Food additive dictionary
45 additives and ingredients Jjikmeok flags in Korean ingredient lists. Open one to see its Korean label names, E number, uses, safety summary and Korean products that contain it.
Every additive used in Korea is permitted within legal limits. The categories are a reference for comparing similar products. How we categorize
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Check 11
Foreign regulators or international bodies have taken official action (ban, warning label or carcinogen classification).
- BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)Antioxidant · E320
- Allura Red (Red No. 40)Color · E129
- Amaranth (Red No. 2)Color · E123
- Erythrosine (Red No. 3)Color · E127
- Ponceau 4R (Red No. 102)Color · E124
- Sunset Yellow (Yellow No. 5)Color · E110
- Tartrazine (Yellow No. 4)Color · E102
- Titanium dioxideColor · E171
- Sodium nitriteColor fixative · E250
- Sodium/potassium nitrateColor fixative · E251·E252
- Partially hydrogenated oilFat
Note 20
Debated in research, or something certain people should watch.
- PhosphatesAcidity regulator/leavening · E338–E452
- BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)Antioxidant · E321
- TBHQAntioxidant · E319
- Brilliant Blue / Indigo carmine (Blue No. 1·2)Color · E133·E132
- Caramel colorColor · E150a–d
- Cochineal extract (carmine)Color · E120
- Fast Green (Green No. 3)Color · E143
- PolysorbatesEmulsifier · E432–E436
- Hydrogenated oilFat
- Parabens (p-hydroxybenzoates)Preservative · E214–E219
- Sodium benzoatePreservative · E211
- SulfitesPreservative/bleach · E220–E228
- High-fructose corn syrupSugar
- Acesulfame potassiumSweetener · E950
- AspartameSweetener · E951
- ErythritolSweetener · E968
- Neotame / advantameSweetener · E961·E969
- SucraloseSweetener · E955
- Carboxymethyl celluloseThickener · E466
- CarrageenanThickener · E407
Common 14
General information worth knowing. Not counted in the score.
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)Antioxidant · E300
- Natural colorsColor
- Emulsifiers (fatty acid esters, lecithin)Emulsifier · E471·E322
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavor enhancer · E621
- RibonucleotidesFlavor enhancer · E627·E631·E635
- FlavoringsFlavoring
- Mixed preparation (혼합제제)Other
- Potassium sorbatePreservative · E202
- PropionatesPreservative · E280–E283
- AlluloseSweetener
- Sodium saccharinSweetener · E954
- SteviaSweetener · E960
- Sugar alcohols (maltitol, sorbitol, xylitol)Sweetener · E965·E420·E967
- Plant gumsThickener · E410·E412·E415