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Identifyingfoodadditives
FoodAdditives
Itcanbedifficulttodetermineifsometypesofadditivesarederivedfromanimalsornot.This
YumStuff isbecauseitalldependsonhowtheadditivehasbeenmanufacturedinthefirstplace.In
Recipes EuropeandAustraliafoodadditivesarelistedbyalabellingsystemcalled"ENumbers".
VeggieFAQs However,theuseofENumbersoningredientslistshasbecomeunfashionable,particularlyin
theUK.ThisisbecausetherepresentationofENumberstendtobeassociatedwiththe
negativehealthaffectsontheconsumer.Psycologically,itseemsthatprintingoutthefullname
oftheadditive(eventhoughtheadditvenamesthemselvesseemcompletly"foreign"and
NewVeggies unpronouncable!),givestheconsumermoreconfidenceabouttheirpurchase.
Information BelowisalistofadditivesarrangedbytheirENumbers,whicheitheralwayscontainanimalsor
Path thosewhichsometimesmaydependingonhowtheadditivewassourcedtobeginwith.All
* otherENumbersnotlistedherearetothebestofourknowledgealwaysvegetarian.
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Intro NOTEforUSandnonENumbercountries:Ifyouwouldprefertoreadatablewithjust
1Subscribe theadditivenamesinalphabeticalorder(noENumbers)thenclickhere
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2Becoming
Keytothecolourcodedtablebelow:
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3VeggieFAQs
Definitelyofanimalorigin Possiblyofanimalorigin

4Nutrition
Guide
Redbackgroundindicatesadditiveswhicharealwaysderivedfromanimals.Thoseingrey
boxesareadditives,whichcouldbemadefromeitheranimalorvegetableoriginsinwhich
5TheTurning casethegreyareaadditivesshouldbetreatedwithcaution.Someofthegreyareaadditives
Year
alsogiveanindicatorthattheymaybeunsuitableforvegans.
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ofthe ENumber AdditiveName
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&Looking 120 Cochineal,Carminicacid,CarminesNaturalRed4colouring
GlassRetreat
Acolouringthatmakesmanyfoodsred.Foundinalcoholicdrinks,fruit
VeggieGlobal
MainSite piefillings,jams,manysweetsandevencheeses.Cochinealismade
Entrance fromthefemaleinsectfoundoncacticalledDactylopiusCoccus.She
isboiledaliveorleftto"cook"alivethroughsunexposure.Cochineal
LookingGlass
MainSite istheresultofcrushingscalesoftheinsectintoaredpowder.
Entrance

Subscribe 153 CarbonBlack,VegetableCarbonscolouring

Free

GlobalNews Ifthedescriptiononproductpackagingsays"VegetableCarbons",
Site thenitismostlikelyfreeofanimalderivatives.(butcouldbederived
GlobalHealing
fromGMcrops!)Butiftheadditiveisdescribedas"CarbonBlack",it
Campaigns 'smorelikelytobederivedfromvariouspartsofanimals.
Nutrition
161g Canthaxanthin(NaturalOrangeColourXanthophylls)colouring.
Animal
Gateway
BeawarethatalthoughCanthaxanthinisusuallyderivedfromplant
Environmental material,itcansometimesbemadefromfishandinvertebrateswith
Gateway
hardshells.
Humanitarian
Gateway
252 PotassiumNitrate(Saltpetre)Preservative
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Support
Saltpetreisusuallyassumedtobeofnaturaloriginsbutitcanbe
Columnists artificiallymanufacturedfromwasteanimalmatter.Potassiumnitrate
isoftenfoundinsmokedtypecheesessoevenifthecheesecontains
Wildlife
Gardening vegetablerennetandnotanimalrennet,itmaycontainpotassium
nitratemadefromanimalwaste,socheckwiththecheese
The
"Lighthouse"
manufacturertodeterminethesourceofthepotassiumnitrate.

Charities
Directory 270 LacticAcidAntioxidant
Veggie/
Animal/
CanbeobtainedfromwheysoVegan'sshoulddeterminethesource
Environmental oftheingredientbycontactingmanufacturers.LacticAcidcanbe
Groups foundincarbonateddrinks,beer,dressingsandvarioustinned
Directory
products.
WildlifeCare

LaFAN 322 LecithinsEmulsifierandStabilizer

VeggieGlobal
Dating SomeLecithincontainseggyolkssonotsuitableforVegans.Other
mainsourcesofLecithinarefromsoyabeanoilandislikelytobe
VeggieGlobal geneticallymodified(ifsourcedfromcountriessuchastheUS)
Kids
Lecithincanalsobedirectlyobtainedfromanimalfat.

325 SodiumLactateAntioxidant

SodiumLactateisthesaltofLacticAcid.(seeE270above)

326 PotassiumLactateAntioxidant/AcidityRegulator

AnothertypeofsaltderivedfromLacticAcid.(seeE270above)

327 CalciumLactateAntioxidant

AnothertypeofsaltderivedfromLacticAcid.(seeE270above)
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422 Glycerol(Humectant,Solvent,SweetGlycerin)Sweetener

ThereiscontentionsurroundingtheoriginsofGlycerol.Through
variousindustrialresellingpractices,amajorityofglycerineoriginates
asabyproductofsoapmanufacturing.Manysoapsaremanufactured
usinganimalfats.Thisindicatesthateventhoughglycerineoccurs
naturallyinplants,whatendsupinfoodandsoapproductsmostly
originatesfromanimals.

430436 PolyoxyethyleneEmulsifiersandStabilisers

Enumbers430to436arevarioustypesofpolyoxyethlene:

E430Polyoxyethylene(8)stearate(Emulsifier/Stabiliser)
E431Polyoxyethylene(40)stearate(Emulsifier)
E432Polyoxyethylene(20)sorbitanmonolaurate(polysorbate20
Emulsifier)
E433Polyoxyethylene(20)sorbitanmonooleate(polysorbate80
Emulsifier)
E434Polyoxyethylene(20)sorbitanmonopalmitate(polysorbate40
Emulsifier)
E435Polyoxyethylene(20)sorbitanmonostearate(polysorbate60
Emulsifier)
E436Polyoxyethylene(20)sorbitantristearate(polysorbate65
Emulsifier)

Theseadditivesareveryunlikelytooriginatefromanimalsastheyare
normallyderivedfromvarioustypesoffruit.Itmaystillbeworth
checkingwithmanufacturesastotheexactoriginsoftheingredients
whichmakeuptheseEmulsifiersandstabilisers.

441 GelatineEmulsifier/GellingAgent

YoumaynotfindthisEnumber441onfoodingredientslistings
anymorebecauseinsteadofanadditive,Gelatinehasnowbeen
classedasfood(madeofanimalskinandhoofs)init'sownright.
Remember,alltypesofgelatineareanimalbasedandcanbefound
indairyproductslikeyoghurts,plusmanykindsofconfectionery,
jelliesandothersweets.

442 AmmoniumphosphatidesEmulsifier

AmoniumphosphatidescansometimesbemadeusingGlycerol(see
422above)Thereforethefinishedadditivemaycontainanimalfat.

470a Sodium,potassiumandcalciumsaltsoffattyacidsEmulsifier
/AnticakingAgent

As470isderivedfromfattyacids,thesemayoriginatefromanimal
sources.

470b MagnesiumStearateEmulsifier/AnticakingAgent

Thisisanothermagnesiumsaltfromfattyacidsandlike470a,may
originatefromanimalsources.

471 MonoandDiglyceridesoffattyacids(glycerylmonostearate,
glyceryldistearate)Emulsifier
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glyceryldistearate)Emulsifier
BecauseE471isderivedfromGlycerine(Glycerol)(seeE422above),
theremaybeaslimchancethatE471mightcontainanimalfats.

472af E472AtoFareemulsifiersrelatedtothemonoand
diglyceridesoffattyacidsfamily:

E472aAceticacidesters
E472bLacticacidesters
E472cCitricacidesters
E472dTartaricacidesters
E472eMonoanddiacetyltartaricacidesters
E472fMixedaceticandtartaricacidesters

BecausetheE472familyisderivedfromGlycerine(Glycerol)(see
E422above),theremaybeaslimchancethatanyofthesemight
containanimalfats.

473 SucroseestersoffattyacidsEmulsifier

E473isasucroseesterofE471,beingfattyacids,whichmaybe
derivedfromanimals.

474 SucroglycerideEmulsifier

E474isaglycerideofsucroseesterofE471,beingfattyacids,which
maybederivedfromanimals.

475 PolyglycerolestersoffattyacidsEmulsifier

Beinganesteroffattyacidswhichmaybederivedfromanimals.

476 PolyglycerolPolyricinoleateEmulsifier

Asthisisproducedfromglycolesterstheglycerolcanbesourced
fromabyproductofanimalfatsinthemanufacturingofsoap.

477 Propane1,2diolestersoffattyacids,propyleneglycol
estersoffattyacidsEmulsifier

Theglycolestersoffattyacidscanbesourcedfromabyproductof
animalfatsinthemanufacturingofsoap.

478 Lactylatedfattyacidestersofglycerolandpropane1
Emulsifier

See477above

479b Thermallyoxidizedsoyabeanoilinteractedwithmonoand
diglyceridesoffattyacidsEmulsifier

See471above

481 SodiumStearoyl2lactylateEmulsifier

See471aboveand270(containsLacticAcidandStearicAcid)

482 CalciumStearoyl2lactylateEmulsifier
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See471aboveand270(containsLacticAcidandStearicAcid)

483 StearyltartrateEmulsifier

See471above

491 SorbitanmonostearateEmulsifierandStabilizer

Fromstearicacidandisusedindriedyeast.Stearicacidisfoundin
vegetableandanimalfats,butcommercialproductionisusually
synthetic.Seealso570

492 SorbitanTristearateEmulsifier

See491

493 SorbitanMonolaurateEmulsifier

See491

494 SorbitanMonooleateEmulsifier

See491

495 SorbitanMonopalmitateEmulsifier

See491

542 BonephosphateAnticakingagent

570 StearicAcidFattyAcidAnticakingagent

Stearicacidisfoundinvegetableandanimalfats,butcommercial
productionisusuallysynthetic.Oftenusedindriedyeast.

572 Magnesiumstearate,calciumstearateEmulsifierandAnti
cakingagent

SeeStearicAcid570

585 FerrouslactateColouring

Alactateisacompoundformedwhenamineralisboundtolactic
acid.Thisiswhyadditivesnamedasalactatemayhavebeenderived
fromananimalsourcesuchaswhey.(see270)

631 DisodiuminosinateFlavourenhancer

Almostalwaysmadefromanimalsandfish

635 Disodium5'ribonucleotidesFlavourenhancer

Oftenmadefromanimals

640 GlycineanditssodiumsaltFlavourenhancer

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Cansometimesbepreparedfromgelatine.

901 BeeswaxwhiteandyellowGlazingAgent

NotsuitableforVegans.

904 ShellacGlazingAgent

ShellacisaresinsecretedbyaninsectcalledthelacbugLaccifer
laccaKerr(Coccidae).Itisoftenunclearastowhethertheinsectis
killedintheprocessofcommerciallyobtainingshellacastheresinis
leftbytheinsectonvariousplants.Whetherthisresinisharvestedas
aresidueorextractedbydirectlykillingtheinsectsneedsfurther
investigation.

910 LcysteineImprovingagent

Producedcommerciallyfromanimalandhumanhair(andfeathers).
WhenproducedfromanimalhairitisalmostcertainthatallLcysteine
istakenfromslaughteredanimals.Whenhumanhairisuseditis
oftensourcedfromwomeninthirdworldcountries.Lcysteineisused
asanadditiveinaround5%ofbreadandotherbakeryproducts.Itis
notusedinwholemealbreadorotherwholemealbakeryproducts.

920 LcysteinehydrochlorideImprovingagent

ProducedfromLcystine(see910above)

921 LcysteinehydrochloridemonohydrateImprovingagent

ProducedfromLcystine(see910above)

966 LactitolSweetener

DerivedfromLactose,commerciallypreparedusingwhey,so
unsuitableforvegans.

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