Additives are commonly supplemented to food as they for example extend shelf life, replace or restore colour or give food a sweet taste without use of beet sugar. Additives used in each product shall be declared on its packaging. Each additive must be stated by its full name or an international E code in a descending sequence according to the amount contained in the food. All states of the European Union use the same E code numbering system. On food labels must be in addition to the name or code of E given the name of the category to which the additive belongs. Some additives fall by purpose into more than one category.
| Code | Material | Categories | CEFF approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| E 1422 | Acetylated distarch adipate | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches |
 Yes
|
| E 1440 | Hydroxyl propyl starch | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches |
Yes
|
| E 1442 | Hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches |
Yes
|
| E 1450 | Starch sodium octenyl succinate | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches |
Yes
|
| E 1451 | Acetylated oxidised starch | stabilisers, thickeners, modified starches |
Yes
|
| E 1452 | Starch aluminium Octenyl succinate | stabilisers, thickeners |
Yes
|
| E 1505 | Triethyl citrate | stabilisers |
Yes
|
| E 1517 | Glycerol-diacetát | solvents |
Yes
|
| E 1518 | Glyceryl triacetate; triacetin | humectants |
Yes
|
| E 1519 | benzyl alcohol | solvents |
Yes
|
| E 1520 | Propan-1,2-diol; propylene glycol | emulsifiers, solvents, humectants |
Yes
|
| E 1521 | Propylene glycol | anti-foaming |
Yes
|