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.

E200–E299 · Preservatives

  • E290 — Carbon dioxide · Halal
  • E296 — Malic acid (acid) · Halal
  • E297 — Fumaric acid · Halal

E300–E399 · Antioxidants and acidity regulators

  • E300 — Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) · Halal
  • E301 — Sodium ascorbate · Halal
  • E302 — Calcium ascorbate · Halal
  • E303 — Potassium ascorbate · Halal
  • E304 — Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid (Ascorbyl palmitate) · Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E305 — Ascorbyl stearate · Unknown
  • E306 — Tocopherols (natural) · Halal
  • E307 — Alpha-tocopherol (synthetic) · Halal
  • E308 — Gamma-tocopherol (synthetic) · Halal
  • E309 — Delta-tocopherol (synthetic) · Halal
  • E310 — Propyl gallate · Halal
  • E311 — Octyl gallate · Halal
  • E312 — Dodecyl gallate · Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E313 — Ethyl gallate · Halal
  • E314 — Guaiac resin · Halal
  • E315 — Erythorbic acid · Halal
  • E316 — Sodium erythorbate · Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E317 — Erythorbin acid · Unknown
  • E318 — Sodium erythorbin · Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E319 — tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) · Unknown
  • E320 — Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) · Halal
  • E321 — Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) · Halal
  • E322 — Lecithin · Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E323 — Anoxomer · Unknown
  • E324 — Ethoxyquin · Unknown
  • E325 — Sodium lactate · Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E326 — Potassium lactate (antioxidant) · Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E327 — Calcium lactate · Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E328 — Ammonium lactate · Unknown
  • E329 — Magnesium lactate · Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E330 — Citric acid · Halal
  • E331 — Sodium citrates (i) Monosodium citrate (ii) Disodium citrate (iii) Sodium citrate (trisodium citrate) · Halal
  • E332 — Potassium citrates (i) Monopotassium citrate (ii) Potassium citrate (tripotassium citrate) · Halal
  • E333 — Calcium citrates (i) Monocalcium citrate (ii) Dicalcium citrate (iii) Calcium citrate (tricalcium citrate) · Halal
  • E334 — Tartaric acid (L(+)-) · Halal
  • E335 — Sodium tartrates (i) Monosodium tartrate (ii) Disodium tartrate · Halal
  • E336 — Potassium tartrates (i) Monopotassium tartrate (cream of tartar) (ii) Dipotassium tartrate · Halal
  • E337 — Sodium potassium tartrate · Halal
  • E338 — Orthophosphoric acid · Halal
  • E339 — Sodium phosphates (i) Monosodium phosphate (ii) Disodium phosphate (iii) Trisodium phosphate · Halal
  • E340 — Potassium phosphates (i) Monopotassium phosphate (ii) Dipotassium phosphate (iii) Tripotassium phosphate · Halal
  • E341 — Calcium phosphates (i) Monocalcium phosphate (ii) Dicalcium phosphate (iii) Tricalcium phosphate · Halal
  • E342 — Ammonium phosphates: (i) monoammonium phosphate (ii) diammonium phosphate · Unknown
  • E343 — Magnesium phosphates (i) Monomagnesium phosphate (ii) Dimagnesium phosphate · Halal
  • E344 — Lecithin citrate · Unknown
  • E345 — Magnesium citrate · Unknown
  • E349 — Ammonium malate · Unknown

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