Non-Vegan Food Additives

Non-Vegan Food Additives

In vegan diet, ready-to-eat food consumption is an issue to be considered. Many food additives are used in ready-to-eat food consumption. Food additives are also likely to be of animal origin. For this reason, as a vegan individual, you can consume food of animal origin, albeit unknowingly. So how can we get ahead of this?

First of all, you can start by recognizing the additives used in the ready-made food industry. What are the additives of animal origin and non-vegan, and what are their E-codes? Let's sort…

Strictly Animal Origin Additives

E120 – Carmine
E441 – Gelatin
E542 – Bone Phosphate
E901 - Beeswax
E904 – Shellac
E910 – L-cysteine
E913 – Lanolin
E920 – L-cysteine
E921 – L-cysteine
E966 – Lactitol
E153 – Carbon black

Possibility of Animal Origin

E161 g – Canthaxanthin
E161h – Zeaxanthin
E161i – Citranaxanthin
E161j – Astaxanthin
E252 – Potassium nitrate (Saltpetre)
E270 – Lactic acid
E322 – Lecithin
E325 – Sodium lactate
E326 – Potassium lactate
E327 – Calcium lactate
E422 – Glycerol
E430 – Polyoxyethene (8) stearate
E431 – Polyoxyethene (40) stearate
E432 – Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monolaurate (polysorbate 20)
E433 – Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80)
E434 – Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate (polysorbate 40)
E435 – Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan monostearate (polysorbate 60)
E436 – Polyoxyethene (20) sorbitan tristearate (polysorbate 65)
E442 – Ammonium phosphate
E470a - Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids
E471 – Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate)
E472a – Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E472b – Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acid
E472c – Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E472d – Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E472e – Mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E472f – Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E473 – Sucrose esters of fatty acids
E474 – Sucroglycerides
E475 – Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
E476 – Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
E477 – Propane-1, 2-diol esters of fatty acids, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids
E478 – Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1
E479b – Oxidized soybean oil by interaction with mono and diglycerides of fatty acids
E481 – Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E482 – Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E483 – Stearyl tartrate
E491 – Sorbitan monostearate
E492 – Sorbitan tristearate
E493 – Sorbitan monolaurate
E494 – Sorbitan monooleate
E495 – Sorbitan monopalmitate
E570 – Stearic acid
E572 – Magnesium stearate, calcium stearate
E585 – Iron lactate
E627 – Disodium guanylate, sodium guanylate
E631 – Disodium inosinate
E635 – Disodium 5′-ribonucleotide
E640 – Glycine and Sodium Salts