Additives

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Browse the additives detected in Open Food Facts products, with descriptions and product counts.

E261 - Potassium acetate

Preservative
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Potassium acetate (KCH3COO) is the potassium salt of acetic acid.

E262 - Sodium acetates

PreservativeSequestrant
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SODIUM ACETATE, also abbreviated NaOAc,[8] is the sodium salt of acetic acid.

E262i - Sodium acetate

PreservativeSequestrant
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E262ii - Sodium diacetate

PreservativeSequestrant
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E263 - Calcium acetate

PreservativeStabiliser
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CALCIUM ACETATE is a chemical compound which is a calcium salt of acetic acid. Calcium acetate is used as a food additive, as a stabilizer, buffer and sequestrant, mainly in candy products.

E264 - Ammonium acetate

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E265 - Dehydroacetic acid

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Dehydroacetic acid is an organic compound which has several industrial applications. The compound is classified as a pyrone derivative. It presents as an odorless, colorless to white crystalline powder, almost insolub...

E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate

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Sodium dehydroacetate is a compound with the formula Na(CH3C5HO(O2)(CH3)CO). It is the sodium salt of dehydroacetic acid. It has E number E266.

E267 - Buffered vinegar

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E270 - Lactic acid

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LACTIC ACID is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH(OH)CO2H. In the form of its conjugate base called lactate (this is thus different and kept as a separate ingredient). Lactic acid is chiral, consisting of two...

E280 - Propionic acid

Preservative
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Propionic acid (from the Greek words protos, meaning "first", and pion, meaning "fat"; also known as propanoic acid) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula CH3CH2CO2H. It is a liquid with a pu...

E281 - Sodium propionate

Preservative
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Sodium propanoate or SODIUM PROPIONATE is the sodium salt of propionic acid.

E282 - calcium propionate

Preservative
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CALCIUM PROPIONATE has the formula Ca(C2H5COO)2. Calcium propionate is used as a preservative in a wide variety of products, including but not limited to:bread, other baked goods, processed meat, whey, and other dairy...

E283 - Potassium propionate

Preservative
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Potassium propanoate or potassium propionate has formula K(C2H5COO). Its melting point is 410 °C. It is the potassium salt of propanoic acid.

E284 - Boric acid

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Boric acid, also called hydrogen borate, boracic acid, orthoboric acid and acidum boricum, is a weak, monobasic Lewis acid of boron, which is often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, neutron absorber...

E285 - Sodium tetraborate (borax)

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Borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. Powdered borax is white, consisting of soft colorless crystals tha...

E290 - Carbon dioxide

PreservativePropellent Gas
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CARBON DIOXIDE chemical formula CO2) is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air.

E296 - Malic acid

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MALIC ACID is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O5. Malic acid has two stereoisomeric forms (L- and D-enantiomers), though only the L-isomer exists naturally.

E297 - Fumaric acid

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Fumaric acid or trans-butenedioic acid is the chemical compound with the formula HO2CCH=CHCO2H. It is produced in eukaryotic organisms from succinate in complex 2 of the electron transport chain via the enzyme succina...

E300 - Ascorbic acid

AntioxidantSequestrant
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