Anti-caking agent

E535 (sodium ferrocyanide): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E535 is sodium ferrocyanide, an anti-caking agent. E535 is made in a lab. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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E535=made in a lab

What is E535?

E535 (sodium ferrocyanide) is an anti-caking agent, an additive that stops the grains of a powder sticking together. Allowed in the EU only in salt and salt substitutes, to stop them clumping.

What is E535 made from?

E535 is made in a lab.

  • Made in a lab

Is E535 vegan?

Fits you. E535 is made in a lab. Nothing from an animal.

What the app says to each profile, and the reason it shows.

VeganFits youE535 is made in a lab. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE535 is made in a lab. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E535 have on a label?

On a label, E535 can also appear as “INS 535”, “Anti-caking agent (535)”, “Anti-caking agent (E535)”, “Sodium ferrocyanide” or “Yellow prussiate of soda”.

Any of these on a pack means E535. The checker reads them all.

E535E 535E-535INS 535Anti-caking agent (535)Anti-caking agent (E535)Sodium ferrocyanideYellow prussiate of soda

What would change the answer for E535?

For E535, 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.

  1. EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (the E-number list)
  2. EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II: the allergen sources a label must name
  3. US FDA: Food Additive Status List
  4. 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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