Ingredients Flashcards
E100s
Food colours
E200s
Preservatives and acids
E300s
Antioxidants and acidity regulators
E400s
Emulsifiers, stabilisers, and thickeners
E500s
Anti-caking agents and acidity regulators
E600s
Flavour enhancers
E700s
Sweeteners, glazing agents, foaming agents, and gases.
E1000s
Other additives
Erythritol
968, Sugar alcohol produced from the fermentation of Glucose and Sucrose, 4-carbon
Sorbitol, Mannitol
420, 6-Carbon sugar alcohols, also a humectant
Maltitol
965, Naturally occurring sugar in grapes and corn, 12-Carbon sugar alcohol
Steviol glycoside
960, From the leaves of the South American Stevia plant, very stable and do not ferment
Aspartame
951, New artificial sweetener of protein origin, contains phenylalanine
Fenugreek
950, Semi arid crop, leaves used as a herb, seeds as a spice, most commonly used in India with potatoes
Menthol
Made synthetically or obtained from the oils of mints, chemically triggers cold sensitive recepters in skin
Sucraluse
955, A synthetic organochlorine sweetener, no calories
Xylitol
967, 5 Carbon sugar alcohol
lsomalt
953, 12 Carbon sugar alcohol, with high temperature stability
Polydextrose
1200, Naturally occurring sugar in grapes and corn
Glycerol or Glycerin
422, A sugar alcohol, colorless, odorless, a flavour enhancer or sweetener, 3-Carbon
Invert sugar
Syrup of 50% glucose and 50% fructose, a humectant and sweetener, similar to honey in composition
Lactose
Sugar present naturally in milk, used as a humectant and sweetener
Acetic acid
260, Natural component of vinegar but generally manufactured from wood, also a preservative
Citric acid
330, Colourless, weak organic acid
Malic acid
296, Organic acid, stronger than citric acid
Sulphites
220 - 228, Used in dried fruits, not a true allergen, but fairly common reactant
Benzoates
210 - 213, Salts of benzoic acid, which contains a Benzene ring
Nitrates
249 - 252, Are added to mneat along with Nitrites, not as harmful as some believe
Ascorbic acid
300, Vitamin C, acts as a preservative, anti-oxidant
Lutein
161b, Colouring agent (yellow/orange), a Carotenoid
Titanium dioxide
171, Use no longer permitted in the EU and in Northern Ireland as of Feb 2022
Curcumin
100, Naturally occurring orange/yellow colour, extracted from the spice turmeric