getabiteHidden animal ingredients
A reference for additives and ingredients that can come from animals. Search by E-number, INS code, or name in English, German, Spanish, or French.
E120 is made from scale insects
E120 Carmine (cochineal) comes from dried scale insects. On US labels it often appears as carmine, cochineal extract, or Natural Red 4, not as E120.
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82 entries
- E120 · INS 120Always animalCarmine (cochineal)carmine / cochineal extract / Natural Red 4
- E904 · INS 904Always animalShellacshellac / confectioner's glaze
- E441 · INS 441Always animalGelatingelatin
- E542 · INS 542Always animalBone phosphatebone phosphate
- E901 · INS 901Always animalBeeswaxbeeswax
- E913 · INS 913Always animalLanolinlanolin
- E1105 · INS 1105Always animalLysozymelysozyme
- E966 · INS 966Always animalLactitollactitol
- Always animalCaseincasein / caseinate
- Always animalWheywhey / whey protein
- Always animalLactoselactose / milk sugar
- Always animalIsinglassisinglass
- Always animalLardlard / pork fat
- Always animalFish saucefish sauce
- Always animalGheeghee / clarified butter
- Always animalHoneyhoney
- Always animalPropolispropolis
- Always animalRoyal jellyroyal jelly
- Always animalCollagencollagen
- Always animalEgg albuminegg albumin / albumen
- Sometimes animalAnimal rennetrennet
- Always animalTallowtallow / beef fat
- Always animalAnchovyanchovy
- Always animalChitosanchitosan
- Always animalCastoreumcastoreum
- E631 · INS 631Sometimes animalDisodium inosinatedisodium inosinate
- E627 · INS 627Sometimes animalDisodium guanylatedisodium guanylate
- E920 · INS 920Sometimes animalL-cysteineL-cysteine
- E471 · INS 471Sometimes animalMono- and diglycerides (E471)mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472a · INS 472aSometimes animalAcetic acid esters of mono- and diglyceridesacetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides
- E472b · INS 472bSometimes animalLactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerideslactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides
- E472c · INS 472cSometimes animalCitric acid esters of mono- and diglyceridescitric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides
- E472e · INS 472eSometimes animalDATEM (diacetyl tartaric acid esters)DATEM
- E473 · INS 473Sometimes animalSucrose esters of fatty acidssucrose esters of fatty acids
- E474 · INS 474Sometimes animalSucroglyceridessucroglycerides
- E475 · INS 475Sometimes animalPolyglycerol esters of fatty acidspolyglycerol esters of fatty acids
- E477 · INS 477Sometimes animalPropylene glycol esters of fatty acidspropylene glycol esters of fatty acids
- E481 · INS 481Sometimes animalSodium stearoyl lactylatesodium stearoyl lactylate
- E482 · INS 482Sometimes animalCalcium stearoyl lactylatecalcium stearoyl lactylate
- E570 · INS 570Sometimes animalFatty acids (stearic acid)fatty acids / stearic acid
- E422 · INS 422Sometimes animalGlycerol (glycerin)glycerol / glycerin
- E322 · INS 322Sometimes animalLecithinlecithin
- E101 · INS 101Sometimes animalRiboflavin (vitamin B2)riboflavin / vitamin B2
- Sometimes animalVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)vitamin D3 / cholecalciferol
- Sometimes animalBone-char filtered sugarbone char filtered sugar
- Sometimes animalWine fining agentswine fining agents
- Sometimes animalWorcestershire sauceWorcestershire sauce
- E640 · INS 640Sometimes animalGlycineglycine
- E470a · INS 470aSometimes animalSalts of fatty acidssodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
- E491 · INS 491Sometimes animalSorbitan monostearatesorbitan monostearate
- Sometimes animalGlucosamineglucosamine
- Sometimes animalNatural flavorsnatural flavors
- Sometimes animalMarshmallowsmarshmallow
- E407 · INS 407Plant or mineralCarrageenancarrageenan
- Plant or mineralAgar-agaragar-agar
- E440 · INS 440Plant or mineralPectinpectin
- E412 · INS 412Plant or mineralGuar gumguar gum
- E410 · INS 410Plant or mineralLocust bean gumlocust bean gum / carob gum
- E415 · INS 415Plant or mineralXanthan gumxanthan gum
- E407a · INS 407aPlant or mineralProcessed eucheuma seaweedprocessed eucheuma seaweed
- E160b · INS 160bPlant or mineralAnnattoannatto / bixin
- E162 · INS 162Plant or mineralBeetroot red (betanin)beetroot red / betanin
- Plant or mineralVitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)vitamin D2 / ergocalciferol
- Plant or mineralAlgal omega-3 oilalgal oil omega-3
- Plant or mineralBentonitebentonite
- Plant or mineralMicrobial rennetmicrobial / fermentation rennet
- E322 · INS 322Plant or mineralSoy lecithinsoy lecithin
- E422 · INS 422Plant or mineralVegetable glycerinvegetable glycerin
- E410 · INS 410Plant or mineralCarob bean gumcarob bean gum
- E428 · INS 428Always animalGelatin (E428)gelatin
- Always animalPepsinpepsin
- Always animalSuetsuet
- Always animalFish gelatinfish gelatin
- Always animalFish oil (omega-3)fish oil omega-3
- Always animalHydrolyzed animal proteinhydrolyzed animal protein
- E325 · INS 325Sometimes animalSodium lactatesodium lactate
- E270 · INS 270Sometimes animalLactic acidlactic acid
- Always animalCarmine lakecarmine lake / aluminum lake
- E161g · INS 161gSometimes animalCanthaxanthincanthaxanthin
- E904 · INS 904Always animalConfectioner's glazeconfectioner's glaze
- Always animalKeratinkeratin
- E551 · INS 551Plant or mineralSilicon dioxidesilicon dioxide / silica
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Questions
What do the three stages mean?
Always animal means the usual commercial form comes from animals. Sometimes animal means plant, microbial, synthetic, or animal routes exist. Plant or mineral means the usual food form is not from animals, included so lookalikes are clear.
Why show INS and US names?
E-numbers are mainly an EU pack convention. Codex INS numbers and US common names help when you travel or read imports.
Does a match mean the product used an animal source?
No. The checker only highlights names from our reference. For the middle stage, origin depends on the manufacturer. Ask the brand or look for a clear plant claim.
Where does the data come from?
Each entry cites sources such as EU additive rules, Codex INS, FDA labeling practice, and the Open Food Facts ingredients taxonomy (ODbL). Stand dates are on every entry.