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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)
Related to country	European Union (Q458) (See 49 others)
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 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 607 Main statement 603 99.3% of uses Qualifier 4 0.7% 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), flavour 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), flavour 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 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 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 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 Please notify projects that use this property before big changes (renaming, deletion, merge with another property, etc.)

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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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
acetylcholine	chemical compound	E1001(i)	N9YNS0M02X		4141256-4	51-84-3	182	2518
sunset yellow FCF	chemical compound	E110	H77VEI93A8	e110-sunset-yellow-fcf		2783-94-0	11431290
ficain	class of enzymes	E1101(iv)						190506
glucose oxidase	class of enzymes	E1102	0T8392U5N1	e1102-glucose-oxidase		9001-37-0		6117
carmine	pigment, aluminum salt of carminic acid	E120		e120-cochineal		1390-65-4
pullulan	polymer	E1204	8ZQ0AYU1TT	en		9057-02-7		59178
neutral methacrylate copolymer	polymer used as a food additive	E1206
Scarlet GN	chemical compound	E125	92NT7608O0			3257-28-1	20152674
Allura Red AC	chemical compound	E129	WZB9127XOA	e129-allura-red-ac		25956-17-6	11588224
brilliant blue FCF	chemical compound	E133	PPQ093M8HR	e133-brilliant-blue-fcf		3844-45-9	18556
acid-treated starch	food additive	E1401		e1401-modified-starch
acetylated distarch phosphate	modified starch used as a food additive	E1414		e1414-acetylated-distarch-phosphate		68130-14-3
starch aluminium octenyl succinate	food additive	E1452
butylene glycol	chemical compound	E1502	3XUS85K0RA			107-88-0	13837670		butylene-glycols
caustic sulphite caramel	substance used as a food additive	E150b		e150b-caustic-sulphite-caramel
glyceryl diacetate	chemical compound	E1517	GJ0544W99Q			25395-31-7
triacetin	chemical compound	E1518	XHX3C3X673	e1518-glyceryl-triacetate		102-76-1	13835706
(RS)-propylene glycol	pair of enantiomers	E1520	6DC9Q167V3	e490-propylene-glycol e1520-propylene-glycol		57-55-6	13835224		propylene-glycols
canthaxanthin	chemical compound	E161g	4C3C6403MU			514-78-3	4447582
Betanin	chemical compound	E162	5YJC992ZP6	e162-beetroot-red		7659-95-2	21106496
aluminium	metallic chemical element of silvery appearance with symbol Al and atomic number 13	E173	CPD4NFA903		4001573-7	7429-90-5	4514248	7265	aluminum
ethylparaben sodium	chemical compound	E215	Z0D00IVA10			35285-68-8	34046
sodium sulfite	chemical compound	E221	VTK01UQK3G	e221-sodium-sulphite		7757-83-7	22845
potassium metabisulfite	chemical compound	E224	65OE787Q7W	e224-potassium-metabisulphite		16731-55-8	26061
calcium sulfite	chemical compound	E226	7078964UQP			10257-55-3	8329549
Potassium hydrogen sulfite	chemical compound	E228	QJK5LO891P	e228-potassium-bisulphite		7773-03-7	22889
biphenyl	organic compound consisting of two phenyl groups	E230	2L9GJK6MGN	e230-biphenyl	4145662-2	92-52-4	6828
nisin	polycyclic antibacterial peptide	E234	EN8XKG133D	e234-nisin		1414-45-5	21106355
potassium nitrite	chemical compound	E249	794654G42L	e249-potassium-nitrite		7758-09-0	22857
DL-lactic acid	group of stereoisomers	E270	3B8D35Y7S4 33X04XA5AT	e270-lactic-acid	4114596-3	50-21-5	592	48736
carbon dioxide	chemical compound	E290	142M471B3J	e290-carbon-dioxide	4031648-8	124-38-9	274		carbon-dioxide-partial-pressure
fumaric acid	chemical compound	E297	88XHZ13131	e297-fumaric-acid	4155633-1	110-17-8	10197150	33180
sodium ascorbate	chemical compound	E301	S033EH8359	e301-sodium-ascorbate		134-03-2	16736174
ascorbyl palmitate	chemical compound	E304	QN83US2B0N	e304i-ascorbyl-palmitate		137-66-6	16736579
ethoxyquin	chemical compound	E324	9T1410R4OR			91-53-2	3177	38263
sodium lactate	group of stereoisomers	E325	TU7HW0W0QT	e325-sodium-lactate		72-17-3	6049
ammonium DL-lactate	pair of enantiomers	E328	67M901L9NQ			515-98-0	56149
sodium citrate	group of chemical compounds	E331	1Q73Q2JULR	e331-sodium-citrates		994-36-5
L-tartaric acid	chemical compound	E334	W4888I119H 4J4Z8788N8			87-69-4	392277
Potassium hydrogen tartrate	potassium acid salt of tartaric acid	E336	NPT6P8P3UU	e336i-monopotassium-tartrate		868-14-4	2006431
monosodium phosphate	chemical compound	E339(i)	KH7I04HPUU 3980JIH2SW	e339i-monosodium-phosphate		7558-80-7	22626
dibasic sodium phosphate	chemical compound	E339(ii)	22ADO53M6F GR686LBA74	e339ii-disodium-phosphate		7558-79-4	22625
ammonium phosphates	group of chemical compounds	E342
sodium malate	chemical compound	E350i E350	2EFF9N315F			676-46-0	8407
calcium L-tartrate	chemical compound	E354	O6I5B26XA7			3164-34-9	7991221
adipic acid	chemical compound	E355	76A0JE0FKJ	e355-adipic-acid	4278605-8	124-04-9	191
potassium adipate	chemical compound	E357	493TD6PDYS			19147-16-1	7970260
ammonium ferric citrate	chemical compound	E381	UVP74NG1C5			1185-57-5	2338386
calcium 2-glycerophosphate	chemical compound	E383	Y56W30YB7O			58409-70-4	56554
oxystearin	mixture of glycerides of partially oxidised stearic and other fatty acids	E387
calcium alginate	chemical compound	E404	8P20S56HZI	e404-calcium-alginate		9005-35-0	24589538
konjac glucomannan	food additive	E425(ii)						43180
trisodium diphosphate	chemical compound	E450(ii)	AR7OGW33N1	e450ii-trisodium-diphosphate		14691-80-6	141509
sodium pyrophosphate	chemical compound	E450(iii)	O352864B8Z	e450iii-tetrasodium-diphosphate		7722-88-5	22813
sodium polyphosphates	food additive	E452(i)		e452i-sodium-polyphosphate
calcium sodium polyphosphate	food additive	E452(iii) E543		e543-calcium-sodium-polyphosphate
gamma cyclodextrin	chemical compound	E458	KZJ0BYZ5VA			17465-86-0	10469499
Betadex	substance	E459	JV039JZZ3A			7585-39-9	10469496
methyl cellulose	chemical compound	E461	P0NTE48364	e461-methyl-cellulose		9004-67-5
carboxymethyl cellulose	cellulose derivative grafted with carboxymethyl groups	E466	05JZI7B19X			9000-11-7	570957
potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids	food additive	E470a		e470a-potassium-and-calcium-salts-of-fatty-acids
magnesium salts of fatty acids	food additive	E470b		e470b-magnesium-salts-of-fatty-acids
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
polyglycerol polyricinoleate	chemical compound	E476	MZQ63P0N0W	e476-polyglycerol-polyricinoleate		29894-35-7	8019122
lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol	food additive	E478
sorbitan monooleate	chemical compound	E494	06XEA2VD56			1338-43-8	8095979
sorbitan monopalmitate	chemical compound	E495	77K6Z421KU			26266-57-9	17215573
Potassium carbonates	E number for a group of food additives	E501		e501-potassium-carbonates
stannous chloride	chemical compound	E512	R30H55TN67			7772-99-8	22887
sodium sulfate	chemical compound	E514(i) E514	36KCS0R750	e514i-sodium-sulphate e514-sodium-sulphates	4137318-2	7757-82-6	22844	63312
sodium bisulfate	sodium bisulfate	E514(ii)	BU8V88OWIQ			7681-38-1	56397
potassium bisulfate	chemical compound	E515(ii)	1J1K03241F			7646-93-7	56396
calcium sulfate	laboratory and industrial chemical	E516	E934B3V59H	e516-calcium-sulphate	4147195-7	7778-18-9	22905	21135	calcium-sulfate
ammonium sulfate	chemical compound	E517	SU46BAM238	e517-ammonium-sulphate	4299792-6	7783-20-2	22944
aluminium sulfate	chemical compound	E520	I7T908772F 34S289N54E		4329416-9	10043-01-3	23233	7275
calcium hydroxide	chemical compound	E526	PF5DZW74VN	e526-calcium-hydroxide	4147179-9	1305-62-0	14094	21115	slaked-lime
calcium oxide	chemical compound	E529	C7X2M0VVNH	e529-calcium-oxide	4069810-5	1305-78-8	14095		calcium-oxide
sodium ferrocyanide	chemical compound	E535	5HT6X21AID	e535-sodium-ferrocyanide		13601-19-9	24340 19957180
silicon dioxide	chemical compound	E551	ETJ7Z6XBU4	e551-silicon-dioxide	4077447-8	7631-86-9	22683	56445
hemimorphite	sorosilicate mineral	E557			4574770-2
vermiculite	smectite, phyllosilicate mineral	E561				1318-00-9		26754	vermiculite
sepiolitic clay	food additive	E563
fatty acid	carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, either saturated or unsaturated	E570						19252	fatty-acids
iron(II) gluconate	chemical compound	E579		e579-ferrous-gluconate		22830-45-1 299-29-6	19953133
avoparcins	group of chemical compounds	E715	WJ13O9MNTI			37332-99-3
polydimethylsiloxane	chemical compound, a linear polymer of dimethylsiloxane	E900				63148-62-9
polyethylene wax	type of wax	E914
potassium iodate	chemical compound	E917	I139E44NHL	e917-potassium-iodate		7758-05-6	22856
nitrosyl chloride	chemical compound	E919	NHE5I1E5H6			2696-92-6	16641
ammonium persulfate	chemical compound	E923	22QF6L357F			7727-54-0	56400
dichlorodifluoromethane	chemical compound	E940	OFM06SG1KO		4149828-8	75-71-8	6151
octafluorocyclobutane	chemical compound	E946	V9P1D0A21K			115-25-3	13846040
hydrogen	chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1	E949			4064784-5	12385-13-6		32806	hydrogen
saccharin	chemical compound	E954	FST467XS7D		4178810-2	81-07-2	4959
saccharin potassium	chemical compound	E954(iii)	K2BEG3J28N			10332-51-1	58320 27473033
sucralose	chemical compound used as an artificial sweetener	E955	96K6UQ3ZD4	e955-sucralose		56038-13-2	64561
keto-D-tagatose	chemical compound	E963	T7A20Y888Y	e963-e963-food-additive		87-81-0	83142
erythritol	chemical compound	E968	RA96B954X6	e968-erythritol		149-32-6	192963

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