Always-Vegan E-Numbers — Additives You Never Need to Check

These 253 E-numbers are vegan in all normal food production — plant-derived, mineral or synthetic, with no animal involvement. If an ingredients list worries you, these are the ones you can skip past.

A vegan additive doesn't make a product vegan, of course — milk powder next to it on the label still counts. But knowing which E-numbers are always plant-safe removes a lot of label anxiety, because the genuinely problematic additives are a much shorter list.

Always vegan

Additive data sourced from Open Food Facts (ODbL licence) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). This page is for general information and does not provide medical or dietary advice.