These kits are suitable for use by kinesiologists or EAV students and practitioners. They are not suitable for the general public, nor are they laboratory testing equipment.
The listing of typical products is not exhaustive: many of these additives will be found in other products. Not all of the examples listed under “typical product” will contain the additive.
Code | E Number | Name | Function | Typical Products | Comments | FEB 32 | | Caffeine | | soft drinks, sports drinks, tea, coffee, cola drinks, pain relief drugs, tonics | | FEB 33 | | Dimethyl Dicarbonate | | soft drinks | | FEB 34 | | Lactose | | cows milk, goats milk, sheep’s milk, packet sauce, chocolate, antacid preparations | in milk of all animals; some people are lactose intolerant | FEB 35 | | Vanillin | flavour | chocolate, cakes, desserts, yoghurt, perfume | from coniferyl alcohol | FEB 36 | | Wood Distillate | flavour | smoke flavour foods | | FEB 37 | E100 | Curcumin | colour | ice cream, confectionery, margarine | from turmeric using methanol, hexane and acetone | FEB 38 | E171 | Titanium Dioxide | colour | confectionery, toothpaste, sunscreen, gelatine capsules for nutritional supplements, lipstick, foundation, mascara, paint pigment, printing ink, filler for paper and plastics | | FEB 39 | E222 | Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite | preservative | instant potato | | FEB 40 | E250 | Sodium Nitrite | preservative | tinned meat products | Also dyestuffs and corrosion inhibitor in industry | FEB 41 | E260 | Acetic Acid | acidity regulator | chutney, cakes, cough tincture, rheumatic liniment, antiseptic skin applications, wart and corn ointment, fumes from silicone sealants curing | occurs naturally in plant and animal tissues and is involved in fatty acid and carbohydrate metabolism | FEB 42 | E270 | Lactic Acid | acidulant | meat extracts, pickled onions, margarine, cheese & onion roll, cleansing lotion, toning lotion, eye gel, shampoo, pre-shave lotion, vaginal douches, wart treatments, sports drinks, a chemical intermediate, in textile finishing and in leather tanning, manufacture of a bread additive | occurs naturally in muscles during periods of physical exertion | FEB 43 | E300 | Ascorbic Acid/ Vitamin C | antioxidant | instant potato, soft drinks, mustard, bread | usually chemically synthesized using glucose as the starting point. | FEB 44 | E322 | Lecithin | antioxidant/ emusifier | cakes, confectionery, gravy granules, cakes, margarine, cereal bars, instant powdered products | from eggs, vegetables and soya | FEB 45 | E338 | Phosphoric Acid | acidulant | soft drinks, rust remover | | FEB 46 | E400 | Alginic Acid | stabiliser | ice cream, cheese, milk shakes, salad dressings, coating for fish and meat, stabilise fruit juice and foam on beer, medicines, dressing on textiles | from seaweed | FEB 47 | E401 | Sodium Alginate | stabiliser | cakes, ice cream, cereal bars, stabilise fruit juice and foam on beer | | FEB 48 | E407 | Carrageenan | stabiliser | salad dressings, ice cream, cakes, toothpaste, shaving cream | | FEB 49 | E410 | Locust Bean Gum/ Carob Gum | stabiliser | ice cream, soft cheese, sausages | | FEB 50 | E412 | Guar Gum | | ice cream, salad cream, mayonnaise, milk shakes | | FEB 51 | E414 | Gum Acacia | stabiliser | soft drinks, emulsifying and suspending agent in drugs, manufacture of plasters, as an adhesive | from acacia tree | FEB 52 | E415 | Xanthan Gum | stabiliser | soft drinks, mustard, salad dressings, mayonnaise, sauces, confectionery, hot chocolate drinks, cereal bars, moisturiser, cleansing lotion, foundation, toothpaste | | FEB 53 | E420(i) | Sorbitol | sweetener | medicinal syrups and cough mixtures, low-calorie foods, toothpaste, manufacture of ascorbic acid, various surface active agents, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, adhesives, polyurethane foams, etc. | naturally present in rowan berries | FEB 54 | E440(a) | Pectin | stabiliser | jam, jellies, biscuits, yoghurt, frozen desserts, salad dressings, dental adhesives, diarrhoea preparations, cosmetics | from rind of citrus fruits and apples; naturally present in all plants | FEB 55 | E491 | Sorbitan Monostearate | emulsifier | dried yeast, cakes, desserts, liquid tea concentrates | | FEB 56 | 903* | Carnauba Wax | | confectionery, furniture polish and varnish, mascara | |
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