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Safe & Unsafe Additives

Safe & Unsafe Additives

Below is a list of additives commonly found in food:

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPARENTLY SAFE

AVOID IF POSSIBLE

Colours

100 - 182

100, 101, 103, 106, 140, 141, 160 160a, 161, 161a-f, 161h, 162, 163, 170, 181

102,104, 105, 107. 110 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 142, 143, 150a-c, 151, 152 153, 154, 155, 160b, 160c-f, 161g, 173, 174, 175, 180, 181, 182

Preservatives

200 - 297

234, 260, 262, 263, 290, 297

200, 201, 202, 203, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 242, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 261, 264, 270, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 296

Acidity Regulators, Anti-Oxidants

300 - 385

300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 315, 316, 322, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 336, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343, 350, 351, 352, 353, 357, 365, 366, 367, 375, 381

310, 311, 312, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 325,  326, 327, 328, 329, 335, 338, 342, 349, 354, 355, 359, 363, 368, 370, 380, 385

Vegetable Gums, Thickeners 400 - 495

400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 411, 415, 418, 425, 440, 440a, 440b, 442, 444, 450, 451, 452, 460, 469, 470a, 471, 472a-c, 472f, 473, 475, 476, 479b, 481,

405, 407, 407a, 409, 410, 412, 413, 414, 416, 417, 420, 421, 422, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 441, 445, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 470b, 472e, 474, 477, 478, 480, 482, 483, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495

Mineral Salts, Anti-Caking Agents  500 - 586

500, 501, 504, 515, 516, 517, 535, 537, 538, 542, 543, 550, 551, 552, 558, 559, 572, 574, 575, 577, 578, 585,

503, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512. 513, 514, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 536, 539, 540, 541, 544, 545, 553a, 553b, 554, 555, 556, 560, 570, 576, 579, 580, 586

Flavour Enhancers

 

620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 600 - 641 640, 641

Thickeners, Vegetable Gums, etc.

913, 915, 922, 923, 941, 942, 953, 1100, 1103, 1105, 1518,

900, 900a, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905a-c, 906, 907, 912, 914, 920, 921, 924, 925, 926, 927a, 927b, 928, 930, 940, 943a, 943b, 944, 946, 950, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 959, 961, 965, 966, 967, 966, 999, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1200, 1201, 1202,1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1413, 900 -1521 1414, 1420, 1421, 1422, 1430, 1440, 1441, 1442, 1450, 1451, 1505, 1510, 1516, 1517, 1520, 1521

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