E-number database

E-numbers & additives

Every published row here is a sourced additive analysis—not a certificate for a finished pack. Filter by number range, function, verdict, or whether the ruling depends on the feedstock.

Start with the E-number or ingredient name on the pack. If the source can be plant or animal, or is not stated, the ruling is usually Halal if verified. Retired or non-EU codes stay in the inventory so they are not confused with the current Union list.

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322 of 322 authorised EU additives have a published page

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EU / Codex rows without a published analysis page yet. No Halal verdict is implied — we add analyses as they are reviewed. (40)

E103 Chrysoine resorcinol
E105 Fast Yellow AB
E107 Yellow 2G
E111 Orange GGN
E121 Citrus Red 2
E125 Ponceau SX
E126 Ponceau 6R
E128 Red 2G
E130 Indanthrene blue RS
E154 Brown FK
E166 Sandalwood
E181 Tannin / tannic acid (legacy colour listing)
E216 Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E217 Sodium propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
E230 Biphenyl
E231 Orthophenyl phenol
E232 Sodium orthophenyl phenol
E233 Thiabendazole
E236 Formic acid
E240 Formaldehyde
E311 Octyl gallate
E312 Dodecyl gallate
E480 Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate
E540 Dicalcium diphosphate
E544 Calcium polyphosphates
E545 Ammonium polyphosphates
E556 Calcium aluminium silicate
E558 Bentonite
E559 Aluminium silicate (kaolin)
E915 Esters of colophonium
E924 Potassium bromate
E926 Chlorine dioxide
E928 Benzoyl peroxide
E1100 Amylases
E1102 Glucose oxidase
E1400 Dextrin, roasted starch
E1401 Acid-treated starch
E1402 Alkaline-treated starch
E1403 Bleached starch
E1405 Enzyme-treated starch