List of Food Additives - E

E

• Echinacea -
• EDTA - Antioxidant, Chelating Agent
• Egg -
• Egg yolk -
• Egg white -
• Elderberry -
• Eleutherococcus senticosus -
• Enzymatically hydrolyzed Carboxymethyl cellulose - emulsifier
• Enzyme treated starch - thickener, vegetable gum
• Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides)
• Epsom salts - mineral salt, acidity regulator, firming agent
• Erythorbin acid - antioxidant
• Erythrosine - color (red) (FDA: FD&C Red #3)
• Erythritol - artificial sweetener
• Ethanol (alcohol) -
• Ethyl maltol - flavor enhancer
• Ethyl methyl cellulose - thickener, vegetable gum, emulsifier
• Ethylparaben (ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate) - preservative
• Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid -
• Evening primrose oil - used as a food supplement for its purported medicinal properties.