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E number
number for food additives that are legal in the European Union

Description	E numbers are codes for chemicals which can be used as food additives for use within the European Union (See:E number (Q207810))
Has quality	prefix (Q23585486)
Data type	External identifier
Domain	food additive (Q189567) (note: this should be moved to the property statements)
Allowed values	E\d{3,4}[A-z]?
Example	curcumin (Q312266) → E100 alpha-tocopherol (Q158348) → E307a monosodium L-glutamate (Q179678) → E621 neotame (Q415698) → E961
Source	https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/1333/oj
Formatter URL	https://wikidata-externalid-url.toolforge.org/?p=628&url_prefix=http:%2F%2Fwww.fao.org%2Fgsfaonline%2Fadditives%2Fresults.html%3FsearchBy=ins%26ins=&id=$1
Tracking: usage	Category:Pages using Wikidata property P628 (Q47455006)
See also	Open Food Facts food additive ID (P1820)
Lists	Items with the most statements of this property Count of items by number of statements (chart) Items with the most statements Items with the fewest statements Count of items by number of sitelinks (chart) Items with the most sitelinks Items with the most sitelinks, but no link to one Wikipedia (sample: Welsh Wikipedia, cywiki) Items with the fewest sitelinks Most linked wikis Items with the most identifier properties Items with no other external identifier Items with no other statements Most recently created items Items with novalue claims Items with unknown value claims Items with deprecated claims Deprecated statements with this identifier as a source Usage history (total) Usage history (main statement) Chart by item creation date Mix'n'match (Report) Database reports/Constraint violations/P628 Map Random list
Proposal discussion	Proposal discussion
Current uses	Total 626 Main statement 622 99.4% of uses Qualifier 4 0.6% of uses
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Format “E\d{3,4}.*”: value must be formatted using this pattern (PCRE syntax). (Help)

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303). Known exceptions: E14XX (Q29515503)
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P628#Format, SPARQL

Distinct values: this property likely contains a value that is different from all other items. (Help)

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P628#Unique value, SPARQL (every item), SPARQL (by value)

Single value: this property generally contains a single value. (Help)

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P628#Single value, SPARQL

Scope is as main value (Q54828448): the property must be used by specified way only (Help)

List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P628#Scope, hourly updated report, SPARQL

Format “E.+”: value must be formatted using this pattern (PCRE syntax). (Help)

List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P628#Format, hourly updated report, SPARQL

Item “has use (P366): food additive (Q189567), baking flavor (Q798358), food coloring (Q753009), flavor enhancer (Q898745), food enzyme (Q98215018), food preservative (Q6509670), antioxidant (Q133948), acidity regulator (Q898753), food stabiliser (Q7595716), raising agent (Q908833), sugar substitute (Q626292), fat substitute (Q505199), synergist (Q98637450), flour treatment agent (Q469842), glazing agent (Q334582), food foaming agent (Q60449682), antifoaming agent (Q904035), anticaking agent (Q726460), sequestrant (Q905648), humectant (Q911854), bulking agent (Q49105304), bleach (Q11587), food thickener (Q60449655), acidulant (Q337038), food emulsifier (Q60449171), carrier (Q2457003)”: Items with this property should also have “has use (P366): food additive (Q189567), baking flavor (Q798358), food coloring (Q753009), flavor enhancer (Q898745), food enzyme (Q98215018), food preservative (Q6509670), antioxidant (Q133948), acidity regulator (Q898753), food stabiliser (Q7595716), raising agent (Q908833), sugar substitute (Q626292), fat substitute (Q505199), synergist (Q98637450), flour treatment agent (Q469842), glazing agent (Q334582), food foaming agent (Q60449682), antifoaming agent (Q904035), anticaking agent (Q726460), sequestrant (Q905648), humectant (Q911854), bulking agent (Q49105304), bleach (Q11587), food thickener (Q60449655), acidulant (Q337038), food emulsifier (Q60449171), carrier (Q2457003)”. (Help)

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P628#Item P366

Allowed entity types are Wikibase item (Q29934200): the property may only be used on a certain entity type (Help)

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P628#Entity types

This property is being used by:

• ru:Шаблон:Изомеры
• ru:Шаблон:Вещество
• hy:Կաղապար:Տեղեկաքարտ Նյութ, hy:Կաղապար:Տեղեկաքարտ Դեղամիջոց/Ավազարկղ, hy:Կաղապար:Տեղեկաքարտ Դեղամիջոց, hy:Կաղապար:Chembox Identifiers
• ca:Plantilla:Infotaula de fàrmac, ca:Plantilla:Identificadors química, ca:Plantilla:Amadalvarez/traduccions 2, ca:Plantilla:Infotaula de fàrmac/prova, ca:Plantilla:Infotaula fàrmac, ca:Plantilla:Infotaula fàrmac/prova
• en:Template:Chembox Identifiers, en:Template:Chembox Identifiers/sa, en:Template:Infobox drug, en:Template:Infobox chemical/identifiers, en:Template:External links list Drug, en:Template:Drugboxwarns
• mn:Загвар:Drugbox, mn:Загвар:Инфобокс эм
• or:ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Infobox drug
• sco:Template:Chembox Identifiers, sco:Template:Infobox drog
• sr:Шаблон:Chembox Identifiers, sr:Шаблон:Chembox Identifiers-lat
• bn:টেমপ্লেট:Chembox Identifiers, bn:টেমপ্লেট:তথ্যছক ঔষধ, bn:টেমপ্লেট:তথ্যছক ঔষধ/খেলাঘর, bn:টেমপ্লেট:রসায়নবাক্স শনাক্তকারী
• tl:Padron:Infobox drug, tl:Padron:Chembox Identifiers
• vi:Bản mẫu:Infobox drug
• cy:Nodyn:Chembox Identifiers
• ur:سانچہ:Infobox drug, ur:سانچہ:خانہ معلومات دوا
• azb:شابلون:Chembox Identifiers, azb:شابلون:Infobox drug
• bh:टेम्पलेट:Chembox Identifiers, bh:टेम्पलेट:Infobox drug
• ja:Template:Chembox Identifiers, ja:Template:Drugbox
• gl:Modelo:Medicamento, gl:Modelo:Medicamento/probas
• pa:ਫਰਮਾ:Infobox drug
• th:แม่แบบ:กล่องข้อมูล ยา, th:แม่แบบ:Chembox Identifiers
• si:සැකිල්ල:Infobox drug, si:සැකිල්ල:Chembox Identifiers
• be-x-old:Шаблён:Рэчыва
• id:Templat:Chembox Identifiers, id:Templat:Infobox drug
• kn:ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟು:Chembox Identifiers, kn:ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟು:Infobox drug
• tg:Шаблон:Моддаи кимиёӣ
• yo:Àdàkọ:Infobox drug
• zh-min-nan:Pang-bô͘:Chembox Identifiers, zh-min-nan:Pang-bô͘:Infobox drug
• simple:Template:Chembox Identifiers, simple:Template:Infobox drug
• su:Citakan:Infobox drug
• sat:ᱪᱷᱟᱸᱪ:Infobox drug
• min:Templat:Chembox Identifiers, min:Templat:Infobox drug
• sl:Predloga:Infopolje Učinkovina/peskovnik, sl:Predloga:Infopolje Učinkovina
• as:সাঁচ:Chembox Identifiers, as:সাঁচ:Infobox drug
• jv:Cithakan:Infobox drug
• ko:틀:Chembox Identifiers, ko:틀:화합물 정보 식별자
• ms:Templat:Kotak info ubat, ms:Templat:Chembox Identifiers, ms:Templat:Drugbox
• da:Skabelon:Infoboks grundstof, da:Skabelon:Infoboks lægemiddel
• ckb:داڕێژە:Chembox Identifiers, ckb:داڕێژە:Infobox drug, ckb:داڕێژە:دەرمان/خۆڵەپەتانێ
• fa:الگو:Infobox drug/تمرین, fa:الگو:جعبه اطلاعات دارو
• lo:ແມ່ແບບ:ກ່ອງຂໍ້ມູນ ຢາ, lo:ແມ່ແບບ:Chembox Identifiers
• lv:Veidne:Infobox drug
• my:တမ်းပလိတ်:Infobox drug
• ne:ढाँचा:Infobox drug
• hi:साँचा:Infobox drug
• pnb:سانچہ:Infobox drug
• sq:Stampa:Infobox drug
• incubator:Template:Wp/blk/Infobox drug
• av:Халип:Chembox Identifiers
• ks:فرما:Infobox drug, ks:فرما:Chembox Identifiers
• ga:Teimpléad:WD Bosca Sonraí Druga
• zh:Template:Infobox drug
• blk:တမ်းပလေက်:Infobox drug, blk:တမ်းပလေက်:Chembox Identifiers
• uz:Andoza:Dorilar bilgiqutisi
• bcl:Plantilya:Infobox droga
• be-tarask:Шаблён:Рэчыва
• tr:Şablon:Kimyakutu Tanımlayıcılar, tr:Şablon:İlaç bilgi kutusu
• nan:Pang-bô͘:Chembox Identifiers, nan:Pang-bô͘:Infobox drug
• ml:ഫലകം:Chembox Identifiers, ml:ഫലകം:Infobox drug
• gag:Şablon:Derman bilgi kutusu
• arz:قالب:Infobox drug
• ban:Mal:Infobox drug
• hyw:Կաղապար:Տեղեկաքարտ Նիւթ
• mk:Предлошка:Инфокутија Лек, mk:Предлошка:Инфокутија Лек/песок
• wikt:hu:Sablon:Infobox drug
• so:Template:Infobox drug

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Source for E number

Please use this source in order to give a reference for E number value see here in English and here in French. Snipre (talk) 19:46, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

stated in = Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011 (Q13453515) --Tobias1984 (talk) 20:19, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Help match the E numbers

You can help at Mix'N Match http://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/?mode=random&catalog=23&submode=unmatched

Formatter URL

The formatter URL

 http://www.codexalimentarius.net/gsfaonline/additives/results.html?searchBy=ins&ins=$1

does not work and should be changed to this:

 http://www.fao.org/gsfaonline/additives/results.html?searchBy=ins&ins=$1

-- IvanP (talk) 05:41, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

Current link not working on every item

I found this link not working for some additives like E537. I found another link for a Dutch website: https://www.voedingswaardetabel.nl/e-nummers/ This list also does not contain every link. Is it possible to add this link as an alternative? Q.Zanden questions? 21:09, 23 May 2017 (UTC)

Regex incorrect

It should be: E\d{3,4}[A-z][A-z]

This will also validate E-numbers,such as E452iv.

• @Arnaudleene: we should distinguish two things: number like Exxxa and numbers like Exxx(iv). AFAIK number like the first (e.g. E150a plain caramel) are E numbers; numbers like the second (e.g. E450(iv) dipotassium diphosphate) are not E numbers (valid E number for dipotassium diphosphate is E450). So I think the change shoud allow small lower case letter a-j, but adding the second letter shouldn't be allowed. Maybe the WHO INS numbers has "(iv)" or "iv" suffixes. Wostr (talk) 19:10, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Constraint is not correct

For food additives the correct statement would be with has use (P366), not using instance of (P31)/subclass of (P279). The current constraints should be modified. Wostr (talk) 23:21, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

Database

The Reference database for the E-number should not be the FAO

http://www.fao.org/gsfaonline/additives/results.html?searchBy=ins&ins=$1

but the food safety Database from EFSA:

https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/food-improvement-agents/additives/database_en

Reason: The E-Nummer is soley for the European Union. The FAO has more/other additives registered with INS numbers which are not approved in the EU and doesn't have an E number. Regards --Bert (talk) 14:42, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Is there a way to create direct links to this DB using E numbers? Wostr (talk) 20:29, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Unfortunately not. The database uses different structure than E-numbers. E. g. entry 6 is for E 101. regards --Bert (talk) 12:42, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Not only for food additive but also animal feed additive

The description should be extended as E-numbers are not solely used for food additives but also animal food additives. This has been introduced by Council Directive 70/524/EEC in 1970.

Mostly identical numbers are used for feed than for food additives, but there are cases where

• different numbers are used for the same substance (e.g. fumaric acid has E 297 in food, E 295 in feed), or
• the same number for different substances (e.g. E 285 for borax in food, methylpropionic acid in feed).

In addition, there are differences between these E-numbers and the number of the Internation Numbering System - as already stated above. --Bert (talk) 12:59, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

List of examples

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Misc

Article	description	E number	UNII	Open Food Facts food additive ID	GND ID	CAS Registry Number	ChemSpider ID	NALT ID	JSTOR topic ID (archived)	image
curcumin	chemical compound, main yellow-orange-colored pigment and active principle of turmeric or curcuma	E100	IT942ZTH98	e100-curcumin		458-37-7	839564	30815
cholic acid	main bile acid	E1000	G1JO7801AE		4147874-5	81-25-4	192176	17158	cholic-acids
choline chloride	chemical compound	E1001(iii)	45I14D8O27			67-48-1	5974
flavin mononucleotide	chemical compound	E101a	7N464URE7E	e101a-riboflavin-5-phosphate e101ii-riboflavin-5%E2%80%B2-phosphate		146-17-8	559060
ficain	class of enzymes	E1101(iv)						190506
lipases	class of enzymes	E1104		e1104-lipase				22303
lysozyme family	antimicrobial enzyme found in animals	E1105				9001-63-2		35453
carmine	pigment, aluminum salt of carminic acid	E120		e120-cochineal	4959365-1	1390-65-4
polyvinylpolypyrrolidone	chemical compound	E1202	76H9G81541			25249-54-1
Citrus Red 2	chemical compound	E121	2QE5Y68984			6358-53-8	16735746
ponceau 4R	chemical compound, food colourant	E124	Z525CBK9PG	e124-ponceau-4r		2611-82-7	11232342
chlorophylls and chlorophyllins	food additive	E140		e140-chlorophylls-and-chlorophyllins
acetylated distarch adipate	chemical compound	E1422		e1422-acetylated-distarch-adipate		63798-35-6
acetylated oxidised starch	modified starch	E1451
E14XX	Family of food additives	E14XX		e14xx
castor oil	vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the Castor plant, Ricinus communis	E1503	D5340Y2I9G		4268563-1	8001-79-4		22893	castor-oil
ethyl acetate	chemical compound	E1504	76845O8NMZ			141-78-6	8525
calcium lignosulfonate	food additive	E1522
β-carotene	red-orange pigment of the terpenoids class	E160a	01YAE03M7J	e160ai-beta-carotene		7235-40-7	4444129
apocarotenal	chemical compound	E160e	V22N3E2U32	e160e-beta-apo-8%E2%80%B2-carotenal		1107-26-2	4585625
cryptoxanthin	chemical compound	E161c	6ZIB13GI33			472-70-8	4444647
rhodoxanthin	chemical compound	E161f	51V984ID9Q			116-30-3	4444663
canthaxanthin	chemical compound	E161g	4C3C6403MU			514-78-3	4447582
anthocyanins	class of chemical compounds	E163		e163-anthocyanins	4142621-6			10008
delphinidin chloride	Naturally-occuring pigment and antioxidant	E163b	EM6MD4AEHE			528-53-0	114185	10006
gardenia blue	food coloring	E165
calcium carbonate	chemical compound	E170	H0G9379FGK	e170-calcium-carbonate	4132861-9	471-34-1	9708	21098
iron oxides and iron hydroxides	group of food additives	E172		e172-iron-oxides-and-iron-hydroxides
ferric oxide yellow	chemical compound	E172(iii)	EX438O2MRT	e172iii		51274-00-1
D&C Red 7	chemical compound	E180	ECW0LZ41X8	e180-litholrubine-bk		5281-04-9	17215383
sorbic acid	chemical compound	E200	X045WJ989B	e200-sorbic-acid	4181846-5	110-44-1	558605	33334
ethylparaben sodium	chemical compound	E215	Z0D00IVA10			35285-68-8	34046
methylparaben sodium	chemical compound	E219	CR6K9C2NHK			5026-62-0	19863
sodium metabisulfite	chemical compound	E223	4VON5FNS3C	e223-sodium-metabisulphite		7681-57-4	571015
natamycin	chemical compound	E235	8O0C852CPO	e235-natamycin		7681-93-8	10468784	10324
ethyl lauroyl arginate	chemical compound	E243	E0K8J7A41B			48076-74-0	163603
sodium nitrite	chemical compound	E250	M0KG633D4F	e250-sodium-nitrite		7632-00-0	22689
sodium acetate	chemical compound	E262	NVG71ZZ7P0	e262-sodium-acetates		127-09-3	29105	2344
calcium ascorbate	chemical compound	E302	183E4W213W	e302-calcium-ascorbate		5743-28-2	17339240
ascorbyl stearate	chemical compound	E305	7Z1QT341US			10605-09-1	18619275
lecithin	generic term for amphiphilic substances of plant and animal origin	E322		e322-lecithins	4074076-6	8002-43-5
potassium sodium DL-tartrate	group of stereoisomers	E337	P49F8NV7ES			304-59-6	8031536
sodium phosphates	group of related chemicals	E339		e339-sodium-phosphates
potassium phosphate	group of chemical compounds	E340		e340-potassium-phosphates					potassium-phosphates
dibasic potassium phosphate	chemical compound	E340(ii)	CI71S98N1Z	e340ii-dipotassium-phosphate		7758-11-4	22858
monobasic ammonium phosphate	chemical compound	E342(i)	09254QB17T			7722-76-1	22812
dibasic ammonium phosphate	chemical compound	E342(ii)	10LGE70FSU			7783-28-0	22946
adipic acid	chemical compound	E355	76A0JE0FKJ	e355-adipic-acid	4278605-8	124-04-9	191
monosodium fumarate	chemical compound	E365	F11949924I			5873-57-4	4938787
ammonium fumarate	chemical compound	E368	YG927OP0BK			14548-85-7	4945093
D-glycero-D-gulo-heptono-1,4-lactone	chemical compound	E370	LCV668569W	e370-1-4-heptonolactone		89-67-8	2006031
1-isopropyl citrate	chemical compound	E384	0GG8VH216P			101396-15-0	7991831
2-isopropyl citrate	chemical compound	E384	GR0934P0DP			83966-24-9	21163824
thiodipropionic acid	chemical compound	E388	3BBK323ED8			111-17-1	7805
dilauryl thiodipropionate	chemical compound	E389	V51YH1B080			123-28-4	28990
propylene glycol alginate	chemical compound used as emulsifier, stabilizer, and thickener in food products	E405	26CD3J2R0C	e405-propane-1-2-diol-alginate		9005-37-2
Eucheuma	genus of algae	E407a
D-sorbitol	chemical compound	E420	506T60A25R	e420-sorbitol		50-70-4	5576	6204
konjac gum	food additive	E425(i)
konjac glucomannan	food additive	E425(ii)						43180
cassia gum	polysaccharide used as a food additive	E427		e427-cassia-gum		11078-30-1
pyrophosphate anion	anion	E450	X3SSV2V6L3			14000-31-8	559142
potassium pyrophosphate	chemical compound	E450(v)	B9W4019H5G			7320-34-5	22198
calcium acid pyrophosphate	chemical compound	E450(vii)	A7X6BBX98K			14866-19-4	8189106
sodium tripolyphosphate	inorganic compound	E451	9SW4PFD2FZ 5HK03SA80J	e451-triphosphates e451i-pentasodium-triphosphate e452vi-sodium-tripolyphosphate		7758-29-4	22863
ammonium polyphosphate	food additive	E452(v) E545				68333-79-9
gamma cyclodextrin	chemical compound	E458	KZJ0BYZ5VA			17465-86-0	10469499
Betadex	substance	E459	JV039JZZ3A			7585-39-9	10469496
acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids	food additive	E472a		e472a-acetic-acid-esters-of-mono-and-diglycerides-of-fatty-acids
sugar ester	any ester of inorganic or organic acid and carbohydrate	E473
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids	fatty acid ester and class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions	E475		e475-polyglycerol-esters-of-fatty-acids
docusate sodium	chemical compound	E480	F05Q2T2JA0			577-11-7	10861
sorbitan trioleate	chemical compound	E496	QE6F49RPJ1			26266-58-0	8095980
potassium carbonate	chemical compound	E501(i) E501	BQN1B9B9HA	e501-potassium-carbonates e501i	4163061-0	584-08-7	10949
hydrochloric acid	highly corrosive, strong mineral acid in aqueous solution	E507	QTT17582CB		4178993-3	7647-01-0
magnesium chloride	chemical compound	E511	59XN63C8VM	e511-magnesium-chloride		7786-30-3	22987
potassium aluminium sulfate dodecahydrate	chemical compound	E522	1L24V9R23S	e522-aluminium-potassium-sulphate		7784-24-9	56418
ammonium alum dodecahydrate	chemical compound	E523	5C36DRL9ZN			7784-26-1	56419
sodium thiosulfate	chemical compound	E539	L0IYT1O31N			7772-98-7	22885
bentonite	chemical compound	E558	A3N5ZCN45C	e558-bentonite		1302-78-9	32699059
sodium D-gluconate	chemical compound	E576	R6Q3791S76	e576-sodium-gluconate		527-07-1	76397
monopotassium L-glutamate	chemical compound	E622	GQ82EXX32T			19473-49-5	13228
inosinic acid	chemical compound	E630		e630-inosinic-acid		131-99-7	775 21231978 21427514
benzylpenicillin	chemical compound	E705	Q42T66VG0C			61-33-6	5693
penicillin G procaine	chemical compound	E707	1LW5K9CIR1			54-35-3	5692
virginiamycin group	group of antibiotics	E711	C49WS9N75L			11006-76-1
monensin	chemical compound	E714	906O0YJ6ZP			17090-79-8	389937
avoparcins	group of chemical compounds	E715	WJ13O9MNTI			37332-99-3
avilamycin	antibiotic	E717	720WDX56D3			11051-71-1
spermaceti	waxy substance found in the head cavity of sperm whales	E909
wax ester	ester of a fatty acid and a fatty alcohol	E910
polyethylene wax	type of wax	E914
DL-cystine	group of stereoisomers	E921	06681CV9GH			923-32-0	575
acetone peroxide	mixture	E929				1336-17-0 8066-32-8
dihydrogen	primary form in which hydrogen is found	E949	7YNJ3PO35Z			1333-74-0	762
potassium cyclamate	chemical compound	E952(iii)	0DS7R9NQB0			7758-04-5	22855
saccharin potassium	chemical compound	E954(iii)	K2BEG3J28N			10332-51-1	58320 27473033
saccharin sodium	chemical compound used as an artificial sweetener	E954(iv)	I4807BK602			128-44-9	55029
Thaumatin family	low-calorie sweetener and flavour modifier	E957		e957-thaumatin
steviol glycoside	sweet chemicals derived from the Stevia plant	E960

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