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.

E900–E999 · Glazing agents, gases and sweeteners

  • E940 — Dichlorodifluoromethane · Unknown
  • E941 — Nitrogen (packaging gas) · Halal
  • E942 — Nitrous oxide · Halal
  • E944 — Propane · Unknown
  • E945 — Chloropentafluoroethane · Unknown
  • E946 — Octafluorocyclobutane · Unknown
  • E948 — Oxygen · Halal
  • E949 — Hydrogen · Unknown
  • E950 — Acesulfame potassium · Halal
  • E951 — Aspartame · Halal
  • E952 — Cyclamic acid and its sodium and calcium salts, also known as Cyclamate · Halal
  • E953 — Isomalt, Isomaltitol · Halal
  • E954 — Saccharin and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts · Halal
  • E955 — Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose) · Unknown
  • E956 — Alitame · Unknown
  • E957 — Thaumatin (sweetener) · Halal
  • E958 — Glycyrrhizin (sweetener) · Unknown
  • E959 — Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone (sweetener) · Halal
  • E960 — Stevioside · Unknown
  • E961 — Neotame · Unknown
  • E962 — Aspartame-acesulfame salt (sweetener) · Unknown
  • E965 — Maltitol (i) Maltitol (ii) Maltitol syrup (sweetener) (stabiliser) · Halal
  • E966 — Lactitol · Halal
  • E967 — Xylitol · Halal
  • E968 — Erythritol · Unknown
  • E999 — Quillaia extract · Halal

Other additives

  • E1100 — Amylase · Unknown
  • E1101 — Proteases ((i) protease, (ii) papain, (iii) bromelain, (iv) ficin) · Unknown
  • E1102 — Glucose oxidase · Unknown
  • E1103 — Invertase · Halal
  • E1104 — Lipases · Unknown
  • E1105 — Lysozyme · Halal
  • E1200 — Polydextrose · Halal
  • E1201 — Polyvinylpyrrolidone · Halal
  • E1202 — Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (carrier) · Halal
  • E1203 — Polyvinyl alcohol · Unknown
  • E1204 — Pullulan · Unknown
  • E1400 — Dextrin (Dextrins, roasted starch white and yellow) (stabiliser) · Halal
  • E1401 — Acid-treated starch (stabiliser) · Halal
  • E1402 — Alkaline modified starch (stabiliser) · Halal
  • E1403 — Bleached starch (stabiliser) · Halal
  • E1404 — Oxidised starch (emulsifier) · Halal
  • E1405 — Enzyme-treated starch · Unknown
  • E1410 — Monostarch phosphate (stabiliser) · Halal
  • E1411 — Distarch glycerol (thickening agent) · Unknown
  • E1412 — Distarch phosphate esterified with sodium trimetaphosphate; esterified with phosphorus oxychloride (stabiliser) · Halal
  • E1413 — Phosphated distarch phosphate (stabiliser) · Halal
  • E1414 — Acetylated distarch phosphate (emulsifier) · Halal
  • E1420 — Starch acetate esterified with acetic anhydride (stabiliser) · Halal
  • E1421 — Starch acetate esterified with vinyl acetate (stabiliser) · Halal

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