Additives
681Browse the additives detected in Open Food Facts products, with descriptions and product counts.
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate
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E457 - Alpha-Cyclodextrine
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E458 - Gamma-Cyclodextrine
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E459 - Beta-cyclodextrine
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E460 - Cellulose
CELLULOSE is an organic compound with the formula (C6H10O5)n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is used as emulsifier, thickener an...
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose
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E460ii - Powdered cellulose
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E461 - methyl cellulose
METHYL CELLULOSE is a chemical compound derived from cellulose. Methyl cellulose is added to food products, to generate their characteristic thick consistency, for example ice cream or croquette.
E462 - Ethyl cellulose
Ethyl cellulose is a derivative of cellulose in which some of the hydroxyl groups on the repeating glucose units are converted into ethyl ether groups. The number of ethyl groups can vary depending on the manufacture...
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) is a derivative of cellulose with both water solubility and organic solubility. It is used as an excipient, and topical ophthalmic protectant and lubricant.
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
Hypromellose (INN), short for hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), is a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used as eye drops, as well as an excipient and controlled-delivery component in oral medicaments, fou...
E465 - Ethyl methyl cellulose
Ethyl methyl cellulose is a thickener, vegetable gum, foaming agent and emulsifier. Its E number is E465.Chemically, it is a derivative of cellulose with ethyl and methyl groups attached by ether linkages. It can be...
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) or cellulose gum or tylose powder is a cellulose derivative with carboxymethyl groups (-CH2-COOH) bound to some of the hydroxyl groups of the glucopyranose monomers that make up the cellu...
E467 - Ethulose
Ethulose is a laxative. It is also known as ethylhydroxyethylcellulose.As a food additive with INS number 467, ethulose is used as an emulsifier.
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose
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E469 - Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethylcellulose
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E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids
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E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
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E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids
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E470aii - Potassium salts of fatty acids
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