What’s actually in your food
Plain explanations of the additives and E-numbers on a food label, what the US, EU, UK and Canada each decided about them, and a source behind every claim.
Nutrition Facts
8 servings per container
Serving size2/3 cup (55g)
Ingredients 14 listed · 6 with an E-number
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Four countries, side by side
Each additive page shows what the United States, the EU, the UK and Canada decided about it. Each answer links to that country's own list. If we couldn't find the additive on a country's list, we leave that country out rather than guess.
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United States Permitted FDA 21 CFR 73.575
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European Union Banned EUR-Lex Reg. (EC) 1333/2008
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United Kingdom Permitted in Great Britain FSA retained EU law Northern Ireland follows EU rules: not permitted there.
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Canada Permitted Health Canada · Colouring Agents
Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating.
Open the titanium dioxide page →Common questions about food additives
Pick a question to see the additives it covers.
- Is it banned in Europe?Titanium dioxide is. The US, the UK and Canada still allow it.
- Do food dyes affect my kid?Every colour on this site, and what each country requires
- What do studies say about sweeteners?Each sweetener, with what the research found
- What does an E-number mean?Every code on this site, in number order
- Which ones aren’t vegan?Additives that are, or may be, from animals
- Why is there gum in my ice cream?Thickeners and stabilisers
What’s on every ingredient page
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Four countries, side by side
The US, the EU, the UK and Canada, shown together wherever we found the additive on their lists. A country we couldn't match is left out, not marked as banned.
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A source for every line
Every finding links to the paper it came from, and every rule links to the regulator's own list.
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We don't tell you what to eat
We give no scores and no rankings. Each page reports what the studies found and what the rules say.