Additives

Flavour

A list of food additives used as flavour. 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.

 

Disclaimer
Food ingredients, nutrition and recipes change frequently. It is highly recommended that you double check the product labels. This list is based on products found at our local supermarkets in Australia. Check your store for details and availability.
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
1501iBenzylated hydrocarbons - Benzyl alcoholFlavourNaturally occurs in plants but commercially made by chemicalsYes
1501iiBenzylated hydrocarbons - Benzyl acetateFlavourNaturally occurs in plants but commercially made by chemicalsYes
1501iiiBenzylated hydrocarbons - Benzyl benzoateFlavourNaturally occurs in plants but commercially made by chemicalsYes
1502Butane-1,3-diolFlavourChemically madeYes
1503Castor oilFlavourNaturally from seedYes
1504Ethyl acetateFlavourNaturally from fruit but commercially from chemicalsYes
E1505Triethyl citrateFlavourProduced from citric acidYes
1516Glycerol monoacetateFlavourProduced from acetic acid and glycerolYes
1517Glycerol diacetateFlavourProduced from acetic acid and glycerolYes
E1518Glycerol triacetateFlavourProduced from acetic acid and glycerolYes
1520Proylene glycolFlavourProduced from proplyene and carbonateYes
1525Hydroxy ethyl celluloseFlavourProduced from ethanol and celluloseYes
E620Glutamic acidFlavourNatural amino acidYes
E620Mono sodium glutamate (MSG)FlavourSodium salt from glutamic acidNo
E621Mono sodium glutamate (MSG)FlavourGenerally fermented from plant proteins. True side effects of it aren't known yet.No
E622Mono potassium glutamateFlavourPotassium salt from glutamic acidYes
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E623Calcium glutamateFlavourCalcium salt from glutamic acidYes
E624Ammonium glutamateFlavourAmmonium salt from glutamic acidYes
E625Magnesium glutamateFlavourMagnesium salt from glutamic acidYes
E626Guanylic acidFlavourNatural acid that is generally from yeast but can also be from fishNo
E627Sodium guanylateFlavourSodium salt of guanylic acid. May be produced from fish.No
E628Di-potassium guanylateFlavourPotassium salt of guanylic acid. May be from fish.No
E629Calcium guanylateFlavourCalcium salt of guanylic acid. May be from fish.No
E630Inosinic acidFlavourNatural acid. Commerically from meat or fish.No
E631Sodium inosinateFlavourSodium salt of inosinic acid. Usually from meat or fish.No
E632Di-potassium inosinateFlavourPotassium salt of inosinic acid. Generally from meat or fish.No
E633Calcium inosinateFlavourCalcium salt of inosinic acid. Generally from meat or fish.No
E634Calcium ribonucleotidesFlavourMixture of calcium salts of guanylic acid and inosinic acid. Generally from meat or fish.No
E635Di-sodium ribonucleotidesFlavourMixture of sodium salts of guanlyic acid and inosinic acid. Generally from meat or fish.No
636MaltolFlavourNatural compound from tree bark or malt. Commerically sometimes produced from milk (lactose).No
637EthymaltolFlavourProduced from maltol and therefore from milkNo
E640Glycine and sodium glycinateFlavourNatural amino acid. Generally from gelatin.No