Preservative
E220 (sulphur dioxide): what it is, its sources, vegan or not
E220 is sulphur dioxide, a preservative. E220 can come from a lab or minerals. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.
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E220=a lab or minerals
What is E220?
E220 (sulphur dioxide) is a preservative, an additive that makes a food keep longer by protecting it from microbes. Sulphites above 10 mg per kg or litre must be declared as an allergen in the EU and UK.
Full guide: Sulphites
What is E220 made from?
E220 can come from a lab or minerals.
- Made in a lab
- Minerals
Is E220 vegan?
Fits you. E220 can come from a lab or minerals. Nothing from an animal.
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What other names does E220 have on a label?
On a label, E220 can also appear as “INS 220”, “Preservative (220)”, “Preservative (E220)”, “Sulphur dioxide” or “Sulfur dioxide”.
Any of these on a pack means E220. The checker reads them all.
What would change the answer for E220?
For E220, only the ingredient list itself: a code the camera cannot read gets Needs one more scan, and the app never guesses a code it cannot see.
Sources: EU, US and Codex additive rules
Where additives are listed and approved. Bravoora reads the source and the diet; it does not rate the hazard.
- EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (the E-number list)
- EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II: the allergen sources a label must name
- US FDA: Food Additive Status List
- FAO/WHO Codex: General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) online
Names and classes cross-checked with Open Food Facts (Open Database License).
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