Additive categories

• acidity regulators
• anti-caking agents
• anti-foaming
• antioxidants
• bulking agents
• carriers
• colours
• emulsifiers
• emulsifying salts
• firming agent
• flavour enhancers
• flour treatment agents
• foaming agents
• gelling agents
• glazing agents
• humectants
• modified starches
• packaging gases
• preservatives
• propellants
• raising agents
• sequestrant
• solvents
• stabilisers
• sweetener
• thickeners

Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.

Code	Material	CEFF approved
E 220	Sulphur dioxide	No
E 221	Sodium sulphite	No
E 222	Sodium hydrogen sulphite	No
E 223	Sodium metabisulphite	No
E 224	Potassium metabisulphite	No
E 226	Calcium sulphite	No
E 227	Calcium hydrogen sulphite	No
E 228	Potassium hydrogen sulphite	No
E 300	Ascorbic acid	Yes
E 301	Sodium ascorbate	Yes
E 302	Calcium ascorbate	Yes
E 304	Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid	Yes
E 306	Tocopherols	Yes
E 307	Alpha-tocopherol	Yes
E 308	Gamma-tocopherol	Yes
E 309	Delta-tocopherol	Yes
E 310	Propyl gallate	Yes
E 311	Octyl gallate	Yes
E 312	Dodecyl gallate	Yes
E 315	Erythorbic acid	Yes
E 316	Sodium erythorbate	Yes
E 319	Tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ)	Yes
E 320	Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)	Yes
E 321	Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)	Yes
E 322	Lecithins	Yes
E 325	Sodium lactate	Yes
E 326	Potassium lactate	Yes
E 330	Citric acid	Yes
E 334	Tartaric acid (L-(+))	Yes
E 338	Phosphoric acid	Yes
E 385	Calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetra-acetate; calcium disodium EDTA	Yes
E 392	Extracts of rosemary	Yes
E 512	Stannous chloride	Yes
E 586	4-Hexylresorcinol	Yes
E 620	Glutamic acid	No
E 642		Yes