About 50 food additives should be avoided
Other
additives are unlikely to cause reactions. This includes anti-caking agents,
bleaches, emulsifiers, mineral salts, propellants, food acids, sweeteners,
thickening agents, vegetable gums and vitamins.
Last update June 2009
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FOOD ADDITIVES WHICH MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS |
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COLOURS |
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Artificial colours |
Allura red AC 129 Amaranth 123 Azorubine, carmoisine 122
Brilliant Black BN 151 Brilliant Blue FCF133 Brown HT, chocolate brown
155 Erythrosine 127 Fast green FCF, 143 Green S, food green, acid
brilliant green 142 Indigotine, indigo
carmine 132 Ponceau, brilliant scarlet
4R 124 Quinoline yellow 104 Sunset yellow FCF 110 Tartrazine 102 |
Natural colour |
Annatto, bixin, norbixin
160b |
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PRESERVATIVES |
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Sorbic acids |
Calcium sorbate 203 Potassium sorbate 202 Sodium sorbate 201 Sorbic acid 200 |
Benzoic acids |
Benzoic acid 210 Calcium benzoate 213 Potassium benzoate 212 Sodium benzoate 211 |
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Sulphites (sulfites) |
Calcium hydrogen sulphite
227* Calcium sulphite 226* Potassium bisulphite 228 Potassium metabisulphite
224 Potassium sulphite 225 Sodium bisulphite 222 Sodium metabisulphite 223 Sodium sulphite 221 |
Antioxidants |
Butylated hydoxyanisole
(BHA) 320 Butylated hydroxytoluene
(BHT) 321 Dodecyl gallate 312 Octyl gallate 311 Propyl gallate 310 tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) 319 |
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Propionic acids |
Calcium propionate 282 Potassium propionate 283 Propionic acid 280 Sodium propionate 281 |
Nitrates &
nitrites |
Potassium nitrate 252 Potassium nitrite 249 Sodium nitrate 251 Sodium nitrite 250 |
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FLAVOUR ENHANCERS AND
ADDED FLAVOURS |
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Glutamates |
Calcium dihydrogen
diLglutamate 623 Disodium guanylate 627 Disodium inosinate 631 L-Glutamic acid 620 Hydrolysed vegetable
protein, vegetable protein, yeast extract Magnesium di-L-glutamate
625 Monoammonium L-glutamate
624 Monopotassium glutamate
622 Monosodium glutamate
(MSG) 621 Sodium 5' ribonucleotide
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Added flavours |
many |
from Clarke, L and others, Dietitians Association of
Australia review paper: 'The dietary management of allergy and food intolerance
in adults and children', Aust J Nutr & Diet (1996) 53:3; Royal Prince
Alfred Hospital Allergy Unit, 'The Simplified Elimination Diet', available from
dietitians; Dengate, S 'Fed Up', Random House, 1998; and Swain A and others,
'Friendly Food', Murdoch Books, 1991 *Not permitted in Australia
