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E-numbers
Additives in organic food
Organic rules allow only a short list of additives, mostly of natural origin: raising agents, acids, thickeners such as locust bean gum, and lecithins. This is every E-number we found in the transcribed ingredient lists, with the number of organic products that use it.
56 additives84% of analysed products have none
56 additives
| E-number | Name | Function | Vegan | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E322 | Lecithins | Antioxidant, Emulsifier | maybe | 62 |
| E322I | Lecithin | Antioxidant, Emulsifier | maybe | 51 |
| E330 | Citric acid | Antioxidant, Sequestrant | yes | 44 |
| E440 | Pectins | Emulsifier, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 32 |
| E500 | Sodium carbonates | Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 22 |
| E300 | Ascorbic acid | Antioxidant, Sequestrant | yes | 21 |
| E412 | Guar gum | Emulsifier, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 20 |
| E500II | Sodium hydrogen carbonate | Stabiliser, Thickener | — | 17 |
| E270 | Lactic acid | — | yes | 16 |
| E503 | Ammonium carbonates | — | yes | 14 |
| E415 | Xanthan gum | Emulsifier, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 13 |
| E410 | Locust bean gum | Emulsifier, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 9 |
| E503II | Ammonium hydrogen carbonate | — | — | 8 |
| E511 | Magnesium chloride | Stabiliser, Coagulant | yes | 7 |
| E306 | Tocopherol-rich extract | — | yes | 6 |
| E407 | Carrageenan | Carrier, Emulsifier, Humectant, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 6 |
| E503I | Ammonium carbonate | — | — | 5 |
| E516 | Calcium sulphate | Sequestrant, Stabiliser | yes | 5 |
| E290 | Carbon dioxide | Preservative, Propellent gas | yes | 4 |
| E341 | Calcium phosphates | Emulsifier, Humectant, Sequestrant, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 4 |
| E414 | Acacia gum | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 4 |
| E418 | Gellan gum | Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 4 |
| E501 | Potassium carbonates | Stabiliser | yes | 4 |
| E968 | Erythritol | Humectant, Sweetener | yes | 4 |
| E170 | Calcium carbonates | — | yes | 3 |
| E170I | Calcium carbonate | Colour, Stabiliser | maybe | 3 |
| E250 | Sodium nitrite | Preservative | yes | 3 |
| E903 | Carnauba wax | Carrier | yes | 3 |
| E960 | Steviol glycosides | Sweetener | yes | 3 |
| E296 | Malic acid | — | yes | 2 |
| E331 | Sodium citrates | Emulsifier, Sequestrant, Stabiliser | yes | 2 |
| E336 | Potassium tartrates | — | yes | 2 |
| E336I | Monopotassium tartrate | — | — | 2 |
| E341I | Monocalcium phosphate | Emulsifier, Humectant, Sequestrant, Stabiliser, Thickener | — | 2 |
| E392 | Extracts of rosemary | — | yes | 2 |
| E500I | Sodium carbonate | Stabiliser, Thickener | — | 2 |
| E501I | Potassium carbonate | Stabiliser | — | 2 |
| E509 | Calcium chloride | Stabiliser, Thickener, Coagulant | yes | 2 |
| E1101 | Protease | Stabiliser | yes | 1 |
| E1104 | lipase | — | maybe | 1 |
| E1510 | Ethanol | — | yes | 1 |
| E160B | Annatto | Colour | yes | 1 |
| E160BII | Annatto norbixin | Colour | — | 1 |
| E160D | Lycopene | Colour | yes | 1 |
| E175 | Gold | — | yes | 1 |
| E252 | Potassium nitrate | Preservative | yes | 1 |
| E301 | Sodium ascorbate | Antioxidant | yes | 1 |
| E339II | Disodium phosphate | Emulsifier, Humectant, Preservative, Sequestrant, Stabiliser, Thickener | — | 1 |
| E341II | Dicalcium phosphate | Emulsifier, Humectant, Sequestrant, Stabiliser, Thickener | — | 1 |
| E341III | Tricalcium phosphate | Emulsifier, Humectant, Sequestrant, Stabiliser, Thickener | — | 1 |
| E401 | sodium alginate | Carrier, Emulsifier, Humectant, Sequestrant, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 1 |
| E425 | Konjac | Carrier, Emulsifier, Humectant, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 1 |
| E428 | Gelatine | — | no | 1 |
| E450 | Diphosphates | Emulsifier, Humectant, Sequestrant, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 1 |
| E464 | Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose | Emulsifier, Stabiliser, Thickener | yes | 1 |
| E508 | Potassium chloride | Stabiliser, Thickener, Preservative | yes | 1 |
Names and functions from the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy. Additives found in a single product are listed without a page of their own.
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