Editing E number (section)

===E400–E499 ([[Thickening agent|thickeners]], stabilisers, [[emulsifier]]s)  <span class="anchor" id="E400–E499"></span> ===
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!Code
!Name(s)
!Purpose
!width=250|Status
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|[[Alginic acid|E400]]
|[[Alginic acid]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
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|[[E401]]
|[[Sodium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E402]]
|[[Potassium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E403]]
|[[Ammonium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E404]]
|[[Calcium alginate]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E405]]
|[[Propane-1,2-diol alginate]] ([[Propylene glycol alginate]]) (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E406]]
|[[Agar]] (thickener) ([[gelling agent]])
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E407]]
|[[Carrageenan]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E407a]]
|[[Carrageenan|Processed eucheuma seaweed]] (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E408]]
|[[Bakers yeast glycan]]
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|[[E409]]
|[[Arabinogalactan]]
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|[[Locust bean gum|E410]]
|[[Locust bean gum]] (Carob gum) (thickener) (stabiliser) ([[gelling agent]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[Oat gum|E411]]
|[[Oat gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|
|-
|[[Guar gum|E412]]
|[[Guar gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E413]]
|[[Tragacanth]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E414]]
|[[Acacia gum]] ([[gum arabic]]) (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E415]]
|[[Xanthan gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E416]]
|[[Karaya gum]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E417]]
|[[Tara gum]] (thickener)
|stabiliser
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E418]]
|[[Gellan gum]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E419]]
|[[Gum ghatti]] (thickener) (stabiliser)
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E420]]
|[[Sorbitol]] (i) Sorbitol (ii) Sorbitol syrup (emulsifier) ([[Sugar substitute|sweetener]])
|[[humectant]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4>[http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_5 Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist#h_5 |date=7 October 2010 }}, [[Food Standards Agency]], 26 November 2010</ref>
|-
|[[E421]]
|[[Mannitol]] ([[anti-caking agent]])
|[[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA4/>
|-
|[[E422]]
|[[Glycerol]] (emulsifier)
|[[Sugar substitute|sweetener]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E424]]
|[[Curdlan]]
|gelling agent
|
|-
|[[E425]]
|[[Konjac]] (i) [[Konjac gum]] (ii) [[Konjac glucomannane]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/> May not be used in confectionery owing to choking risk.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
|-
|[[E426]]
|[[Soybean hemicellulose]]
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|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E427]]
|[[Cassia gum]]
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|Approved in 2010<ref name=FSA2010/>
|-
|[[Gelatin|E428]]
|[[Gelatin]]
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|[[E429]]
|[[Peptone]]s
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|[[Polyoxyethene (8) stearate|E430]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (8) stearate]] (emulsifier)
|stabiliser
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|-
|[[E431]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (40) stearate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E432]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monolaurate]] ([[polysorbate 20]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E433]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monooleate]] ([[polysorbate 80]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E434]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate]] ([[polysorbate 40]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E435]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monostearate]] ([[polysorbate 60]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E436]]
|[[Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan tristearate]] ([[polysorbate 65]])
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E440]]
|[[Pectin]]s (i) pectin (ii) amidated pectin
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E441]]
|[[Gelatine]] (emulsifier)
|[[gelling agent]]
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|-
|[[E442]]
|[[Ammonium phosphatides]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E443]]
|[[Brominated vegetable oil]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[Sucrose acetate isobutyrate|E444]]
|[[Sucrose acetate isobutyrate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E445]]
|[[Glycerol esters of wood rosins]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E446]]
|[[Succistearin]]
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|[[E450 (food additive)|E450]]
|[[Diphosphate]]s:<br>(i) [[Disodium diphosphate]]<br>(ii) [[Trisodium diphosphate]]<br>(iii) [[Tetrasodium diphosphate]]<br>(iv) [[Dipotassium diphosphate]]<br>(v) [[Tetrapotassium diphosphate]]<br>(vi) [[Dicalcium diphosphate]]<br>(vii) [[Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E451]]
|[[Triphosphate]]s:<br>(i) [[Sodium triphosphate]] (pentasodium triphosphate)<br>(ii) [[Pentapotassium triphosphate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E452]]
|[[Polyphosphate]]s:<br>(i) [[Sodium polyphosphate]]s<br>(ii) [[Potassium polyphosphate]]s<br>(iii) [[Sodium calcium polyphosphate]]<br>(iv) [[Calcium polyphosphate]]s<br>(v) [[Ammonium polyphosphate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E459]]
|[[Beta-cyclodextrin]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA6/>
|-
|[[E460]]
|[[Cellulose]] (i) [[Microcrystalline cellulose]] (ii) [[Powdered cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E461]]
|[[Methyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E462]]
|[[Ethyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E463]]
|[[Hydroxypropyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[Hypromellose|E464]]
|[[Hypromellose]] (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E465]]
|[[Ethyl methyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E466]]
|[[Carboxymethyl cellulose]], [[Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E467]]
|[[Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose]]
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|[[E468]]
|[[Croscarmellose sodium|Crosslinked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose]] (Croscarmellose)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/> This additive is under discussion and may be included in a future amendment to the Directive on miscellaneous additives
|-
|[[E469]]
|Enzymically [[hydrolysed]] [[carboxymethylcellulose]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E470a]]
|Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids (emulsifier)
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E470b]]
|Magnesium salts of fatty acids (emulsifier)
|[[anti-caking agent]]
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E471]]
|[[Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids]] (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate)
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472a]]
|Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472b]]
|Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472c]]
|Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472d]]
|Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472e]]
|[[DATEM|Mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472f]]
|Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E472g]]
|[[Succinylated monoglycerides]]
|emulsifier
|
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|[[E473]]
|[[Sucrose esters]] of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[Sucroglyceride|E474]]
|[[Sucroglyceride]]s
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E475]]
|Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E476]]
|[[Polyglycerol polyricinoleate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E477]]
|Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E478]]
|Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E479b]]
|Thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E480]]
|[[Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E481]]
|[[Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E482]]
|[[Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E483]]
|[[Stearyl tartrate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E484]]
|[[Stearyl citrate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E485]]
|[[Sodium stearoyl fumarate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E486]]
|[[Calcium stearoyl fumarate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E487]]
|[[Sodium laurylsulfate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E488]]
|Ethoxylated Mono- and Di-Glycerides
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E489]]
|Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E490]]
|[[Propane-1,2-diol]]
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|[[E491]]
|[[Sorbitan monostearate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E492]]
|[[Sorbitan tristearate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E493]]
|[[Sorbitan monolaurate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E494]]
|[[Sorbitan monooleate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E495]]
|[[Sorbitan monopalmitate]]
|emulsifier
|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|-
|[[E496]]
|[[Sorbitan trioleate]]
|emulsifier
|
|-
|[[E497]]
|Polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene polymers
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|[[E498]]
|Partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil
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|[[E499]]
|Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols
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|Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSA5/>
|}