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Food Additives - Names Starting with E

List of Additives and What They Do

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

Index of Food Additives

  • Edible Gelatin - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Enzyme Treated Starches - Gelling Agent, Thickener
  • Erythorbic Acid - Antioxidant, Preservative
  • Esters of Glycerol and Thermally Oxidized Soy Bean Fatty Acids - Antispattering Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Estragole Flavoring Agent
  • Ethoxylated Mono- and Diglycerides - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Ethoxyquin - Antioxidant
  • Ethyl 2-Methylbutyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Aacetoacetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Acetate - Carrier Solvent, Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Acrylate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Alcohol - Carrier Solvent, Extraction Solvent, Solubilizer, Solvent, Vehicle
  • Ethyl Anthranilate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Benzoate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Butyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Cellulose - Binder, Carrier, Diluent of Color and Food Additives, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Filler, Formulation Aid, Plasticizer, Tableting Aid
  • Ethyl Cinnamate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Decanoate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Formate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Heptanoate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Hexanoate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Hydroxyethyl Cellulose - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener, Whipping Agent
  • Ethyl Isovalerate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Lactate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Laurate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Maltol - Flavor Enhancer, Intensifier, Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Methyl Ketone - Extraction Solvent, Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Methylphenylglycidat - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Nonanoate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Oxyhydrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl P-Anisate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl P-Hydroxybenzoate - Antimicrobial Agent, Preservative
  • Ethyl Phenylacetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Phenylglycidate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Propionate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Protocatechuate - Antioxidant
  • Ethyl Salicylate - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethyl Vanillin - Flavoring Agent
  • Ethylene Dichloride - Solubilizer, Solvent, Vehicle
  • Ethylene Oxide - Fumigant
  • Ethyoxylated Mono- and Diglyerides - Dough Conditioner
  • Eucalyptol - Flavoring Agent
  • Eucalyptus Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Eugenol - Flavoring Agent
  • Eugenyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Eugenyl Methyl Ether - Flavoring Agent

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