Download a printable list of food additives to stick on the back of your pantry door. These are substances you should not be putting into (or onto) your body, as they have been linked to Hyper-activity, Asthma, and Cancer. Stay safe by reading labels when purchasing foods, cosmetics, etc.

Additive Number Name of Food Additive Hyper activity Asthma Cancer
102 & E102 Tartrazine (food color) H A C
104 & E104 Quinoline Yellow (food color) H A C
107 & E107 Yellow 2G (food color) H A C
110 & E110 Sunset Yellow (Yellow food color #6) H A C
120 & E120 Carmines, Cochineal (food color) H A
122 & E122 Azorubine, Carmoisine (food color) H A C
123 & E123 Amaranth (Red food color #2) H A C
124 & E124 Ponceau, Brilliant Scarlet (food color) H A C
127 & E127 Erythrosine (Red food color #2) H A C
E128 Red 2G (Red food color) H A C
129 & E129 Allura Red AC (food color) H A C
E131 Patent Blue (food color) H A C
132 & E132 Indigotine, Indigo Carmine (food color) H A C
133 & E133 Brilliant Blue (food color) H A C
142 & E142 Acid Brilliant Green, Green S, Food Green (food color) H A
143 Fast Green (food color) A
150 & E150 Caramel (food color) H
151 & E151 Activated Vegetable Carbons, Brilliant Black (food color) H A C
154 Food Brown, Kipper Brown, Brown FK (food color) H A C
155 & E155 Chocolate Brown HT, Brown HT (food color) H A C
160b & E160b Bixin, Norbixin, Annatto Extracts (yellow, red to brown natural colors) H A
E171 Titanium Dioxide, TiO2 (to give foods an opaque color). ? ? ?
E173 Aluminium (preservatives) C
E180 Latol Rubine, Pigment Rubine (preservatives) H A C
200 &
E200-203
Potassium & Calcium Sorbates ,Sorbic Acid (preservatives) H A
210 & E210 Benzoic Acid (preservatives) H A
211 & E211 Sodium Benzoate (preservatives) H A C
212 & E212 Potassium Benzoate (preservatives) A
213 & E213 Calcium Benzoate (preservatives) A
E214 Ethyl Para Hydroxybenzonate (preservatives) A
E215 Sodium Ethyl Para Hydroxybenzonate (preservatives) A
216 & E216 Propyl P Hydroxybenzonate, Propylparaben (preservatives) A
E217 Sodium Propyl P Hydroxybenzonate (preservatives) A
220 & E220 Sulphur Dioxide also Sulfur dioxide (preservatives) H A
221 & E221 Sodium Sulfite or Sodium Sulphite (preservatives) A
222 Sodium Bisulfite or Sodium Bisulphite (preservatives) A
223 & E223 Sodium Metabisulfite or Sodium Metabisulphite (preservatives) A
224 & E224 Potassium Metabisulphite or Potassium Metabisulfite (preservatives) A
225 & E225 Potassium Sulfite or Potassium Sulphite (preservatives) A
E226 Calcium Sulfite or Calcium Sulphite (preservatives) A
E227 Calcium Hydrogen Sulphite or Calcium Hydrogen Sulfite (preservatives) A
E228 Potassium Bisulfite, Potassium Hydrogen Sulfite or Potassium Bisulphite, Potassium Hydrogen Sulphite (preservatives) H A
E230 Diphenyl, Biphenyl (preservatives) C
E231 Orthophenyl Phenol (preservatives) C
E236 Formic Acid (preservative) C
E239 Hexamine, Hexamethylene Tetramine (preservatives) C
249 & E249 Potassium Nitrate (preservative) A C
250 & E250 Sodium Nitrite (preservative) H A C
251 & E251 Sodium Nitrate (preservative) H C
252 & E252 Potassium Nitrate (preservative) H C
260 & E260 Acetic Acid, Glacial (preservatives) A
280 to 283 Calcium or Potassium or Sodium Propionates, Propionic Acid (preservatives) H A
310 & E310 Propyl Gallate (Synthetic Antioxidant) A C
311 & E311 Octyl Gallate (Synthetic Antioxidant) A
312 & E312 Dodecyl Gallate (Synthetic Antioxidant) A
319 & E319 TBHQ, Tert Butylhydroquinone (Synthetic Antioxidants) H A
320 & E320 Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) (Synthetic Antioxidants) H A C
321 & E321 Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) or Butylhydroxytoluene (Synthetic Antioxidants) H A C
330 & E330 Citric Acid (NOT DANGEROUS if naturally occurring e330 & 330 citric acid additive – but other can contain sulfites and mold, explained earlier in the article above this table and the printable version link.)
407 & E407 Carrageenan (Thickening & Stabilizing Agent) A C
413 & E413 Tragacanth (thickener & Emulsifier) A
414 & E414 Acacia Gum (Food Stabilizer) A
416 Karaya Gum (Laxative, Food Thickener & Emulsifier) A
421 & E421 Mannitol (Artificial Sweetener) H
430 Polyxyethylene Stearate (Emulsifier) C
431 Polyxyl Stearate (Emulsifier) C
E432 – E435 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate (Emulsifiers Gelling Stabilisers Thickeners Agents) C
433 – 436 Polysorbate (Emulsifiers) C
441 & E441 Gelatine (Food Gelling Agent) A
466 Sodium CarboxyMethyl Cellulose C
507 & E507 Hydrochloric Acid (Hydrolyzing Enhancer & Gelatin Production) C
518 & E518 Magnesium Sulphate (Tofu Coagulant) C
536 & E536 Potassium Ferrocyanide (Anti Caking Agent) A
553 & E553 & E553b Talc (Anti Caking, Filling, Softener, Agent) C
620 – 625 MSG Monosodium Glutamate, Glutamic Acid, all Glutamates (Flavour Enhancers). MSG can be referred to by varieties of other names. H A
627 & E627 Disodium Guanylate (Flavour Enhancers) H A
631 & E631 Disodium Inosinate 5 (Flavour Enhancers) A
635 & E635 Disodium Ribonucleotides 5 (Flavour Enhancers) A
903 & E903 Camauba Wax (used in Chewing Gums, Coating and Glazing Agents) C
905 & 905 a,b,c Paraffin and Vaseline, White Mineral Oil (Solvents, Coating and Glazing, Anti Foaming Agents, Lubricant in Chewing Gums) C
924 & E924 Potassium Bromate (Agent used in Bleaching Flour) C
925 & E925 Chlorine (Agent used in Bleaching Flour, Bread Enhancer and Stabiliser) C
926 Chlorine Dioxide (Bleaching Flour and Preservative Agent) C
928 & E928 Benzoyl Peroxide (Bleaching Flour and Bread enhancer Agent) A
950 & E950 Potassium Acesulphame (Sweetener) C
951 Aspartame (Sweetener) H A
952 & E952 Cyclamate and Cyclamic Acid (Sweeteners) C
954 & E954 Saccharine (Sweetener) C
1202 & E1202 Insoluble Polyvinylpyrrolidone Insoluble (Stabiliser and Clarifying Agent added to Wine, Beer, Pharmaceuticals) C
1403 Bleached Starch (Thickener and Stabiliser) A

 

Download a printable list of food additives to stick on the back of your pantry door.

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