Additives
681Browse the additives detected in Open Food Facts products, with descriptions and product counts.
E501i - Potassium carbonate
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E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate
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E502 - Carbonates
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E503 - Ammonium carbonates
AMMONIUM BICARBONATE is an inorganic compound with formula (NH4)HCO3, simplified to NH5CO3. Ammonium bicarbonate is used in the food industry as a raising agent for flat baked goods, such as cookies and crackers, and...
E503i - Ammonium carbonate
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E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
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E504 - Magnesium carbonates
MAGNESIUM CARBONATE, MgCO3 (archaic name magnesia alba), is an inorganic salt that is a white solid.
E504i - Magnesium carbonate
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E504ii - Magnesium hydroxide carbonate
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E505 - Ferrous carbonate
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E507 - Hydrochloric acid
Hydrochloric acid is a colorless inorganic chemical system with the formula H2O:HCl. Hydrochloric acid has a distinctive pungent smell. It is mainly produced as a precursor to vinyl chloride for PVC. It is classified...
E508 - Potassium chloride
Potassium chloride (KCl) is a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine. It is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous crystal appearance. The solid dissolves readily in water and its solutions have...
E509 - Calcium chloride
Calcium chloride is an inorganic compound, a salt with the chemical formula CaCl2. It is a colorless crystalline solid at room temperature, highly soluble in water. Calcium chloride is commonly encountered as a hydra...
E510 - Ammonium chloride
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE is an inorganic compound with the formula NH4Cl and a white crystalline salt that is highly soluble in water.
E511 - Magnesium chloride
Magnesium chloride is the name for the chemical compound with the formula MgCl2 and its various hydrates MgCl2(H2O)x. These salts are typical ionic halides, being highly soluble in water. The hydrated magnesium chlori...
E512 - Stannous chloride
Tin(II) chloride, also known as stannous chloride, is a white crystalline solid with the formula SnCl2. It forms a stable dihydrate, but aqueous solutions tend to undergo hydrolysis, particularly if hot. SnCl2 is wide...
E513 - Sulphuric acid
Sulfuric acid (alternative spelling sulphuric acid), also known as vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen and hydrogen, with molecular formula H2SO4. It is a colorless, odorless, and syrupy...
E514 - Sodium sulphates
Sodium sulfate (also known as sodium sulphate or sulfate of soda) is the inorganic compound with formula Na2SO4 as well as several related hydrates. All forms are white solids that are highly soluble in water. With an...
E514i - Sodium sulphate
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E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate
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