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E120
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Carmine, Cochineal
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Colour isolated from the insects Coccus cacti
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E322
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Lecithine
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Soy beans and for some purposes from chicken eggs.
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E430
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Polyoxyethylene(8) stearate
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Stearic acid is a fatty acid.
See note
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E431
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Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate
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Stearic acid is a fatty acid.
See note
|
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E432
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Polyoxyethylene-20-sorbitan monolaurate
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Lauric acid is a fatty acid.
See note
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E433
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Polyoxyethylene-20-sorbitan mono-oleate
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Oleic acid is a fatty acid.
See note
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E434
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Polyoxyethylene-20-sorbitan monopalmitate
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Palmitic acid is a fatty acid.
See note
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E435
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Polyoxyethylene-20-sorbitan monostearate
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Stearic acid is a fatty acid.
See note
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E436
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Polyoxyethylene-20-sorbitan tristearate
|
Stearic acid is a fatty acid.
See note
|
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E441
(invalid)
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Gelatin
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From animal bones. Since the BSE crisis mainly from pork, but
other animal bones are used. Halal gelatin is available in
specialised shops.
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E470
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Fatty acid salts
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For fatty acids:
See note
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E471
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Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids
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For fatty acids:
See note
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E472
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Esters of mono- and diglycerides
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For fatty acids:
See note
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E473
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Sugar esters of fatty acids
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For fatty acids:
See note
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E474
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Sugarglycerides
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Combination of sugar and fatty acids. For fatty acids:
See note
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E475
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Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
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For fatty acids:
See note
|
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E477
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Propyleneglycol esters of fatty acids
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For fatty acids:
See note
|
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478
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Mixture of glycerol- and propyleneglycol esters of lactic acid and
fatty acids
|
For fatty acids:
See note
|
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E479 and
E479b
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Esterified soy oil
|
For fatty acids:
See note
|
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E481, E482
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Natrium/Calcium-stearoyllactylate
|
Mixture of lactic acid and stearic acid, a fatty acid. For fatty
acids:
See note
|
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E483
|
Stearyltartrate
|
Mixture of tartaric acid and stearic acid, a fatty acid. For fatty
acids:
See note
|
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E484
|
Stearylcitrate
|
Mixture of citric acid and stearic acid, a fatty acid. For fatty
acids:
See note
|
|
E485
(invalid number)
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Gelatine
|
From animal bones. Since the BSE crisis mainly from pork, but
other animal bones are used. Halal gelatin is available in
specialised shops.
|
|
E491-5
|
Combinations of sorbitol and fatty acids
|
For fatty acids:
See note
|
|
542
|
Edible bone phosphate
|
From animal bones. Since the BSE crisis mainly from pork, but
other animal bones are used.
|
|
E570-73
|
Stearic acid and stearates
|
Stearic acid is a fatty acid.
See note
|
|
E626-29
|
Guanylic acid and guanylatens
|
Mainly from yeast, also from sardines and meat.
|
|
E630-35
|
Inosinic acid and inosinates
|
Mainly from meat and fish, also made with bacteria.
|
|
E636,
E637
|
Maltol and Isomaltol |
From malt (barley), sometimes also from heating milk sugar. |
|
E640
|
Glycin |
Mainly from gelatine (see 441 above), also synthetically.
|
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E901
|
Bees wax
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Made by bees, but does not contain insects.
|
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E904
|
Shellac
|
Natural polymer derived from certain species of lice from India.
Insects get trapped in the resin.
|
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E913
|
Lanolin
|
A wax from sheep. It is excreted by the skin of the sheep and
extracted from the wool.
|
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E920, E921
|
Cystein en cystin
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Derived from proteins, including animal protein and hair.
|
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E966
|
Lactitol
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Made from milk sugar
|
|
E1000
|
Cholic acid
|
From beef (bile) |
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E1105
|
Lysozym
|
From chicken eggs |
|
E101
|
Riboflavin (lactoflavin) |
Yellow food colour. It can be isolated from milk, but commercially
produced from micro-organisms. Isolation from milk is too
expensive.
|
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E153
|
Carbon |
Prepared from charcoal from burned wood. Can be obtained from
burned animals, but this is no longer done.
|
|
E161g
|
Canthaxanthin |
Colour prepared from mushrooms or synthetically from carotene.
Historically it was also prepared from shrimp waste or flaming
feathers. Synthetic cantaxanthin is cheaper and has higher purity.
|
|
E270
|
Lactic acid and lactates |
Made by bacterial fermentation on sugar waste (molasses). It is
not present in milk. All fermented products (dairy and non-dairy)
contain lactic acid as the result of bacterial fermentation.
Commercially only prepared from sugar.
|
|
E306,
E307,
E308
|
Tocopherols (vitamin E) |
From vegetable oils. Also in animal (fish) oils but these oils are
too expensive. Fish oils are, however, used as a source in food
supplements, but not in foods, due to the strong flavour.
|
|
E325-7
|
Lactates |
See E270 above. |
|
375
|
Nicotinic acid (vitamin B3) |
From yeast. Production from liver is too expensive. |
|
E422
|
Glycerol |
Part of animal and vegetable fat. Commercially made synthetically
from petroleum.
|
|
E476
|
Polyglycerolpolyricinoleate |
Synthetic vegetable fat. |
|
E620-5
|
Glutamates |
Commercially only made from sugar by bacterial fermentation or
from seaweed. Theoretically from any protein, but that is too
expensive.
|
|
E927b
|
Ureum |
Synthetic. Can be isolated from urine, but too complicated and
expensive.
|
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Vitamin B12 |
Commercially only made by bacterial fermentation. Isolation from
meat is too expensive, due to the very low concentrations.
|