Additives

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

E943a - Butane

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E943b - Isobutane

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E944 - Propane

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Propane () is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula C3H8. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum r...

E945 - chloropentafluoroethane

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Chloropentafluoroethane is a chlorofluorocarbon once used as a refrigerant. Its production and consumption has been banned since 1 January 1996 under the Montreal Protocol because of its ozone-depleting potential.

E946 - octafluorocyclobutane

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Octafluorocyclobutane, or perfluorocyclobutane, C4F8, is an organofluorine compound which enjoys several niche applications. It is related to cyclobutane by replacement of all C–H bonds with C–F bonds. Octafluorocyclo...

E948 - Oxygen

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E949 - Hydrogen

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E950 - Acesulfame k

Sweetener
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Acesulfame potassium ( AY-see-SUL-faym), also known as acesulfame K (K is the symbol for potassium) or Ace K, is a calorie-free sugar substitute (artificial sweetener) often marketed under the trade names Sunett and...

E951 - Aspartame

Sweetener
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Aspartame (E951) is a low-calorie artificial sweetener composed of two amino acids. It is used as a sugar substitute in thousands of "sugar-free" or "diet" products, such as carbonated soft drinks, chewing gum, yogur...

E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts

Sweetener
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Cyclamic acid is a compound with formula C6H13NO3S. It is included in E number "E952". Cyclamic acid is mainly used as catalyst in the production of paints and plastics, and furthermore as a reagent for laboratory us...

E953 - isomalt

StabiliserSweetenerThickener
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ISOMALT is a sugar substitute, a type of sugar alcohol used primarily for its sugar-like physical properties. It has little to no impact on blood sugar levels, and does not stimulate the release of insulin. Isomalt is...

E954 - saccharin and its salts

Sweetener
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Sodium saccharin (benzoic sulfimide) is an artificial sweetener with effectively no food energy. It is about 300–400 times as sweet as sucrose but has a bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations...

E955 - Sucralose

Sweetener
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Sucralose is an artificial sweetener and sugar substitute. The majority of ingested sucralose is not broken down by the body, so it is noncaloric. In the European Union, it is also known under the E number E955. It is...

E956 - Alitame

Sweetener
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Alitame is an aspartic acid-containing dipeptide sweetener. It was developed by Pfizer in the early 1980s and currently marketed in some countries under the brand name Aclame. Most dipeptides are not sweet, but the un...

E957 - Thaumatin

Sweetener
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E958 - Glycyrrhizin

Sweetener
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Glycyrrhizin (or glycyrrhizic acid or glycyrrhizinic acid) is the chief sweet-tasting constituent of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice) root. Structurally, it is a saponin used as an emulsifier and gel-forming agent in f...

E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone

Sweetener
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Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, sometimes abbreviated to neohesperidin DC or simply NHDC, is an artificial sweetener derived from citrus. It is particularly effective in masking the bitter tastes of other compounds fou...

E960 - Steviol glycosides

Sweetener
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Steviol glycosides are the chemical compounds responsible for the sweet taste of the leaves of the South American plant Stevia rebaudiana (Asteraceae) and the main ingredients (or precursors) of many sweeteners market...

E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia

Sweetener
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E960b - Rebaudioside from multiple gene donors expressed in Yarrowia lipolityca

Sweetener
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