Phycocolloids used in the European food industry
Phycocolloids | E number |
---|---|
Alginic acid | E400 |
Sodium alginate | E401 |
Potassium alginate | E402 |
Ammonium alginate | E403 |
Calcium alginate | E404 |
Propylene glycol alginate | E405 |
Agar | E406 |
Carrageenan | E407 |
Semi-processed carrageenan | E470a |
E numbers (“E” means “Europe”) are codes for food additives
LP: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing.
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Leonel Pereira is grateful for the support of the FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., within the scope of the project of the Associate Laboratory ARNET [LA/P/0069/2020], and MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre [UIDB/04292/2020]. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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