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E-Numbers
Unsuitable for Vegetarians and Vegans
| E-Number | Substance | Derived from |
|---|---|---|
| E120 | Cochineal or Carmine | Insects |
| E441 | Gelatine | Animal bone |
| E542 | Edible bone phosphate | Animal bone |
| E904 | Shellac | Resin secreted by female lac bug |
Unsuitable for Vegans
| E-Number | Substance | Derived from |
|---|---|---|
| E901 | Beeswax | Honeycomb |
| E913 | Lanolin | Wax extracted from sheep’s wool |
| E966 | Lactitol | Milk |
| E1105 | Lysozyme | Egg White |
Sometimes suitable for Vegetarians and/or Vegans
| E-Number | Substance | Possibly derived from |
|---|---|---|
| E101 | Riboflavin | Milk and egg |
| E160a | Carotenes | Gelatine |
| E270 | Lactic acid | Animal blood |
| E304 | Ascorbyl palmitate | Animal fat |
| E322 | Lecithin | Egg, milk and marine sources |
| E325 | Sodium lactate | Whey |
| E326 | Potassium lactate | Whey |
| E327 | Calcium lactate | Whey |
| E422 | Glycerol/Glycerine | Animal fat |
| E430 - E436 | Polyoxyethene | Animal fat |
| E442 | Ammonium phosphatide | Animal fat |
| E470 | Fatty acid salts | Animal fat |
| E471 | Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids | Animal fat |
| E472 | Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids | Animal fat |
| E473 | Sucrose esters of fatty acids | Animal fat |
| E474 | Sucroglycerides | Animal fat |
| E475 | Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids | Animal fat |
| E477 | Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids | Animal fat |
| E479 | Thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids | Animal fat |
| E481-482 | Stearoyl-2-lactylate | Animal fat |
| E483 | Stearyl tartrate | Animal fat |
| E491-495 | Sorbitans | Animal fat |
| E570 | Fatty acids | Animal fat |
| E631 | Disodium inositate | Meat or fish |
| E635 | Disodium 5’ribonucleotides | Meat or fish |
| E640 | Glycine | Animal bone |
| E920 | L-cysteine | Animal hair and feathers |
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