluminium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium and ammonium salts of fatty acids (emulsifier, stabiliser, anti-caking agent)

470

Aluminium silicate

559

Amaranth (colour)

123

Ammonium acetate (acidity regulator)

264

Ammonium adipates (acidity regulator)

359

Ammonium alginate (thickener, stabiliser)

403

Ammonium bicarbonate or Ammonium hydrogen carbonate (acidity regulator, raising agent)

503

Ammonium chloride (bulking agent)

510

Ammonium citrate or triammonium citrate (acidity regulator)

380

Ammonium fumarate (acidity regulator)

368

Ammonium lactate (acidity regulator)

328

Ammonium malate (acidity regulator)

349

Ammonium phosphates (acidity regulator)

342

Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid (emulsifier)

442

a- amylase (enzyme)

1100

Annatto extracts (colour)

160b

Anthocyanins or Grape skin extract or Blackcurrant extract (colour)

163

Arabinogalactan or Larch gum (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)

409

Ascorbic acid (antioxidant)

300

Ascorbyl palmitate (antioxidant)

304

Aspartame (sweetener)

951

Azorubine or Carmoisine (colour)

122

ß-apo-8’ Carotenal (colour)

160e

ß-apo-8’ Carotenoic acid methyl or ethyl ester (colour)

160f

Beeswax, white and yellow (glazing agent)

901

Beet red (colour)

162

Bentonite (anti-caking agent)

558

Benzoic acid (preservative)

210

Bleached starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1403

Bone phosphate (anti-caking agent, emulsifier)

542

Brilliant black BN or Brilliant black PN (colour)

151

Brilliant blue FCF (colour)

133

Brown HT (colour)

155

Butane (propellant)

943a

Butylated hydroxyanisole (antioxidant)

320

Butylated hydroxytoluene (antioxidant)

321

Calcium acetate (acidity regulator)

263

Calcium alginate (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)

404

Calcium aluminium silicate (anti-caking agent)

556

Calcium ascorbate (antioxidant)

302

Calcium benzoate (preservative)

213

Calcium carbonate (colour, anti-caking agent)

170

Calcium chloride (firming agent)

509

Calcium citrates (acidity regulator, stabiliser)

333

Calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate or cyclamate (sweetener)

952

Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate or calcium disodium EDTA (preservative, antioxidant)

385

Calcium fumarate (acidity regulator)

367

Calcium gluconate (acidity regulator, firming agent)

578

Calcium glutamate (flavour enhancer)

623

Calcium hydroxide (acidity regulator, firming agent)

526

Calcium lactate (acidity regulator)

327

Calcium lactylate or Calcium oleyl lactylate or Calcium stearoyl lactylate (emulsifier, stabiliser)

482

Calcium malates (acidity regulator)

352

Calcium oxide (acidity regulator)

529

Calcium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser, anti-caking agent)

341

Calcium propionate (preservative)

282

Calcium silicate (anti-caking agent)

552

Calcium sorbate (preservative)

203

Calcium sulphate (firming agent)

516

Calcium tartrate (acidity regulator)

354

Caramel I (colour)

150a

Caramel II (colour)

150b

Caramel III (colour)

150c

Caramel IV (colour)

150d

Carbon black or vegetable carbon (colour)

153

Carbon dioxide (propellant)

290

Carmines or Carminic acid or Cochineal (colour)

120

Carnauba wax (glazing agent)

903

Carotene (colour)

160a

Carrageenan (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)

407

Cellulose microcrystalline and powdered (anti-caking agent)

460

Chlorophyll (colour)

140

Chlorophyll-copper complex (colour)

141

Choline salts (emulsifier)

1001

Citric acid (acidity regulator, antioxidant)

330

Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser)

472c

Cupric sulphate (mineral salt)

519

Curcumin or Turmeric (colour)

100

Dextrin roasted starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1400

Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier)

472e

Dimethyl dicarbonate (preservative)

242

Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate (emulsifier)

480

Disodium 5’-guanylate (flavour enhancer)

627

Disodium 5’-inosinate (flavour enhancer)

631

Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides (flavour enhancer)

635

Distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1412

Dodecyl gallate (antioxidant)

312

Enzyme treated starches (thickener, stabiliser)

1405

Erythorbic acid (antioxidant)

315

Erythritol (humectant, sweetener)

968

Erythrosine (colour)

127

Ethyl maltol (flavour enhancer)

637

Fast green FCF (colour)

143

Ferric ammonium citrate (acidity regulator, anti-caking agent)

381

Ferrous gluconate (colour retention agent)

579

Flavoxanthin (colour)

161a

Fumaric acid (acidity regulator)

297

Gellan gum (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)

418

Glucono d -lactone or Glucono delta-lactone (acidity regulator, raising agent)

575

Glucose oxidase (antioxidant)

1102

Glycerin or glycerol (humectant)

422

Glycerol esters of wood rosins (emulsifier, stabiliser)

445

Glycine (flavour enhancer)

640

Gold (colour)

175

Green S (colour)

142

Guar gum (thickener, stabiliser)

412

4-Hexylresorcinol (antioxidant)

586

Hydrochloric acid (acidity regulator)

507

Hydroxypropyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier)

463

Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1442

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier)

464

Hydroxypropyl starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1440

Indigotine (colour)

132

Iron oxide (colour)

172

Isobutane (propellant)

943b

Isomalt (humectant, sweetener, bulking agent, anti-caking agent)

953

Karaya gum (thickener, stabiliser)

416

Kryptoxanthin (colour)

161c

Lactic acid (acidity regulator)

270

Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser)

472b

Lactitol (sweetener, humectant)

966

L-Cysteine monohydrochloride (raising agent)

920

Lecithin (antioxidant, emulsifier)

322

L-Glutamic acid (flavour enhancer)

620

Lipases (enzyme)

1104

L-Leucine (flavour enhancer)

641

Locust bean gum or Carob bean gum (thickener, stabiliser)

410

Lutein (colour)

161b

Lycopene (colour)

160d

Lysozyme (enzyme, preservative)

1105

Magnesium carbonate (acidity regulator, anti-caking agent)

504

Magnesium chloride (firming agent)

511

Magnesium gluconate (acidity regulatory, firming agent)

580

Magnesium glutamate (flavour enhancer)

625

Magnesium lactate (acidity regulator)

329

Magnesium oxide (anti-caking agent)

530

Magnesium phosphates (acidity regulator, anti-caking agent)

343

Magnesium silicate or Talc (anti-caking agent)

553

Magnesium sulphate (firming agent)

518

Malic acid (acidity regulator)

296

Maltitol and maltitol syrup or hydrogenated glucose syrup (sweetener, stabiliser, emulsifier, humectant)

965

Maltol (flavour enhancer)

636

Mannitol (sweetener, humectant)

421

Metatartaric acid (acidity regulator)

353

Methyl ethyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier, foaming agent)

465

Methyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier)

461

Methylparaben or Methyl-p-hydroxy-benzoate (preservative)

218

Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier, stabiliser)

472f

Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (emulsifier, stabiliser)

471

Monoammonium L-glutamate (flavour enhancer)

624

Monopotassium L-glutamate (flavour enhancer)

622

Monosodium L-glutamate or MSG (flavour enhancer)

621

Monostarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1410

Natamycin or Pimaricin (preservative)

235

Neotame (sweetener)

961

Nisin (preservative)

234

Nitrogen (propellant)

941

Nitrous oxide (propellant)

942

Octafluorocyclobutane (propellant)

946

Octyl gallate (antioxidant)

311

Oxidised polyethylene (humectant)

914

Oxidised starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1404

Paprika oleoresins (colour)

160c

Pectins (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)

440

Petrolatum or petroleum jelly (glazing agent)

905b

Phosphated distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1413

Phosphoric acid (acidity regulator)

338

Polydextrose (humectant, bulking agent, stabiliser, thickener)

1200

Polydimethylsiloxane or Dimethylpolysiloxane (anti-caking agent, emulsifier)

900a

Polyethylene (40) stearate (emulsifier)

431

Polyethylene glycol 8000 (antifoaming agent)

1521

Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (emulsifier)

475

Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid (emulsifier)

476

Polysorbate 60 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate (emulsifier)

435

Polysorbate 65 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate (emulsifier)

436

Polysorbate 80 or Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (emulsifier)

433

Polyvinylpyrrolidone (stabiliser)

1201

Ponceau 4R (colour)

124

Potassium acetate or Potassium diacetate (acidity regulator)

261

Potassium adipate (acidity regulator)

357

Potassium alginate (thickener, stabiliser)

402

Potassium aluminium silicate

555

Potassium ascorbate (antioxidant)

303

Potassium benzoate (preservative)

212

Potassium bisulphite (preservative)

228

Potassium carbonates (acidity regulator, stabiliser)

501

Potassium chloride (gelling agent)

508

Potassium citrates (acidity regulator, stabiliser)

332

Potassium ferrocyanide (anti-caking agent)

536

Potassium fumarate (acidity regulator)

366

Potassium gluconate (sequestrant)

577

Potassium lactate (acidity regulator, humectant, bulking agent)

326

Potassium malates (acidity regulator)

351

Potassium metabisulphite (preservative)

224

Potassium nitrate (preservative, colour fixative)

252

Potassium nitrite (preservative, colour fixative)

249

Potassium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser)

340

Potassium polymetaphosphate or Sodium metaphosphate, insoluble or Sodium polyphosphates, glassy (emulsifier, stabiliser)

452

Potassium propionate (preservative)

283

Potassium pyrophosphate or Sodium acid pyrophosphate or Sodium pyrophosphate (emulsifiers, acidity regulators, stabilisers)

450

Potassium silicate (anti-caking agent)

560

Potassium sodium tartrate (acidity regulator, stabiliser)

337

Potassium sorbate (preservative)

202

Potassium sulphate (acidity regulator)

515

Potassium sulphite (preservative)

225

Potassium tartrate or Potassium acid tartrate (acidity regulator, stabiliser)

336

Potassium tripolyphosphate or Sodium tripolyphosphate (acidity regulator)

451

Processed eucheuma seaweed (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)

407a

Propane (propellant)

944

Propionic acid (preservative)

280

Propyl gallate (antioxidant)

310

Propylene glycol (humectant)

1520

Propylene glycol alginate (thickener, emulsifier)

405

Propylene glycol mono- and di-esters or Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (emulsifier)

477

Propylparaben or Propyl-p-hydroxy-benzoate (preservative)

216

Proteases (papain, bromelain, ficin) (stabiliser, enzyme)

1101

Quinoline yellow (colour)

104

Rhodoxanthin (colour)

161f

Riboflavin or Riboflavin 5'-phosphate sodium (colour)

101

Rubixanthin (colour)

161d

Saccharin or calcium saccharin or sodium saccharine or potassium saccharine (sweetener)

954

Saffron or Crocetin or Crocin (colour)

164

Shellac (glazing agent)

904

Silicon dioxide, amorphous (anti-caking agent)

551

Silver (colour)

174

Sodium acetates (acidity regulator)

262

Sodium alginate (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)

401

Sodium aluminium phosphate (acidity regulator, emulsifier)

541

Sodium aluminosilicate (anti-caking agent)

554

Sodium ascorbate (antioxidant)

301

Sodium benzoate (preservative)

211

Sodium bisulphite (preservative)

222

Sodium carbonate or Sodium bicarbonate (acidity regulator, raising agent, anti-caking agent)

500

Sodium carboxymethylcellulose (thickener, stabiliser)

466

Sodium citrates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser)

331

Sodium erythorbate (antioxidant)

316

Sodium ferrocyanide (anti-caking agent)

535

Sodium fumarate (acidity regulator)

365

Sodium lactate (acidity regulator, humectant, bulking agent)

325

Sodium lactylate or sodium oleyl lactylate or sodium stearoyl lactylate (emulsifier, stabiliser)

481

Sodium malates (acidity regulator, humectant)

350

Sodium metabisulphite (preservative)

223

Sodium nitrate (preservative, colour fixative)

251

Sodium nitrite (preservative, colour fixative)

250

Sodium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser)

339

Sodium propionate (preservative)

281

Sodium sorbate (preservative)

201

Sodium sulphate (acidity regulator)

514

Sodium sulphite (preservative)

221

Sodium tartrates (acidity regulator)

335

Sorbic acid (preservative)

200

Sorbitan monostearate (emulsifier)

491

Sorbitan tristearate (emulsifier)

492

Sorbitol or sorbitol syrup (sweetener, humectant, emulsifier)

420

Stannous chloride (antioxidant)

512

Starch acetate esterified with acetic anhydride (thickener, stabiliser)

1420

Starch sodium octenylsuccinate (thickener, stabiliser)

1450

Stearic acid or fatty acid (glazing agent, foaming agent)

570

Succinic acid (acidity regulator)

363

Sucralose (sweetener)

955

Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (emulsifier, stabiliser)

444

Sucrose esters of fatty acids (emulsifier)

473

Sulphur dioxide (preservative)

220

Sunset yellow FCF (colour)

110

Tannic acid or tannins (colour, emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener)

181

Tartaric acid (acidity regulator, antioxidant)

334

Tartrazine (colour)

102

tert-Butylhydroquinone (antioxidant)

319

Thaumatin (flavour enhancer, sweetener)

957

Titanium dioxide (colour)

171

a-Tocopherol (antioxidant)

307

d-Tocopherol (antioxidant)

309

g-Tocopherol (antioxidant)

308

Tocopherols concentrate, mixed (antioxidant)

306

Tragacanth gum (thickener, stabiliser)

413

Triacetin (humectant)

1518

Triethyl citrate (antifoaming agent)

1505

Violoxanthin (colour)

161e

Xanthan gum (thickener, stabiliser)

415

Xylitol (sweetener, humectant, stabiliser)

967