Food Additives - E - NUMBERS
Food Codes Guide to food additives - E-Numbers What they are and what they do. Additives without the E-Prefix It is extremely wise to avoid eating food with harmful food additives - E Numbers in them. Not all E Numbers are bad for you. The following list is based on information from the Ministries of Health of the United States, France, UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Russia & Italy. E-Number Name Category Side Effects E100 Curcumin Colour - Yellow and Orange Safe E101 Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Colour - Yellow and Orange Safe E102 Tartrazine Colour - Yellow and Orange Forbidden in some parts of the western world! May increase hyperactivity in affected children. Asthmatics sometimes react badly. Take care if you are sensitive to Aspirin. E103 alkanet, alkannin Colour - Yellow and Orange