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ADDITIVE TEST KIT A
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ADDITIVE TEST KIT B
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| Code | Component | E Number | Function | Typical Products | Comments | Code | Component | E Number | Function | Typical Products | Comments | |
| FE1 | Tartrazine / FD & C Yellow No 5 / Food Yellow 4 / CI 19140 | E102 | colour | soft drinks, ice cream, confectionery, fish fingers, cakes, biscuits | prohibited in Norway and Austria | FE32 | Caffeine | soft drinks, sports drinks, tea, coffee, cola drinks, pain relief drugs, tonics | ||||
| FE2 | Quinoline Yellow / Food Yellow 13 / CI 470005 | E104 | colour | confectionery, soft drinks | prohibited in Norway, USA, Australia and Japan | FE33 | Dimethyl Dicarbonate | soft drinks | ||||
| FE3 | Sunset Yellow / Orange Yellow 5 / FD & C Yellow No. 6 / Food Yellow 3 / CI 15985 | E110 | colour | confectionery, yoghurts, packet bread crumbs, jam | prohibited in Norway, Sweden and Finland | FE34 | Lactose | cows milk, goats milk, sheep’s milk, packet sauce, chocolate, antacid preparations | in milk of all animals; some people are lactose intolerant | |||
| FE4 | Carmosine / Azorubine / Food Red 3 / CI 14720 | E122 | colour | confectionery, yoghurts, ices | prohibited in Norway, Sweden, USA and Japan | FE35 | Vanillin | flavour | chocolate, cakes, desserts, yoghurt, perfume | from coniferyl alcohol | ||
| FE5 | Amaranth / FD & C Red 2 / Food Red 9 / CI 16185 | E123 | colour | confectionery | prohibited in Norway and USA; restricted use in France and Italy | FE36 | Wood Distillate | flavour | smoke flavour foods | |||
| FE6 | Ponceau 4R / Cochineal Red / Food Red 7 / CI 16255 | E124 | colour | confectionery | prohibited in Norway and USA | FE37 | Curcumin | E100 | colour | ice cream, confectionery, margarine | from turmeric using methanol, hexane and acetone | |
| FE7 | Erythrosine / FD & C Red 3 / Food Red 14 / CI 45430 | E127 | colour | glacé cherries, custard mix, tinned meat | prohibited in Norway and USA | FE38 | Titanium Dioxide / Pigment White 6 / CI 77891 | E171 | colour | confectionery, toothpaste, sunscreen, gelatine capsules for nutritional supplements, lipstick, foundation, mascara, paint pigment, printing ink, filler for paper and plastics | ||
| FE8 | Red 2G | E128 | colour | sausages, jams | prohibited in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, USA, Canada, Japan, Switzerland and Australia | FE39 | Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite | E222 | preservative | instant potato | ||
| FE9 | Patent Blue V / Food Blue 5 / CI 42051 | E131 | colour | scotch eggs | FE40 | Sodium Nitrite | E250 | preservative | tinned meat products | Also dyestuffs and corrosion inhibitor in industry | ||
| FE10 | Indigo Carmine / Indigotine / FD & C Blue No 2 / Food Blue 1 / CI 73015 | E132 | colour | confectionery | prohibited in Norway | FE41 | Acetic Acid | E260 | 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 | |
| FE11 | Brilliant Blue FCF / FD & C Blue No 1 / CI 42090 | E133 | colour | confectionery, tinned processed peas | prohibited in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and Germany | FE42 | Lactic Acid | E270 | 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 | |
| FE12 | Green S / Acid Brilliant Green BS / Lissamine Green / Food Green 4 / CI 44090 | E142 | colour | confectionery, tinned peas, packet bread crumbs, mint jelly | prohibited in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, Canada and USA | FE43 | Ascorbic Acid / | E300 | antioxidant | instant potato, soft drinks, mustard, bread | usually chemically synthesized using glucose as the starting point | |
| FE13 | Black PN / Brilliant Black BN / Food Black 1 / CI 28440 | E151 | colour | black currant cheese cake, brown sauce, chocolate mousse | prohibited in Norway, Finland, Japan, Canada and USA | Vitamin C | ||||||
| FE14 | Brown FK / Chocolate Brown FK / | E154 | colour | kippers, smoked mackerel, crisps, cooked ham | prohibited in Austria, Norway, Sweden, Finland, USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Germany, Holland | FE44 | Lecithin | E322 | antioxidant / emusifier | cakes, confectionery, gravy granules, cakes, margarine, cereal bars, instant powdered products | from eggs, vegetables and soya | |
| FE15 | Brown HT / Chocolate Brown HT / CI 20285 | E155 | colour | chocolate flavour cakes | prohibited in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, USA and Australia | FE45 | Phosphoric Acid | E338 | acidulant | soft drinks, rust remover | ||
| FE16 | Beta-Carotene | E160a | colour | tinned soup, soft drinks, salad cream, mayonnaise, ice cream, margarine | laboratory manufactured or extracted from carrots using hexane | FE46 | Alginic Acid | E400 | 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 | |
| FE17 | Potassium Sorbate | E202 | preservative | soft drinks, cakes, ready prepared sandwiches, wine | FE47 | Sodium Alginate | E401 | stabiliser | cakes, ice cream, cereal bars, stabilise fruit juice and foam on beer | |||
| FE18 | Benzoic Acid | E210 | preservative | jam, beer, salad cream, margarine, manufacture of sodium benzoate, alkyd resins, plasticizers, dyestuffs pharmaceuticals | can temporarily inhibit function of digestive enzymes; may deplete glycine levels | FE48 | Carrageenan / Carrageen / Irish Moss | E407 | stabiliser | salad dressings, ice cream, cakes, toothpaste, shaving cream | ||
| FE19 | Sodium Benzoate | E211 | preservative | soft drinks, salad dressing, barbecue sauce, body wash, shampoo, mouth wash | FE49 | Locust Bean Gum / Carob Gum | E410 | stabiliser | ice cream, soft cheese, sausages | |||
| FE20 | Sodium Metabisulphate | E223 | preservative | lemon juice, pickles, orange squash, carton salad, alcohol, home brewing and wine making | FE50 | Guar Gum / Jaguar Gum / Guar Flour | E412 | ice cream, salad cream, mayonnaise, milk shakes | ||||
| FE21 | Malic Acid | 296 | preservative | soft drinks, cereal bars, fruit pie fillings | present naturally in fruit and vegetables | FE51 | Gum Acacia / Acacia Gum / Gum Arabic | E414 | stabiliser | soft drinks, emulsifying and suspending agent in drugs, manufacture of plasters, as an adhesive | from acacia tree | |
| FE22 | Butylated Hydroxyanisole / BHA | E320 | antioxidant | confectionery, stock cubes, mayonnaise, mascara | not permitted in food intended for young children in UK | FE52 | Xanthan Gum / Corn Sugar Gum | E415 | stabiliser | soft drinks, mustard, salad dressings, mayonnaise, sauces, confectionery, hot chocolate drinks, cereal bars, moisturiser, cleansing lotion, foundation, toothpaste | ||
| FE23 | Butylated Hydroxytoluene / BHT | E321 | antioxidant | body wash, face wash cream, perfume, blusher, mascara, shaving cream, after shave | not permitted in food intended for young children in UK | FE53 | Sorbitol / Sorbitol Syrup | E412 (i) | sweetener | 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 | |
| FE24 | Citric Acid | E330 | acidity regulator | soft drinks, instant potato, jams, jellies, mustard, confectionery, yoghurt, cereal bars, cheese & onion rolls, hair conditioner, shampoo, body wash, baby bath, cleanser, foundation, after shave, cough mixtures, cough lozenges, descaling cleaners | naturally in citrus fruit and other ripe fruit, soft drinks. Manufactured by the action of Aspergillus Niger moulds on sugar | FE54 | Pectin | E440 (a) | 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 | |
| FE25 | Sodium Citrate | E331 | sequestrant | jams, jellies, soft drinks, confectionery, shampoo | FE55 | Sorbitan Monostearate | E491 | emulsifier | dried yeast, cakes, desserts, liquid tea concentrates | |||
| FE26 | Tartaric Acid | E334 | sequestrant | cakes, baking powder, jams | FE56 | Carnauba Wax | 903 | confectionery, furniture polish and varnish, mascara | ||||
| FE27 | Sodium Carboxy Methylcellulose | E466 | thickener | ice cream, cakes, puddings, soft drinks, toothpaste, suspending and dispersing agent in drugs | manufactured by treating cellulose from wood pulp with sodium hydroxide and then sodium monochloroacetate | |||||||
| FE28 | Sodium Bicarbonate | 500 | raising agent | biscuits, cakes, antacids | ||||||||
| FE29 | Monosodium Glutamate | 621 | flavour enhancer | processed meat products, gravy powder, stock cubes, tinned soup, packet sauce, crisps | prepared from natural or synthetic L-glutamic acid | |||||||
| FE30 | Aspartame | E951 | artificial sweetener | fruit squash, fizzy drinks, low-calorie foods | ||||||||
| FE31 | Saccharin | artificial sweetener | fruit squash, fizzy drinks, low-calorie foods, pot noodles, toothpaste | |||||||||
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