Additives

Antioxidant/Acids

A list of food additives used as antioxidant/acids. Each additive is clearly marked if it is vegan friendly or not. Any banned additives are marked in red. We have found this extremely helpful when looking up ingredients of products to determine if they are vegan friendly or not. You can use the filter below to narrow your search down.

 

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Some of the products may contain traces of animal products due to the manufacturing process or equipment used, however, their actual ingredients are vegan friendly. We advise you double check the product labels if this may concern you.
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CodeNameCategoryNotesVegan
E300Ascorbic acidAntioxidant/AcidsNaturally occurs in fruits and vegetables. Commercially made using bacteria and glucose.Yes
E301Sodium ascorbateAntioxidant/AcidsSodium salt of ascorbic acidYes
E302Calcium ascorbateAntioxidant/AcidsCalcium salt of ascorbic acidYes
E303Potassium ascorbateAntioxidant/AcidsPotassium salt of ascorbic acidYes
E304Ascorbyl palmitate/ascorbyl stearateAntioxidant/AcidsCombination of palmitate and ascorbic acid. Palmitic acid is made from fat. Usually vegan friendly but the palmitic acid may be obtained from animal fat.No
E306Extracts of tocopherols/tocopherols concentrateAntioxidant/AcidsExtracts from vegetable oilsYes
E307alpha-TocopherolAntioxidant/AcidsExtract from vegetable oils or chemically createdYes
E308gamma-TocopherolAntioxidant/AcidsExtract from vegetable oils or chemically createdYes
E309ddelta-TocopherolAntioxidant/AcidsExtract from vegetable oils or chemically createdYes
E310Propyl gallateAntioxidant/AcidsMade from propanol and gallic acidYes
E311Octyl gallateAntioxidant/AcidsMade from octanol and gallic acidYes
E312Dodecyl gallateAntioxidant/AcidsMade from lauryl alcohol and gallic acidYes
313Thiodipropionic acidAntioxidant/AcidsSynthetic antioxidantYes
314Guaiac gumAntioxidant/AcidsNaturally occuring in a treeYes
E315Erythorbic acidAntioxidant/AcidsSynthetically from vitamin CYes
E316Sodium erythorbateAntioxidant/AcidsSodium salt of erythorbic acidYes
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E319ButylhydroxinonAntioxidant/AcidsSyntheticYes
E320Butylated hydroxyanisoleAntioxidant/AcidsSyntheticYes
E321Butylated hydroxytolueneAntioxidant/AcidsSyntheticYes
E325Sodium lactateAntioxidant/AcidsSodium salt of lactic acid. May be derived from milk.No
E326Potassium lactateAntioxidant/AcidsPotassium salt of lactic acid. May be derived from milk.No
E327Calcium lactateAntioxidant/AcidsCalcium salt of lactic acid. May be derived from milk.No
E330Citric acidAntioxidant/AcidsLargely found in citrus fruits. Commercially produced by fermentation.Yes
E331iSodium citrate - monosodium citrateAntioxidant/AcidsSodium salts of citric acidYes
E331iiSodium citrate - disodium citrateAntioxidant/AcidsSodium salts of citric acidYes
E331iiCalcium citrate - dicalcium citrateAntioxidant/AcidsCalcium salts of citric acidYes
E331iiiSodium citrate - trisodium citrateAntioxidant/AcidsSodium salts of citric acidYes
E331iiiCalcium citrate - tricalcium citrateAntioxidant/AcidsCalcium salts of citric acidYes
E332iPotassium citrate - monopotassium citrateAntioxidant/AcidsPotassium salts of citric acidYes
E332iiPotassium citrate - tripotassium citrateAntioxidant/AcidsPotassium salts of citric acidYes
E333iCalcium citrate - monocalcium citrateAntioxidant/AcidsCalcium salts of citric acidYes
E334Tartaric acidAntioxidant/AcidsNatural acid especially from grapesYes