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A

Acesulfame potassium - (950)

Acetic acid, glacial - (260)

Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol - (472a)

Acetylated distarch adipate - (1422)

Acetylated distarch phosphate - (1414)

Acetylated oxidized starch - (1451)

Acid-treated starch - (1401)

Adipic acid - (355)

Advantame - (969)

Agar - (406)

Alginic acid - (400)

Alitame - (956)

Alkaline treated starch - (1402)

Allura red AC - (129)

alpha-Amylase from Aspergillus oryzae var. - (1100(i))

alpha-Amylase from Bacillus megaterium expressed in Bacillus subtilis - (1100(iv))

alpha-Amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus - (1100(ii))

alpha-Amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus expressed in Bacillus subtilis - (1100(v))

alpha-Amylase from Bacillus subtilis - (1100(iii))

Aluminium ammonium sulfate - (523)

Aluminium silicate - (559)

Aluminium sulfate - (520)

Amaranth - (123)

Ammonium alginate - (403)

Ammonium carbonate - (503(i))

Ammonium chloride - (510)

Ammonium hydrogen carbonate - (503(ii))

Ammonium hydroxide - (527)

Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid - (442)

Annatto extracts, bixin-based - (160b(i))

Annatto extracts, norbixin-based - (160b(ii))

Ascorbic acid, L- - (300)

ASCORBYL ESTERS

Ascorbyl palmitate - (304)

Ascorbyl stearate - (305)

Aspartame - (951)

Aspartame-acesulfame salt - (962)

Azodicarbonamide - (927a)

Azorubine (Carmoisine) - (122)

B

Beeswax - (901)

Beet red - (162)

BENZOATES

Benzoic acid - (210)

Calcium benzoate - (213)

Potassium benzoate - (212)

Sodium benzoate - (211)

Benzoyl peroxide - (928)

beta-Carotenes, vegetable - (160a(ii))

Bleached starch - (1403)

Brilliant black (Black PN) - (151)

Brilliant blue FCF - (133)

Bromelain - (1101(iii))

Brown HT - (155)

Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) - (320)

Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) - (321)

C

Calcium 5'-guanylate - (629)

Calcium 5'-inosinate - (633)

Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides - (634)

Calcium acetate - (263)

Calcium alginate - (404)

Calcium aluminium silicate - (556)

Calcium ascorbate - (302)

Calcium carbonate - (170(i))

Calcium chloride - (509)

Calcium di-L-glutamate - (623)

Calcium gluconate - (578)

Calcium hydroxide - (526)

Calcium lactate - (327)

Calcium malate, D, L- - (352(ii))

Calcium oxide - (529)

Calcium propionate - (282)

Calcium silicate - (552)

Calcium sulfate - (516)

Candelilla wax - (902)

Canthaxanthin - (161g)

Caramel I – plain caramel - (150a)

Caramel II - sulfite caramel - (150b)

Caramel III - ammonia caramel - (150c)

Caramel IV - sulfite ammonia caramel - (150d)

Carbohydrase from Bacillus licheniformis - (1100(vi))

Carbon dioxide - (290)

Carmines - (120)

Carnauba wax - (903)

Carob bean gum - (410)

CAROTENOIDS

beta-Carotenes, Blakeslea trispora - (160a(iii))

beta-Carotenes, synthetic - (160a(i))

Carotenal, beta-apo-8'- - (160e)

Carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, beta-apo-8'- - (160f)

Carrageenan - (407)

Cassia gum - (427)

Castor oil - (1503)

Chlorine - (925)

Chlorophylls - (140)

CHLOROPHYLLS AND CHLOROPHYLLINS, COPPER COMPLEXES

Chlorophyllin copper complexes, potassium and sodium salts - (141(ii))

Chlorophylls, copper complexes - (141(i))

Citric acid - (330)

Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol - (472c)

Cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cross-linked-cellulose gum) - (468)

Curcumin - (100(i))

Curdlan - (424)

CYCLAMATES

Calcium cyclamate - (952(ii))

Cyclamic acid - (952(i))

Sodium cyclamate - (952(iv))

Cyclodextrin, alpha- - (457)

Cyclodextrin, beta- - (459)

Cyclodextrin, gamma- - (458)

Cyclotetraglucose - (1504(i))

Cyclotetraglucose syrup - (1504(ii))

D

Dextrins, roasted starch - (1400)

Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol - (472e)

Dimethyl dicarbonate - (242)

Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate - (480)

Diphenyl - (230)

Dipotassium 5'-guanylate - (628)

Disodium 5'-guanylate - (627)

Disodium 5'-inosinate - (631)

Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides - (635)

Distarch phosphate - (1412)

E

Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic acid) - (315)

Erythritol - (968)

Erythrosine - (127)

Ethyl cellulose - (462)

Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose - (467)

Ethyl maltol - (637)

ETHYLENE DIAMINE TETRA ACETATES

Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate - (385)

Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate - (386)

F

Fast green FCF - (143)

Ferric ammonium citrate - (381)

FERROCYANIDES

Calcium ferrocyanide - (538)

Potassium ferrocyanide - (536)

Sodium ferrocyanide - (535)

Ferrous gluconate - (579)

Ferrous lactate - (585)

Fumaric acid - (297)

G

Gellan gum - (418)

Glucono delta-lactone - (575)

Glucose oxidase - (1102)

Glutamic acid, L(+)- - (620)

Glycerol - (422)

Glycerol ester of wood rosin - (445(iii))

Grape skin extract - (163(ii))

Guaiac resin - (314)

Guanylic acid, 5'- - (626)

Guar gum - (412)

Gum arabic (Acacia gum) - (414)

Gum ghatti - (419)

H

Hexamethylene tetramine - (239)

Hydrochloric acid - (507)

Hydrogenated poly-1-decenes - (907)

HYDROXYBENZOATES, PARA-

Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate - (214)

Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate - (218)

Hydroxypropyl cellulose - (463)

Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate - (1442)

Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose - (464)

Hydroxypropyl starch - (1440)

I

Indigotine (Indigo carmine) - (132)

Inosinic acid, 5'- - (630)

Invertases - (1103)

IRON OXIDES

Iron oxide, black - (172(i))

Iron oxide, red - (172(ii))

Iron oxide, yellow - (172(iii))

Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose) - (953)

Isopropyl citrates - (384)

K

Karaya gum - (416)

Konjac flour - (425)

L

Lactic acid, L-, D- and DL- - (270)

Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol - (472b)

Lactitol - (966)

Lauric arginate ethyl ester - (243)

Lecithin - (322(i))

Lecithin, partially hydrolysed - (322(ii))

Lipases - (1104)

Lutein esters from Tagetes erecta - (161b(iii))

Lutein from Tagetes erecta - (161b(i))

Lycopene, Blakeslea trispora - (160d(iii))

Lycopene, synthetic - (160d(i))

Lycopene, tomato - (160d(ii))

Lysozyme - (1105)

M

Magnesium carbonate - (504(i))

Magnesium chloride - (511)

Magnesium di-L-glutamate - (625)

Magnesium gluconate - (580)

Magnesium hydroxide - (528)

Magnesium hydroxide carbonate - (504(ii))

Magnesium lactate, DL- - (329)

Magnesium oxide - (530)

Magnesium silicate, synthetic - (553(i))

Magnesium stearate - (470(iii))

Magnesium sulfate - (518)

Malic acid, DL- - (296)

Maltitol - (965(i))

Maltitol syrup - (965(ii))

Maltol - (636)

Mannitol - (421)

Methacrylate copolymer, basic (BMC) - (1205)

Methyl cellulose - (461)

Methyl ethyl cellulose - (465)

Microcrystalline cellulose (Cellulose gel) - (460(i))

Microcrystalline wax - (905c(i))

Mineral oil, high viscosity - (905d)

Mineral oil, medium viscosity - (905e)

Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids - (471)

Monoammonium L-glutamate - (624)

Monopotassium L-glutamate - (622)

Monosodium L-glutamate - (621)

Monostarch phosphate - (1410)

N

Natamycin (Pimaricin) - (235)

Neotame - (961)

Nisin - (234)

NITRATES

Potassium nitrate - (252)

Sodium nitrate - (251)

NITRITES

Potassium nitrite - (249)

Sodium nitrite - (250)

Nitrogen - (941)

Nitrous oxide - (942)

O

Octenyl succinic acid (OSA) modified gum arabic - (423)

ORTHO-PHENYLPHENOLS

ortho-Phenylphenol - (231)

Sodium ortho-phenylphenol - (232)

Oxidized starch - (1404)

P

Papain - (1101(ii))

Paprika extract - (160c(ii))

Pectins - (440)

Phosphated distarch phosphate - (1413)

PHOSPHATES

Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate - (342(i))

Ammonium polyphosphate - (452(v))

Bone phosphate - (542)

Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate - (450(vii))

Calcium dihydrogen phosphate - (341(i))

Calcium hydrogen phosphate - (341(ii))

Calcium polyphosphate - (452(iv))

Diammonium hydrogen phosphate - (342(ii))

Dicalcium diphosphate - (450(vi))

Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate - (340(ii))

Disodium diphosphate - (450(i))

Disodium hydrogen phosphate - (339(ii))

Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate - (450(ix))

Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate - (343(i))

Magnesium hydrogen phosphate - (343(ii))

Pentapotassium triphosphate - (451(ii))

Pentasodium triphosphate - (451(i))

Phosphoric acid - (338)

Potassium dihydrogen phosphate - (340(i))

Potassium polyphosphate - (452(ii))

Sodium calcium polyphosphate - (452(iii))

Sodium dihydrogen phosphate - (339(i))

Sodium polyphosphate - (452(i))

Tetrapotassium diphosphate - (450(v))

Tetrasodium diphosphate - (450(iii))

Tricalcium phosphate - (341(iii))

Trimagnesium phosphate - (343(iii))

Tripotassium phosphate - (340(iii))

Trisodium diphosphate - (450(ii))

Trisodium phosphate - (339(iii))

Polydextroses - (1200)

Polydimethylsiloxane - (900a)

Polyethylene glycol - (1521)

Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids - (475)

Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid - (476)

Polyglycitol syrup - (964)

POLYOXYETHYLENE STEARATES

Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate - (431)

Polyoxyethylene (8) stearate - (430)

POLYSORBATES

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate - (432)

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate - (433)

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate - (434)

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate - (435)

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate - (436)

Polyvinyl alcohol - (1203)

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) –Polyethylene glycol (PEG) graft copolymer - (1209)

Polyvinylpyrrolidone - (1201)

Polyvinylpyrrolidone, insoluble - (1202)

Ponceau 4R (Cochineal red A) - (124)

Potassium 5’-inosinate - (632)

Potassium acetate - (261(i))

Potassium alginate - (402)

Potassium carbonate - (501(i))

Potassium chloride - (508)

Potassium dihydrogen citrate - (332(i))

Potassium gluconate - (577)

Potassium hydrogen carbonate - (501(ii))

Potassium hydroxide - (525)

Potassium lactate - (326)

Potassium propionate - (283)

Potassium sulfate - (515(i))

Powdered cellulose - (460(ii))

Processed eucheuma seaweed (PES) - (407a)

Propionic acid - (280)

Propyl gallate - (310)

Propylene glycol - (1520)

Propylene glycol alginate - (405)

Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids - (477)

Protease from Aspergillus orizae var. - (1101(i))

Pullulan - (1204)

Q

QUILLAIA EXTRACTS

Quillaia extract type 2 - (999(ii))

Quillaia extract type I - (999(i))

Quinoline yellow - (104)

R

RIBOFLAVINS

Riboflavin 5'-phosphate sodium - (101(ii))

Riboflavin from Bacillus subtilis - (101(iii))

Riboflavin, synthetic - (101(i))

S

SACCHARINS

Calcium saccharin - (954(ii))

Potassium saccharin - (954(iii))

Saccharin - (954(i))

Sodium saccharin - (954(iv))

Salts of myristic, palmitic and stearic acids with ammonia, calcium, potassium and sodium - (470(i))

Salts of oleic acid with calcium, potassium and sodium - (470(ii))

Shellac, bleached - (904)

Silicon dioxide, amorphous - (551)

Sodium acetate - (262(i))

Sodium alginate - (401)

SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATES

Sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic - (541(i))

Sodium aluminium phosphate, basic - (541(ii))

Sodium aluminium silicate - (554)

Sodium ascorbate - (301)

Sodium carbonate - (500(i))

Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Cellulose gum) - (466)

Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, enzymatically hydrolysed (Cellulose gum, enzymatically hydrolyzed) - (469)

Sodium diacetate - (262(ii))

Sodium dihydrogen citrate - (331(i))

Sodium DL-malate - (350(ii))

Sodium erythorbate (Sodium isoascorbate) - (316)

Sodium fumarates - (365)

Sodium gluconate - (576)

Sodium hydrogen carbonate - (500(ii))

Sodium hydrogen DL-malate - (350(i))

Sodium hydrogen sulfate - (514(ii))

Sodium hydroxide - (524)

Sodium lactate - (325)

Sodium propionate - (281)

Sodium sesquicarbonate - (500(iii))

Sodium sulfate - (514(i))

SORBATES

Calcium sorbate - (203)

Potassium sorbate - (202)

Sorbic acid - (200)

SORBITAN ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

Sorbitan monolaurate - (493)

Sorbitan monooleate - (494)

Sorbitan monopalmitate - (495)

Sorbitan monostearate - (491)

Sorbitan tristearate - (492)

Sorbitol - (420(i))

Sorbitol syrup - (420(ii))

Stannous chloride - (512)

Starch acetate - (1420)

Starch sodium octenyl succinate - (1450)

Starches, enzyme treated - (1405)

STEAROYL LACTYLATES

Calcium stearoyl lactylate - (482(i))

Sodium stearoyl lactylate - (481(i))

Stearyl citrate - (484)

Stearyl tartrate - (483)

STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES

Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides - (960c)

Glucosylated steviol glycosides - (960d)

Steviol glycosides from fermentation - (960b)

Steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Steviol glycosides from Stevia) - (960a)

Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose) - (955)

Sucrose acetate isobutyrate - (444)

SUCROSE ESTERS

Sucroglycerides - (474)

Sucrose esters of fatty acids - (473)

Sucrose Oligoesters, Type I and Type II - (473a)

SULFITES

Potassium metabisulfite - (224)

Potassium sulfite - (225)

Sodium hydrogen sulfite - (222)

Sodium metabisulfite - (223)

Sodium sulfite - (221)

Sodium thiosulfate - (539)

Sulfur dioxide - (220)

Sunset yellow FCF - (110)

ß

ß-Carotene-rich extract from Dunaliella Salina - (160(a)(iv))

T

Talc - (553(iii))

Tamarind seed polysaccharide - (437)

Tannic acid (Tannins) - (181)

Tara gum - (417)

TARTRATES

L(+)-Tartaric acid - (334)

Potassium sodium L(+)-tartrate - (337)

Sodium L(+)-tartrate - (335(ii))

Tartrazine - (102)

Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) - (319)

Thaumatin - (957)

Thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids - (479)

THIODIPROPIONATES

Dilauryl thiodipropionate - (389)

Thiodipropionic acid - (388)

Titanium dioxide - (171)

TOCOPHEROLS

d-alpha-Tocopherol - (307a)

dl-alpha-Tocopherol - (307c)

Tocopherol concentrate, mixed - (307b)

Tragacanth gum - (413)

Triacetin - (1518)

Triammonium citrate - (380)

Tricalcium citrate - (333(iii))

Triethyl citrate - (1505)

Tripotassium citrate - (332(ii))

Trisodium citrate - (331(iii))

X

Xanthan gum - (415)

Xylitol - (967)

Z

Zeaxanthin, synthetic - (161h(i))

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