Food additives (E numbers)

Every food additive in our database, with its halal verdict. Open a code for its origin, what it is used for, and the products that contain it.

E100–E199 · Colours

E100 — Curcumin, turmeric · Halal
E101 — Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), formerly called lactoflavin (Vitamin G) · Halal
E102 — Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow 5) · Halal
E103 — Alkannin · Halal
E104 — Quinoline Yellow WS · Halal
E105 — Fast Yellow AB · Halal
E106 — Riboflavin-5'-phosphate sodium · Halal
E107 — Yellow 2G · Halal
E110 — Sunset Yellow FCF (Orange Yellow S, FD&C Yellow 6) · Halal
E111 — Orange GGN · Doubtful (mushbooh)
E120 — Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmine (Natural Red 4) · Haram
E121 — Citrus Red 2 · Doubtful (mushbooh)
E122 — Carmoisine, Azorubine · Halal
E123 — Amaranth (FD&C Red 2) · Halal
E124 — Ponceau 4R (Cochineal Red A, Brilliant Scarlet 4R) · Halal
E125 — Ponceau SX, Scarlet GN · Doubtful (mushbooh)
E126 — Ponceau 6R · Doubtful (mushbooh)
E127 — Erythrosine (FD&C Red 3) · Halal
E128 — Red 2G · Halal
E129 — Allura Red AC (FD&C Red 40) · Halal
E130 — Indanthrene blue RS · Doubtful (mushbooh)
E131 — Patent Blue V · Halal
E132 — Indigo carmine (indigotine, FD&C Blue 2) · Halal
E133 — Brilliant Blue FCF (FD&C Blue 1) · Halal
E140 — Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins: (i) Chlorophylls (ii) Chlorophyllins · Halal
E141 — Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins (i) Copper complexes of chlorophylls (ii) Copper complexes of chlorophyllins · Halal
E142 — Green S · Halal
E143 — Fast Green FCF (FD&C Green 3) · Unknown
E151 — Black PN, Brilliant Black BN · Halal
E152 — Black 7984 · Doubtful (mushbooh)
E153 — Carbon black, Vegetable carbon · Halal
E154 — Brown FK (kipper brown) · Halal
E155 — Brown HT (chocolate brown HT) · Halal
E162 — Beetroot Red, Betanin · Halal
E163 — Anthocyanins · Halal
E164 — Saffron · Unknown
E166 — Sandalwood red · Unknown
E170 — Calcium carbonate, Chalk · Halal
E171 — Titanium dioxide · Halal
E172 — Iron oxides and iron hydroxides · Halal
E173 — Aluminium · Halal
E174 — Silver · Halal
E175 — Gold · Halal
E180 — Pigment Rubine, Lithol Rubine BK · Halal
E181 — Tannin · Unknown
E182 — Orcein, Orchil · Unknown

E200–E299 · Preservatives

E200 — Sorbic acid · Halal
E201 — Sodium sorbate · Halal
E202 — Potassium sorbate · Halal
E203 — Calcium sorbate · Halal

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