TK20: FOOD ADDITIVE TEST KIT B
The listing of typical products is not exhaustive:
many of these additives will be found in other products.
Not all of the examples listed under "typical product" will contain the additive.
Code
E Number
Names
Function
Typical Product
Comment
FEB 32
Caffeine
Soft drinks, sports drinks, tea, coffee, cola drinks, pain relief drugs, tonics
FEB 33
Dimethyl Dicarbonate
Soft drinks.
FEB 34
Lactose
Cow’s milk, goats milk, sheep’s milk, packet sauce, chocolate, antacid preparations.
In milk of all animals; some people are lactose intolerant.
FEB 35
Vanillin
Flavour
Chocolate, cakes, desserts, yoghurt, perfume
From coniferyl alcohol.
FEB 36
Wood Distillate
Flavour
Smoke flavour food
FEB 37
E100
Curcumin
Colour
Ice cream, confectionery, margarine
From turmeric using methanol, hexane and acetone.
FEB 38
E171
Titanium Dioxide
Colour
Confectionery, toothpaste, sunscreen, gelatine capsules for nutritional supplements, lipstick, foundation, mascara, paint pigment, printing ink, filler for paper and plastics.
FEB 39
E222
Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite /
Sodium Hydrogen Sulfite
Preservative
Instant potato.
FEB 40
E250
Sodium Nitrite
Preservative
Tinned meat products.
Also dyestuffs and corrosion inhibitor in industry.
FEB 41
E260
Acetic Acid
Acidity regulator
Chutney, cakes, cough tincture, rheumatic liniment, antiseptic skin applications, wart and corn ointment, fumes from silicone sealants curing.
Occurs naturally in plant and animal tissues and is involved in fatty acid and carbohydrate metabolism.
FEB 42
E270
Lactic Acid
Acidulant
Meat extracts, pickled onions, margarine, cheese & onion roll, cleansing lotion, toning lotion, eye gel, shampoo, pre-shave lotion, vaginal douches, wart treatments, sports drinks, a chemical intermediate, in textile finishing and in leather tanning, manufacture of a bread additive.
Occurs naturally in muscles during periods of physical exertion.
FEB 43
E300
Ascorbic Acid/ Vitamin C
Antioxidant
Instant potato, soft drinks, mustard, bread.
Usually chemically synthesised using glucose as the starting point.
FEB 44
E322
Lecithin
Antioxidant/
emulsifie
Cakes, confectionery, gravy granules, cakes, margarine, cereal bars, instant powdered products.
From eggs, vegetables and soya.
FEB 45
E338
Phosphoric Acid
Acidulant
Soft drinks, rust remover
FEB 46
E400
Alginic Acid
Stabiliser
Ice cream, cheese, milk shakes, salad dressings, coating for fish and meat, stabilise fruit juice and foam on beer, medicines, dressing on textiles.
From seaweed.
FEB 47
E401
Sodium Alginate
Stabiliser
Cakes, ice cream, cereal bars, stabilise fruit juice and foam on beer.
FEB 48
E407
Carrageenan
Stabiliser
Salad dressings, ice cream, cakes, toothpaste, shaving cream.
FEB 49
E410
Locust Bean Gum/ Carob Gum
Stabiliser
Ice cream, soft cheese, sausages.
FEB 50
E412
Guar Gum
Ice cream, salad cream, mayonnaise, milk shakes
FEB 51
E414
Gum Acacia
Stabiliser
Soft drinks, emulsifying and suspending agent in drugs, manufacture of plasters, as an adhesive.
From the acacia tree.
FEB 52
E415
Xanthan Gum
Stabiliser
Soft drinks, mustard, salad dressings, mayonnaise, sauces, Cconfectionery, hot chocolate drinks, cereal bars, moisturiser, cleansing lotion, foundation, toothpaste.
FEB 53
E420(i)
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Drugs, medicinal syrups and cough mixtures, low-calorie foods, toothpaste, manufacture of ascorbic acid, various surface active agents, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, adhesives, polyurethane foams, etc.
Naturally present in rowan berries.
FEB 54
E440(a)
Pectin
Stabiliser
Jam, jellies, biscuits, yoghurt, frozen desserts, salad dressings, dental adhesives, diarrhoea preparations, cosmetics.
From rind of citrus fruits and apples; naturally present in all plants.
FEB 55
E491
Sorbitan Monostearate
Emulsifier
Dried yeast, cakes, desserts, liquid tea concentrates.
FEB 56
E903
Carnauba Wax
Confectionery, furniture polish and varnish, mascara
References:
D.W.A. Sharp The Penguin Dictionary of Chemistry
Maurice Hanssen E For Additives
P. Cox & P. Brusseau Secret Ingredients
M. Birkin C For Chemicals
J. Emsley The Consumer’s Good Chemical Guide
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