Classification by numeric range
This article is very important for pharmacy students because it is finally lifting the code of these symbols that we hear a lot in our lectures but we do not take them only when given by dr. Issa Hassan, howeverwe did not understand any of it
Mohammad ALKADI
First :
.1 E100–E199 (colours)
.2 E200–E299 (preservatives)
.3 E300–E399 (antioxidants, acidity regulators)
.4 E400–E499 (thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers)
.5 E500–E599 (acidity regulators, anti-caking agents)
.6 E600–E699 (flavour enhancers)
.7 E700–E799 (antibiotics)
.8 E900–E999 (miscellaneous)
.9 E1000–E1999 (additional chemicals)
Colours 100–199
100–109 yellows
110–119 orange
120–129 reds
130–139 blues & violets
140–149 greens
150–159 browns & blacks
160–199 gold and others
Preservatives 200–299
200–209 sorbates
210–219 benzoates
220–229 sulphites
230–239 phenols & formates (methanoates)
240–259 nitrates
260–269 acetates (ethanoates)
270–279 lactates
280–289 propionates (propanoates)
290–299 others
Antioxidants & acidity regulators 300–399
300–305 ascorbates (vitamin C)
306–309 Tocopherol (vitamin E)
310–319 gallates & erythorbates
320–329 lactates
330–339 citrates & tartrates
340–349 phosphates
350–359 malates & adipates
360–369 succinates & fumarates
370–399 others
Thickeners, stabilisers & emulsifiers 400–499
400–409 alginates
410–419 natural gums
420–429 other natural agents
430–439 polyoxyethene compounds
440–449 natural emulsifiers
450–459 phosphates
460–469 cellulose compounds
470–489 fatty acids & compounds
490–499 others
pH regulators & anti-caking agents 500–599
500–509 mineral acids & bases
510–519 chlorides & sulphates
520–529 sulphates & hydroxides
530–549 alkali metal compounds
550–559 silicates
570–579 stearates & gluconates
580–599 others
Flavour enhancers 600–699
620–629 glutamates
630–639 inosinates
640–649 others
Antibiotics 700–799
710–713
Miscellaneous 900–999
900–909 waxes
910–919 synthetic glazes
920–929 improving agents
930–949 packaging gases
950–969 sweeteners
990–999 foaming agents
Additional chemicals 1100–1599
New chemicals that do not fall into standard classification schemes
إعلان هام لطلاب كلية الصيدلة ( تم تعديل البرنامج النهائي لامتحان ف2 )
مـنـتـدى تـرجـمــة وتـدقـيـق أقــســام الـمـوســـوعـة 
للتواصل مع الهيئة الإدارية في كلية الصيدلة اضغط هنا 
E numbers (for Pharmacy students) iron
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