Code Number

Prescribed Name

100

Curcumin or Turmeric (colour)

101

Riboflavin or Riboflavin 5'-phosphate sodium (colour)

102

Tartrazine (colour)

103

Alkanet or Alkannin (colour)

104

Quinoline yellow (colour)

110

Sunset yellow FCF (colour)

120

Carmines or Carminic acid or Cochineal (colour)

122

Azorubine or Carmoisine (colour)

123

Amaranth (colour)

124

Ponceau 4R (colour)

127

Erythrosine (colour)

129

Allura red AC (colour)

132

Indigotine (colour)

133

Brilliant blue FCF (colour)

140

Chlorophyll (colour)

141

Chlorophyll-copper complex (colour)

142

Green S (colour)

143

Fast green FCF (colour)

150a

Caramel I (colour)

150b

Caramel II (colour)

150c

Caramel III (colour)

150d

Caramel IV (colour)

151

Brilliant black BN or Brilliant black PN (colour)

153

Carbon black or vegetable carbon (colour)

155

Brown HT (colour)

160a

Carotene (colour)

160b

Annatto extracts (colour)

160c

Paprika oleoresins (colour)

160d

Lycopene (colour)

160e

b -apo-8’ Carotenal (colour)

160f

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

161a

Flavoxanthin (colour)

161b

Lutein (colour)

161c

Kryptoxanthin (colour)

161d

Rubixanthin (colour)

161e

Violoxanthin (colour)

161f

Rhodoxanthin (colour)

162

Beet red (colour)

163

Anthocyanins or Grape skin extract or Blackcurrant extract (colour)

164

Saffron or Crocetin or Crocin (colour)

170

Calcium carbonate (colour, anti-caking agent)

171

Titanium dioxide (colour)

172

Iron oxide (colour)

173

Aluminium (colour)

174

Silver (colour)

175

Gold (colour)

181

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

200

Sorbic acid (preservative)

201

Sodium sorbate (preservative)

202

Potassium sorbate (preservative)

203

Calcium sorbate (preservative)

210

Benzoic acid (preservative)

211

Sodium benzoate (preservative)

212

Potassium benzoate (preservative)

213

Calcium benzoate (preservative)

216

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

218

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

220

Sulphur dioxide (preservative)

221

Sodium sulphite (preservative)

222

Sodium bisulphite (preservative)

223

Sodium metabisulphite (preservative)

224

Potassium metabisulphite (preservative)

225

Potassium sulphite (preservative)

228

Potassium bisulphite (preservative)

234

Nisin (preservative)

235

Natamycin or Pimaricin (preservative)

242

Dimethyl dicarbonate (preservative)

249

Potassium nitrite (preservative, colour fixative)

250

Sodium nitrite (preservative, colour fixative)

251

Sodium nitrate (preservative, colour fixative)

252

Potassium nitrate (preservative, colour fixative)

260

Acetic acid, glacial (acidity regulator)

261

Potassium acetate or Potassium diacetate (acidity regulator)

262

Sodium acetates (acidity regulator)

263

Calcium acetate (acidity regulator)

264

Ammonium acetate (acidity regulator)

270

Lactic acid (acidity regulator)

280

Propionic acid (preservative)

281

Sodium propionate (preservative)

282

Calcium propionate (preservative)

283

Potassium propionate (preservative)

290

Carbon dioxide (propellant)

296

Malic acid (acidity regulator)

297

Fumaric acid (acidity regulator)

300

Ascorbic acid (antioxidant)

301

Sodium ascorbate (antioxidant)

302

Calcium ascorbate (antioxidant)

303

Potassium ascorbate (antioxidant)

304

Ascorbyl palmitate (antioxidant)

306

Tocopherols concentrate, mixed (antioxidant)

307

a-Tocopherol (antioxidant)

308

g-Tocopherol (antioxidant)

309

d-Tocopherol (antioxidant)

310

Propyl gallate (antioxidant)

311

Octyl gallate (antioxidant)

312

Dodecyl gallate (antioxidant)

315

Erythorbic acid (antioxidant)

316

Sodium erythorbate (antioxidant)

319

tert-Butylhydroquinone (antioxidant)

320

Butylated hydroxyanisole (antioxidant)

321

Butylated hydroxytoluene (antioxidant)

322

Lecithin (antioxidant, emulsifier)

325

Sodium lactate (acidity regulator, humectant, bulking agent)

326

Potassium lactate (acidity regulator, humectant, bulking agent)

327

Calcium lactate (acidity regulator)

328

Ammonium lactate (acidity regulator)

329

Magnesium lactate (acidity regulator)

330

Citric acid (acidity regulator, antioxidant)

331

Sodium citrates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser)

332

Potassium citrates (acidity regulator, stabiliser)

333

Calcium citrates (acidity regulator, stabiliser)

334

Tartaric acid (acidity regulator, antioxidant)

335

Sodium tartrates (acidity regulator)

336

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

337

Potassium sodium tartrate (acidity regulator, stabiliser)

338

Phosphoric acid (acidity regulator)

339

Sodium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser)

340

Potassium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier, stabiliser)

341

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

342

Ammonium phosphates (acidity regulator)

343

Magnesium phosphates (acidity regulator, anti-caking agent)

349

Ammonium malate (acidity regulator)

350

Sodium malates (acidity regulator, humectant)

351

Potassium malates (acidity regulator)

352

Calcium malates (acidity regulator)

353

Metatartaric acid (acidity regulator)

354

Calcium tartrate (acidity regulator)

355

Adipic acid (acidity regulator)

357

Potassium adipate (acidity regulator)

359

Ammonium adipates (acidity regulator)

363

Succinic acid (acidity regulator)

365

Sodium fumarate (acidity regulator)

366

Potassium fumarate (acidity regulator)

367

Calcium fumarate (acidity regulator)

368

Ammonium fumarate (acidity regulator)

380

Ammonium citrate or triammonium citrate (acidity regulator)

381

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

385

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

400

Alginic acid (thickener, stabiliser)

401

Sodium alginate (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)

402

Potassium alginate (thickener, stabiliser)

403

Ammonium alginate (thickener, stabiliser)

404

Calcium alginate (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)

405

Propylene glycol alginate (thickener, emulsifier)

406

Agar (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)

407

Carrageenan (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)

407a

Processed eucheuma seaweed (thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser)

409

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

410

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

412

Guar gum (thickener, stabiliser)

413

Tragacanth gum (thickener, stabiliser)

414

Acacia or gum Arabic (thickener, stabiliser)

415

Xanthan gum (thickener, stabiliser)

416

Karaya gum (thickener, stabiliser)

418

Gellan gum (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)

420

Sorbitol or sorbitol syrup (sweetener, humectant, emulsifier)

421

Mannitol (sweetener, humectant)

422

Glycerin or glycerol (humectant)

431

Polyethylene (40) stearate (emulsifier)

433

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

435

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

436

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

440

Pectins (thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent)

442

Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid (emulsifier)

444

Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (emulsifier, stabiliser)

445

Glycerol esters of wood rosins (emulsifier, stabiliser)

450

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

451

Potassium tripolyphosphate or Sodium tripolyphosphate (acidity regulator)

452

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

460

Cellulose microcrystalline and powdered (anti-caking agent)

461

Methyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier)

463

Hydroxypropyl cellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier)

464

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (thickener, stabiliser, emulsifier)

465

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

466

Sodium carboxymethylcellulose (thickener, stabiliser)

470

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

471

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

472a

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

472b

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

472c

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

472e

Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (emulsifier)

472f

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

473

Sucrose esters of fatty acids (emulsifier)

475

Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (emulsifier)

476

Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid (emulsifier)

477

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

480

Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate (emulsifier)

481

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

482

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

491

Sorbitan monostearate (emulsifier)

492

Sorbitan tristearate (emulsifier)

500

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

501

Potassium carbonates (acidity regulator, stabiliser)

503

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

504

Magnesium carbonate (acidity regulator, anti-caking agent)

507

Hydrochloric acid (acidity regulator)

508

Potassium chloride (gelling agent)

509

Calcium chloride (firming agent)

510

Ammonium chloride (bulking agent)

511

Magnesium chloride (firming agent)

512

Stannous chloride (antioxidant)

514

Sodium sulphate (acidity regulator)

515

Potassium sulphate (acidity regulator)

516

Calcium sulphate (firming agent)

518

Magnesium sulphate (firming agent)

519

Cupric sulphate (mineral salt)

526

Calcium hydroxide (acidity regulator, firming agent)

529

Calcium oxide (acidity regulator)

530

Magnesium oxide (anti-caking agent)

535

Sodium ferrocyanide (anti-caking agent)

536

Potassium ferrocyanide (anti-caking agent)

541

Sodium aluminium phosphate (acidity regulator, emulsifier)

542

Bone phosphate (anti-caking agent, emulsifier)

551

Silicon dioxide, amorphous (anti-caking agent)

552

Calcium silicate (anti-caking agent)

553

Magnesium silicate or Talc (anti-caking agent)

554

Sodium aluminosilicate (anti-caking agent)

555

Potassium aluminium silicate

556

Calcium aluminium silicate (anti-caking agent)

558

Bentonite (anti-caking agent)

559

Aluminium silicate

560

Potassium silicate (anti-caking agent)

570

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

575

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

577

Potassium gluconate (sequestrant)

578

Calcium gluconate (acidity regulator, firming agent)

579

Ferrous gluconate (colour retention agent)

580

Magnesium gluconate (acidity regulatory, firming agent)

586

4-Hexylresorcinol (antioxidant)

620

L-Glutamic acid (flavour enhancer)

621

Monosodium L-glutamate or MSG (flavour enhancer)

622

Monopotassium L-glutamate (flavour enhancer)

623

Calcium glutamate (flavour enhancer)

624

Monoammonium L-glutamate (flavour enhancer)

625

Magnesium glutamate (flavour enhancer)

627

Disodium 5’-guanylate (flavour enhancer)

631

Disodium 5’-inosinate (flavour enhancer)

635

Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides (flavour enhancer)

636

Maltol (flavour enhancer)

637

Ethyl maltol (flavour enhancer)

640

Glycine (flavour enhancer)

641

L-Leucine (flavour enhancer)

900a

Polydimethylsiloxane or Dimethylpolysiloxane (anti-caking agent, emulsifier)

901

Beeswax, white and yellow (glazing agent)

903

Carnauba wax (glazing agent)

904

Shellac (glazing agent)

905b

Petrolatum or petroleum jelly (glazing agent)

914

Oxidised polyethylene (humectant)

920

L-Cysteine monohydrochloride (raising agent)

941

Nitrogen (propellant)

942

Nitrous oxide (propellant)

943a

Butane (propellant)

943b

Isobutane (propellant)

944

Propane (propellant)

946

Octafluorocyclobutane (propellant)

950

Acesulphame potassium (sweetener)

951

Aspartame (sweetener)

952

Calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate or cyclamate (sweetener)

953

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

954

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

955

Sucralose (sweetener)

956

Alitame (sweetener)

957

Thaumatin (flavour enhancer, sweetener)

961

Neotame (sweetener)

965

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

966

Lactitol (sweetener, humectant)

967

Xylitol (sweetener, humectant, stabiliser)

968

Erythritol (humectant, sweetener)

1001

Choline salts (emulsifier)

1100

a- amylase (enzyme)

1101

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

1102

Glucose oxidase (antioxidant)

1104

Lipases (enzyme)

1105

Lysozyme (enzyme, preservative)

1200

Polydextrose (humectant, bulking agent, stabiliser, thickener)

1201

Polyvinylpyrrolidone (stabiliser)

1400

Dextrin roasted starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1401

Acid treated starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1402

Alkaline treated starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1403

Bleached starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1404

Oxidised starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1405

Enzyme treated starches (thickener, stabiliser)

1410

Monostarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1412

Distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1413

Phosphated distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1414

Acetylated distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1420

Starch acetate esterified with acetic anhydride (thickener, stabiliser)

1422

Acetylated distarch adipate (thickener, stabiliser)

1440

Hydroxypropyl starch (thickener, stabiliser)

1442

Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)

1450

Starch sodium octenylsuccinate (thickener, stabiliser)

1505

Triethyl citrate (antifoaming agent)

1518

Triacetin (humectant)

1520

Propylene glycol (humectant)

1521

Polyethylene glycol 8000 (antifoaming agent)