Description
Thickeners are food additives, which increase the viscosity of a food.
Additives of this type are used in the food industry as thickeners, bodying agents, binders, texturizing agents, and thickener synergists.
Additives in the category «Thickeners»
E181 – Tannic acid (Tannins)
Medium danger
Plant origin
Emulsifiers
Stabilizers
Thickeners
Colours
E181 – Tannic acid (Tannins)
E325 – Sodium lactate
Very low danger
Microbiological origin
Emulsifiers
Acidity regulators
Antioxidants
Bulking agents
Emulsifying salts
Humectants
Thickeners
E325 – Sodium lactate
E327 – Calcium lactate
Zero danger
Mineral origin
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Emulsifying salts
Firming agents
Flour treatment agents
Thickeners
E327 – Calcium lactate
E339 – Sodium phosphates
Medium danger
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Emulsifiers
Emulsifying salts
Humectants
Stabilizers
Thickeners
Raising agents
Sequestrants
E339 – Sodium phosphates
E339(i) – Sodium dihydrogen phosphate
Medium danger
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Emulsifiers
Emulsifying salts
Humectants
Raising agents
Stabilizers
Thickeners
Sequestrants
E339(i) – Sodium dihydrogen phosphate
E339(ii) – Disodium hydrogen phosphate
Medium danger
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Emulsifiers
Emulsifying salts
Humectants
Stabilizers
Thickeners
Sequestrants
E339(ii) – Disodium hydrogen phosphate
E339(iii) – Trisodium phosphate
Medium danger
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Emulsifiers
Emulsifying salts
Humectants
Preservatives
Stabilizers
Thickeners
Sequestrants
E339(iii) – Trisodium phosphate
E340 – Potassium phosphates
Medium danger
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Emulsifiers
Emulsifying salts
Humectants
Stabilizers
Thickeners
Sequestrants
E340 – Potassium phosphates
E340(i) – Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
Medium danger
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Emulsifiers
Emulsifying salts
Humectants
Sequestrants
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E340(i) – Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
E340(ii) – Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate
Medium danger
Artificial origin
Humectants
Acidity regulators
Stabilizers
Emulsifiers
Emulsifying salts
Sequestrants
Thickeners
E340(ii) – Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate
E340(iii) – Tripotassium phosphate
Medium danger
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Emulsifiers
Emulsifying salts
Humectants
Sequestrants
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E340(iii) – Tripotassium phosphate
E341 – Calcium phosphates
Low danger
Mineral origin
Artificial origin
Raising agents
Acidity regulators
Anticaking agents
Emulsifying salts
Firming agents
Flour treatment agents
Humectants
Sequestrants
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E341 – Calcium phosphates
E341(i) – Calcium dihydrogen phosphate
Low danger
Mineral origin
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Anticaking agents
Emulsifying salts
Firming agents
Flour treatment agents
Humectants
Raising agents
Sequestrants
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E341(i) – Calcium dihydrogen phosphate
E341(ii) – Calcium hydrogen phosphate
Low danger
Mineral origin
Artificial origin
Acidity regulators
Anticaking agents
Emulsifying salts
Firming agents
Flour treatment agents
Humectants
Raising agents
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E341(ii) – Calcium hydrogen phosphate
E341(iii) – Tricalcium phosphate
Low danger
Mineral origin
Artificial origin
Flour treatment agents
Anticaking agents
Humectants
Raising agents
Acidity regulators
Stabilizers
Texturizers
Emulsifiers
Emulsifying salts
Firming agents
Thickeners
E341(iii) – Tricalcium phosphate
E342 – Ammonium phosphates
Acidity regulators
Flour treatment agents
Raising agents
Thickeners
Stabilizers
E342 – Ammonium phosphates
E342(i) – Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate
Acidity regulators
Flour treatment agents
Raising agents
Thickeners
Stabilizers
E342(i) – Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate
E342(ii) – Diammonium hydrogen phosphate
Acidity regulators
Flour treatment agents
Raising agents
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E342(ii) – Diammonium hydrogen phosphate
E343 – Magnesium phosphates
Anticaking agents
Acidity regulators
Emulsifying salts
Stabilizers
Thickeners
Raising agents
E343 – Magnesium phosphates
E343(i) – Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate
Acidity regulators
Anticaking agents
Emulsifying salts
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E343(i) – Magnesium dihydrogen phosphate
E343(ii) – Magnesium hydrogen phosphate
Acidity regulators
Anticaking agents
Emulsifying salts
Raising agents
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E343(ii) – Magnesium hydrogen phosphate
E343(iii) – Trimagnesium phosphate
Acidity regulators
Anticaking agents
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E343(iii) – Trimagnesium phosphate
E353 – Metatartaric acid
Acidity regulators
Emulsifiers
Stabilizers
Thickeners
E353 – Metatartaric acid
E383 – Calcium glycerophosphate
Stabilizers
Thickeners
Gelling agents
E383 – Calcium glycerophosphate
E400 – Alginic acid
Zero danger
Plant origin
Thickeners
Stabilizers
Bulking agents
Carriers
Emulsifiers
Foaming agents
Gelling agents
Glazing agents
Humectants
Sequestrants
E400 – Alginic acid
E401 – Sodium alginate
Zero danger
Plant origin
Stabilizers
Bulking agents
Carriers
Emulsifiers
Foaming agents
Gelling agents
Glazing agents
Humectants
Sequestrants
Thickeners
E401 – Sodium alginate
E402 – Potassium alginate
Zero danger
Plant origin
Thickeners
Stabilizers
Bulking agents
Carriers
Emulsifiers
Foaming agents
Gelling agents
Glazing agents
Humectants
Sequestrants
E402 – Potassium alginate
E403 – Ammonium alginate
Very low danger
Plant origin
Artificial origin
Thickeners
Stabilizers
Bulking agents
Carriers
Emulsifiers
Gelling agents
Glazing agents
Humectants
Sequestrants
E403 – Ammonium alginate
E404 – Calcium alginate
Zero danger
Plant origin
Antifoaming agents
Thickeners
Stabilizers
Bulking agents
Carriers
Foaming agents
Gelling agents
Humectants
Glazing agents
Sequestrants
E404 – Calcium alginate
E405 – Propylene glycol alginate
Bulking agents
Carriers
Emulsifiers
Foaming agents
Gelling agents
Stabilizers
Thickeners