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George Bernard Shaw

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Of the hundreds of E numbers and numbered additives there are very few which can never be made in a manner suitable for vegetarians - only two in fact E120 Cochineal (a red colouring) which is extracted from the carcass of the female of a breed of cactus-feeding scale insect; and E542 Edible Bone Phosphate (an anti-caking agent and mineral supplement supplying calcium and phosphorus). However there are 47 others to look out for which may be vegetarian or not depending on their method of production - for example, many are fat based so can be made from either animal or or non-animal fat. The following may all be of animal origin and therefore unsuitable for vegetarians. Where any of these additives appear on the ingredients listing of a product approved by The Vegetarian Society you can be sure that we have carefully checked the origin of the additive to ascertain its suitability for vegetarians.

E153 E431 E472(b) E478 E570 E161(g) E432 E472(c) E479(b) E572 E252 E433 E472(d) E481 E585 E270 E434 E472(e) E482 E631 E322 E435 E472(f) E483 E635 E325 E436 E473 E491 E640 E326 E470(a) E474 E492 E920 E327 E470(b) E475 E493 E422 E471 E476 E494 E430 E472(a) E477 E495