Antioxidants
Antioxidants are added to food to protect against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes. There are several antioxidants depending on the type of foods which need to be protected. Some of them act on foods rich in water, others act on foods rich in lipids.
The most frequently used ones are ascorbic acid and tocopherols, known to the general public by their nutriment name, vitamins C and E, which, in addition to their antioxidant effect on the body, also protect foodstuffs from oxidation. Antioxidants are also used to protect lipids (omega-3).
Who hasn’t used lemon juice to protect fruit salad from oxidation? Without knowing it, we use the antioxidant properties of the ascorbic and citric acids they contain.
- E 220 Sulphur dioxide Antioxidants, Flour treatment agents, Preservatives
- E 221 Sodium sulphite Antioxidants, Flour treatment agents, Preservatives
- E 222 Sodium hydrogen sulphite Antioxidants, Preservatives
- E 223 Sodium metabisulphite Antioxidants, Flour treatment agents, Preservatives
- E 224 Potassium metabisulphite Antioxidants, Bleaching agent, Flour treatment agents, Preservatives
- E 226 Calcium sulphite Antioxidants, Preservatives
- E 227 Calcium hydrogen sulphite Antioxidants, Preservatives
- E 228 Potassium hydrogen sulphite Antioxidants, Preservatives
- E 300 Ascorbic acid Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Flour treatment agents
- E 301 Sodium ascorbate Acidity regulators, Antioxidants
- E 302 Calcium ascorbate Acidity regulators, Antioxidants
- E 304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid Antioxidants
- E 306 Tocopherol-rich extract Antioxidants
- E 307 Alpha-tocopherol Antioxidants
- E 310 Propyl gallate Antioxidants
- E 315 Erythorbic acid Antioxidants
- E 316 Sodium erythorbate Antioxidants
- E 319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) Antioxidants
- E 320 BHA Antioxidants
- E 321 BHT Antioxidants
- E 322 Lecithins Antioxidants, Emulsifiers
- E 325 Sodium lactate Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Bulking agents, Emulsifiers, Emulsifying salts, Humectants, Thickeners
- E 326 Potassium lactate Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Emulsifiers, Humectants
- E 330 Citric acid Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Colour retention agents, Sequestrants
- E 334 Tartaric acid Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Flavour enhancers, Sequestrants
- E 385 EDTA Antioxidants, Colour retention agents, Preservatives, Sequestrants
- E 392 Extracts of rosemary Antioxidants
- E 432 Polysorbate 20 Antifoaming agents, Antioxidants, Carriers, Emulsifiers, Solvents
- E 433 Polysorbate 80 Antifoaming agents, Antioxidants, Carriers, Emulsifiers, Solvents
- E 435 Polysorbate 60 Antifoaming agents, Antioxidants, Carriers, Emulsifiers, Solvents
- E 442 Ammonium phosphatides Antifoaming agents, Antioxidants, Carriers, Emulsifiers, Solvents
- E 472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Antioxidants, Emulsifiers, Flour treatment agents, Sequestrants, Stabilizers
- E 472e Mono and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Antioxidants, Emulsifiers, Flour treatment agents, Sequestrants, Stabilizers
- E 586 4-hexylresorcinol Antioxidants, Colour retention agents