Additives
681Browse the additives detected in Open Food Facts products, with descriptions and product counts.
E905d - Mineral oil high viscosity
Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrysta...
E905e - Mineral oil medium viscosity
Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrysta...
E905f - Mineral oil medium and low viscosity class II
Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrysta...
E905g - Mineral oil medium and low viscosity class III
Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrysta...
E906 - Benzoin resin
Benzoin or benjamin (corrupted pronunciation) is a balsamic resin obtained from the bark of several species of trees in the genus Styrax. It is used in perfumes, some kinds of incense, as a flavoring, and medicine (s...
E907 - Hydrogenated poly-1-decene
Description coming soon.
E908 - Rice bran wax
Rice bran wax is the vegetable wax extracted from the bran oil of rice (Oryza sativa).
E909 - Spermaceti
Spermaceti (from Greek sperma meaning "seed", and ceti, the genitive form of "whale") is a waxy substance found in the head cavities of the sperm whale (and, in smaller quantities, in the oils of other whales). Sperma...
E910 - Wax ester
Description coming soon.
E911 - Fatty acid methyl ester
Description coming soon.
E912 - Montanic acid esters
Description coming soon.
E913 - Lanolin
Lanolin (from Latin lāna ‘wool’, and oleum ‘oil’), also called wool wax or wool grease, is a wax secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals. Lanolin used by humans comes from domestic sheep breeds that a...
E914 - Oxidised polyethylene wax
Description coming soon.
E915 - Esters of Colophane
Description coming soon.
E916 - Calcium iodate
Calcium iodates are inorganic compound composed of calcium and iodate anion. Two forms are known, anhydrous Ca(IO3)2 and the hexahydrate Ca(IO3)2(H2O). Both are colourless salts that occur naturally as the minerals c...
E917 - potassium iodate
Potassium iodate (KIO3) is a chemical compound. It is ionic, made up of K+ ions and IO3− ions in a 1:1 ratio.
E918 - Nitrogen oxides
Description coming soon.
E919 - Nitrosyl chloride
Nitrosyl chloride is the chemical compound with the formula NOCl. It is a yellow gas that is most commonly encountered as a decomposition product of aqua regia, a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. It is a...
E920 - l-cysteine
Cysteine (symbol Cys or C; ) is a semi-essential proteinogenic amino acid with the formula HO2CCH(NH2)CH2SH. The thiol side chain in cysteine often participates in enzymatic reactions, as a nucleophile. The thiol is...
E921 - L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate
Description coming soon.