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Food additives permitted for use in Canada
| Additive | Code |
|---|---|
| A | |
| Acacia Gum (Gum Arabic) | Ge,GP |
| Acesulfame-potassium | Sw |
| Acetic Acid | pH,P |
| Acetic Anhydride (Acetyl Oxide, Acetic Oxide) | Sm |
| α-Acetolactate decarboxylase | Fe |
| Acetone | CE |
| Acetone Peroxide | BM |
| Acetylated Monoglycerides | E,GP,R,X |
| Acetylated Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono and Di-Glycerides | E |
| Adipic Acid | pH,Sm |
| Agar (-Agar) | Ge |
| Algin | Ge |
| Alginic Acid | Ge |
| Alkanet (alkannin) | C |
| Allura Red | C |
| Alum (see Potassium Aluminum Sulphate) | F,pH,X |
| Aluminum Metal | C |
| Aluminum Ammonium Sulphate (see Ammonium Aluminum Sulphate) | F,pH |
| Aluminum Calcium Silicate (see Calcium Aluminum Silicate) | Ac |
| Aluminum Potassium Sulphate (see Potassium Aluminum Sulphate) | F,pH,X |
| Aluminum Sodium Sulphate (see Sodium Aluminum Sulphate) | F,pH,X |
| Aluminum Sulphate | F,Sm,X |
| Amaranth | C |
| Aminopeptidase | Fe |
| Ammonium Alginate | Ge |
| Ammonium Aluminum Sulphate (Aluminum Ammonium sulphate) | F,pH |
| Ammonium Bicarbonate | pH |
| Ammonium Carbonate | pH |
| Ammonium Carrageenan | Ge |
| Ammonium Chloride | Yf |
| Ammonium Citrate, Mono and Dibasic | pH,S |
| Ammonium Furcelleran | Ge |
| Ammonium Hydroxide | pH |
| Ammonium Persulphate | BM,X |
| Ammonium Phosphate, Mono and Dibasic | pH,Yf |
| Ammonium Salt of Phosphorylated Glyceride | E |
| Ammonium Sulphate | Yf |
| Amylase | Fe |
| Amylase (maltogenic) | Fe |
| Amyloglucosidase (see Glucoamylase) | Fe |
| Annatto | C |
| Anthocyanins | C |
| β-Apo-8'-Carotenal | C |
| Arabinogalactan | Ge |
| Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) | BM,A |
| Ascorbyl Palmitate | A |
| Ascorbyl Stearate | A |
| Aspartame | Sw |
| Azodicarbonamide | BM |
| B | |
| Baker's Yeast Glycan | Th |
| Beeswax | GP,R |
| Beet Red | C |
| Benzoic Acid | P |
| Benzoyl Peroxide | BM,X |
| Benzyl Alcohol | CE |
| BHA (see Butylated Hydroxyanisole) | A |
| BHT (see Butylated Hydroxytoluene) | A |
| Bovine Rennet | Fe |
| Brillant Blue FCF | C |
| Bromelain | Fe |
| Brominated Vegetable Oil | X |
| n-Butane | Pd |
| 2-Butanone (see Methyl Ethyl Ketone) | CE |
| Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) | A |
| Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) | A |
| 1,3-Butylene Glycol | CE |
| C | |
| Caffeine | X |
| Caffeine Citrate | X |
| Calcium Acetate | pH |
| Calcium Alginate | Ge |
| Calcium Aluminum Silicate (Aluminum Calcium Silicate) | Ac |
| Calcium Ascorbate | P |
| Calcium Carbonate (Chalk) | pH,Th,X,Yf |
| Calcium Carrageenan | Ge |
| Calcium Chloride | F,pH,Yf |
| Calcium Citrate | F,pH,S,St,Yf |
| Calcium Disodium EDTA (Calcium Disodium Ethylene diaminetetraacetate) | S |
| Calcium Fumarate | pH |
| Calcium Furcelleran | Ge |
| Calcium Gluconate | F,pH,St |
| Calcium Glycerophosphate | E |
| Calcium Hydroxide (Slaked Lime) | pH |
| Calcium Hypophosphite | Th |
| Calcium Iodate | BM |
| Calcium Lactate | F,pH,Tm,X,Yf |
| Calcium Oxide | pH,Tm,X |
| Calcium Peroxide | BM |
| Calcium Phosphate, Dibasic (Dicalcium phosphate) | ES,F,pH,X,Yf |
| Calcium Phosphate, Monobasic (Monocalcium Phosphate) | F,pH,S,Yf |
| Calcium Phosphate, Tribasic (Tricalcium phosphate) | Ac,E,pH,S,X,Yf |
| Calcium Phytate | S |
| Calcium Propionate | P |
| Calcium Silicate | Ac,CE |
| Calcium Sorbate | P |
| Calcium Stearate | Ac,R |
| Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate | BM,W |
| Calcium Sulphate | F,pH,Th,X,Yf |
| Calcium Tartrate | St |
| Candelilla Wax | GP |
| Canthaxanthin | C |
| Caramel | C |
| Carbon Black | C |
| Carbon Dioxide | CE,pH,Pd,X |
| Carboxymethyl Cellulose (see Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose) | Th,X |
| Carnauba Wax | GP |
| Carob Bean Gum (Locust Bean Gum) | Ge |
| Carotene | C |
| Carrageenan (Irish Moss Gelose) | Ge,St |
| Castor Oil | CE,R |
| Catalase | Fe |
| Cellulase | Fe |
| Cellulose | Th,X |
| Cellulose Gum (see Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose) | Th |
| Cellulose, Microcrystalline (Microcrystalline cellulose) | Ac,St,Th,X |
| Charcoal | C |
| Chlorine (Gas) | BM |
| Chlorine Dioxide | BM |
| Chloropentafluoroethane | Pd |
| Chlorophyll | C |
| Chymosin (chymosin A, chymosin B) | Fe |
| Citric Acid | pH,A,S,X |
| Citrus Red No.2 | C |
| Cochineal (Carmin) | C |
| Copper Gluconate | X |
| Cream of Tartar (see Potassium Acid Tartrate) | pH |
| L-Cysteine (Hydrochloride) | A,BM |
| D | |
| Dicalcium Phosphate (see Calcium Phosphate, Dibasic) | E,F,pH,X,Yf |
| Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) | CE |
| Diglycerides (see Mono & Diglycerides) | Af,CE,E,H,R |
| Dimethylpolysiloxane Formulations | Af,R |
| Dioctylsodium Sulfo-Succinate | X |
| Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (Disodium EDTA) | S |
| Disodium Phosphate (see Sodium Phosphate, Dibasic) | E,ES,pH,S,X |
| E | |
| Epichlorohydrin | Sm |
| Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic Acid) | P |
| Erythritol | Sw |
| Erythrosine | C |
| Ethanol (See Ethyl Alcohol) | CE |
| Ethoxyquin | X |
| Ethyl Acetate | CE |
| Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) | CE |
| Ethyl alcohol denatured with methanol | CE |
| Ethyl β-Apo-8'-carotenoate | C |
| Ethylene Oxide | X |
| F | |
| Fast Green FCF | C |
| Ferrous Gluconate | X |
| Ferrous Sulphate | Yf |
| Ficin | Fe |
| Fumaric Acid | pH |
| Furcelleran | Ge |
| G | |
| Gelatin | Ge |
| Gellan Gum | Ge |
| Glucanase | Fe |
| Glucoamylase (Amyloglucosidase) | Fe |
| Gluconic Acid | pH |
| Glucono delta lactone | pH,X |
| Glucose Isomerase | Fe |
| Glucose Oxidase | Fe |
| Glycerol (Glycerin) | CE,GP,H |
| Glycerol ester of wood rosin | X |
| Glyceryl diacetate | CE |
| Glyceryl Monoacetate (Monoacetin) | X |
| Glyceryl Triacetate (Triacetin) | CE,X |
| Glyceryl Tributyrate (Tributyrin) | CE |
| Glycine | S |
| Gold | C |
| Guaiac Gum (see Gum Guaiacum) | A |
| Guar Gum | Ge |
| Gum Arabic (see Acacia Gum) | Ge,GP |
| Gum Benzoin | GP |
| Gum Guaiacum (Guaiac Gum) | A |
| Gum Tragacanth (see Tragacanth Gum) | Ge |
| H | |
| Hemicellulase | Fe |
| Hexane | CE |
| 4-Hexylresorcinol | P |
| Hydrochloric Acid | pH,Sm |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | Sm,X |
| Hydrogenated starch hydrolysates (HSH) | Sw |
| Hydroxylated Lecithin | E |
| Hydroxypropyl Cellulose | Th |
| Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose | Th |
| I | |
| Indigotine | C |
| Inulinase | Fe |
| Invertase | Fe |
| Irish Moss Gelose (see Carrageenan) | Ge |
| Iron Oxide | C |
| Isoascorbic Acid (see Erythorbic Acid) | P |
| Isobutane | Pd |
| Isomalt | Sw |
| Isopropanol (see Isopropyl Alcohol) | CE |
| Isopropyl Alcohol | CE |
| K | |
| Karaya Gum | Ge |
| L | |
| Lactase | Fe |
| Lactic Acid | pH |
| Lactitol | Sw |
| Lactylated Mono & Diglycerides | E |
| Lactylic Esters of fatty acids | E,X |
| Lanolin | X |
| Lecithin | A,E,R |
| Lecithin Citrate | A |
| L-Cystein (Hydrochloride) | BM,P |
| L-Leucine | X |
| Lipase | Fe |
| Lipoxidase | Fe |
| Locust Bean Gum (see Carob Bean Gum) | Ge |
| Lysozyme | Fe |
| M | |
| Magnesia (see Magnesium Oxide) | Ac,pH |
| Magnesium Aluminum Silicate | X |
| Magnesium Carbonate | Ac,pH,R,X |
| Magnesium Chloride | St,X |
| Magnesium Citrate | pH |
| Magnesium Fumarate | pH |
| Magnesium Hydroxide | pH |
| Magnesium Oxide (Magnesia) | Ac,pH |
| Magnesium Phosphate | pH |
| Magnesium Silicate | Ac,GP,R,X |
| Magnesium Stearate | Ac,R,X |
| Magnesium Sulphate (Epsom Salt) | pH,Sm,X |
| Malic Acid | pH |
| Maltitol (Maltitol syrup) | Sw |
| Manganese Sulphate | Yf |
| Mannitol | Sw |
| Methanol (see Methyl Alcohol) | CE |
| Methyl Alcohol | CE |
| Methylcellulose | Th |
| Methylene Chloride (see Dichloromethane) | CE |
| Methyl Ethyl Cellulose | Th,X |
| Methyl Ethyl Ketone (2-Butanone) | CE |
| Methyl-p-hydroxybenzoate (Methyl Paraben) | P |
| Methyl Paraben (see Methyl-p-hydroxybenzoate) | P |
| Microcrystalline Cellulose (see Cellulose, Microcrystalline) | Ac,St,Th,X |
| Milk-coagulating enzyme | Fe |
| Mineral Oil | GP,R,X |
| Monoacetin (see Glyceryl Monoacetate) | X |
| Monocalcium Phosphate (see Calcium Phosphate, Monobasic) | F,pH,S,Yf |
| Monoglycerides | Af,E,H,R |
| Mono- & Diglycerides | Af,CE,E,H,R |
| Monoglyceride Citrate | A,CE |
| Monoisopropyl Citrate | A |
| Monosodium Phosphate (see Sodium Phosphate, Monobasic) | ES,pH |
| Monosodium salts of Phosphorylated Mono and Diglycerides | E |
| N | |
| Natamycin | P |
| Nitric Acid | Sm |
| Nitrogen | Pd,X |
| 2-Nitropropane | CE |
| Nitrous Oxide | Pd |
| O | |
| Oat Gum | Th |
| Octenyl Succinic Anhydride | Sm |
| Octafluorocyclobutane | Pd |
| Orchil | C |
| Oxystearin | X |
| Ozone | X |
| P | |
| Pancreas Extract | X |
| Pancreatin | Fe |
| Papain | Fe |
| Paprika | C,X |
| Paraffin Wax | X |
| Pectin | Ge |
| Pectinase | Fe |
| Pentosanase | Fe |
| Pepsin | Fe |
| Peracetic Acid | Sm |
| Petrolatum | GP,R,X |
| Phosphoric Acid | pH,S,Yf |
| Phosphorous Oxychloride | Sm |
| Polydextrose | Tm,X |
| Polyethylene glycol | Af,X |
| Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acid | E |
| Polyglycerol Esters of Intersterified Castor Oil Fatty Acids (Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid or Polyglycerol (poly)ricinoleate) | E |
| Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monooleate (Polysorbate 80) | E |
| Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monostearate (Polysorbate 60) | E |
| Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Tristearate (Polysorbate 65) | E |
| Polyoxyethylene (8) Stearate | E |
| Polysorbate 60 (see Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monostearate) | E |
| Polysorbate 65 (see Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Tristearate) | E |
| Polysorbate 80 (see Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monooleate) | E |
| Polyvinylpyrrolidone | X |
| Ponceau SX | C |
| Potassium Acid Tartrate (Potassium Bitartrate or Cream of Tartar) | pH |
| Potassium Alginate | Ge |
| Potassium Aluminum Sulphate (Alum or Aluminum Potassium Sulphate) | F,pH,X |
| Potassium Benzoate | P |
| Potassium Bicarbonate | pH |
| Potassium Bisulphite | P |
| Potassium Bitartrate (see Potassium Acid Tartrate) | pH |
| Potassium Carbonate | pH |
| Potassium Carrageenan | Ge |
| Potassium Chloride | pH,St,Yf |
| Potassium Citrate | pH,St |
| Potassium Fumarate | pH |
| Potassium Furcelleran | Ge |
| Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic Potash) | pH |
| Potassium Iodate | BM |
| Potassium Lactate | pH |
| Potassium Metabisulphite | P |
| Potassium Nitrate (Saltpeter) | P |
| Potassium Nitrite | P |
| Potassium Permanganate | Sm |
| Potassium Persulphate | BM |
| Potassium Phosphate, Dibasic | ES,pH,S,Yf |
| Potassium Phosphate, Monobasic | S,Yf |
| Potassium Pyrophosphate, Tetrabasic | S |
| Potassium Sodium Tartrate (see Sodium Potassium Tartrate) | E,ES,pH |
| Potassium Sorbate | P |
| Potassium Stearate | St,X |
| Potassium Sulphate | pH |
| Potassium Tartrate | pH |
| Propane | Pd |
| Propanediol (see Propylene Glycol) | Ac,CE,H |
| Propionic Acid | P |
| Propyl Gallate | A |
| Propylene Glycol (Propanediol) | Ac,CE,H |
| Propylene Glycol Alginate | Ge |
| Propylene Glycol Ether of Methylcellulose (see Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose) | Th |
| Propylene Glycol Mono Fatty Acid Esters | E |
| Propylene Glycol Monoesters and Diesters of fat-forming fatty acids | CE |
| Propylene Oxide | Sm |
| Propyl-p-Hydroxy Benzoate (Propyl Paraben) | P |
| Propyl Paraben (see Propyl-p-Hydroxy-Benzoate) | P |
| Protease | Fe |
| Pullulanase | Fe |
| Q | |
| Quillaja (Bark) Extract | X |
| R | |
| Rennet | Fe |
| Riboflavin (Vitamin B) | C |
| S | |
| Saffron | C |
| Saponin | X |
| Saunders Wood | C |
| Shellac | GP |
| Silicon Dioxide | Ac,X |
| Silver Metal | C |
| Sodium Acetate | pH,Sm |
| Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate | ES,pH,S,X |
| Sodium Acid Tartrate | pH |
| Sodium Alginate | Ge |
| Sodium Aluminum Phosphate | ES,pH |
| Sodium Aluminum Silicate (Sodium Silicoaluminate) | Ac |
| Sodium Aluminum Sulphate (Aluminum Sodium Sulphate) | F,pH,X |
| Sodium Ascorbate | P |
| Sodium Benzoate | P |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | pH,Sm,X |
| Sodium Bisulphate | pH |
| Sodium Bisulphite | P |
| Sodium Carbonate | pH,Sm,X |
| Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose (Carboxymethyl Cellulose or Cellulose gum) | Th,X |
| Sodium Carrageenan | Ge |
| Sodium Cellulose Glycolate (see Sodium carboxmethyl Cellulose) | Th,X |
| Sodium Chlorite | Sm |
| Sodium Citrate | pH,S,St,X |
| Sodium Diacetate | P |
| Sodium Dithionite | P |
| Sodium Erythorbate (Sodium Isoascorbate) | P |
| Sodium Ferrocyanide, Decahydrate | Ac,X |
| Sodium Fumarate | pH |
| Sodium Furcelleran | Ge |
| Sodium Gluconate | pH,St |
| Sodium Hexametaphosphate | E,ES,pH,S,X,W |
| Sodium Hydroxide | pH,Sm,X |
| Sodium Hypochlorite | Sm |
| Sodium Isoascorbate (Sodium Erythorbate) | P |
| Sodium Lactate | pH |
| Sodium Lauryl Sulphate | W |
| Sodium Metabisulphite | P |
| Sodium Methyl Sulphate | X |
| Sodium Nitrate (Soda Niter) | P |
| Sodium Nitrite | P |
| Sodium Phosphate, Dibasic (Disodium Phosphate) | E,ES,pH,S,X |
| Sodium Phosphate, Monobasic (Monosodium Phosphate) | E,ES,pH,S |
| Sodium Phosphate, Tribasic (Trisodium Phosphate) | E,ES,pH |
| Sodium Potassium Copper Chlorophyllin | X |
| Sodium Potassium Tartrate (Potassium Sodium Tartrate) | E,ES,pH |
| Sodium Propionate | P |
| Sodium Pyrophosphate, tetrabasic (Tetrasodium diphosphate or Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate) | E,ES,pH,S,X |
| Sodium Salt of Methyl-p-Hydroxy Benzoic Acid | P |
| Sodium Salt of Propyl-p-Hydroxy Benzoic Acid | P |
| Sodium Silicate | X |
| Sodium Sorbate | P |
| Sodium Stearate | X |
| Sodium Stearyl Fumarate | BM |
| Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate | BM,E,W,X |
| Sodium Sulphate | X,Yf |
| Sodium Sulphite | BM,P,X |
| Sodium Tartrate | St |
| Sodium Thiosulphate | X |
| Sodium Trimetaphosphate | Sm |
| Sodium Tripolyphosphate | E,pH,S,Sm,X |
| Sorbic Acid | P |
| Sorbitan Monostearate | E |
| Sorbitan Trioleate | E |
| Sorbitan Tristearate | E |
| Sorbitol (Sorbitol syrup) | Sw |
| Spermaceti Wax | GP |
| Stannous Chloride | X |
| Stearic Acid | R,X |
| Stearyl Citrate | S |
| Stearyl Monoglyceridyl Citrate | E |
| Succinic Anhydride | Sm |
| Sucralose | Sw |
| Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate (SAIB) | X |
| Sucrose esters of fatty acids | E |
| Sulphur Dioxide (see Sulphurous Acid) | P |
| Sulphuric Acid | pH,Sm,X |
| Sulphurous Acid (Sulphur Dioxide) | P,pH |
| Sunset Yellow FCF | C |
| T | |
| Talc | X |
| Tannic Acid | St,X |
| Tartaric Acid | pH,P |
| Tartrazine | C |
| Tertiary Butyl Hydroquinone (TBHQ) | A |
| Tetrasodium Diphosphate (see Sodium Pyrophosphate Tetrabasic) | E,ES,pH,S,X |
| Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate (see Sodium Pyrophosphate Tetrabasic) | E,ES,pH,S,X |
| Thaumatin | Sw |
| Titanium Dioxide | C |
| Tocopherols | A |
| Tragacanth Gum (Gum Tragacanth) | Ge |
| Transglutaminase | Fe |
| Triacetin (see Glyceryl Triacetate) | CE,X |
| Tributyrin (see Glyceryl Tributyrate) | CE |
| Tricalcium Phosphate (see Calcium Phosphate, Tribasic) | Ac,E,pH,S,X,Yf |
| Triethyl Citrate | CE,W |
| Trisodium Phosphate (see Sodium Phosphate, Tribasic) | E,ES,pH |
| Trypsin | Fe |
| Turmeric | C |
| W | |
| Wood Smoke | P |
| X | |
| Xanthan Gum | Ge |
| Xanthophyll | C |
| Xylanase | Fe |
| Xylitol | Sw |
| Z | |
| Zein | GP |
| Zinc Sulphate | Yf |
