Eat or Avoid

Leavening Agents

32 additives classified as leavening agents. Browse the full index.

E220Use Sparingly

Sulfur Dioxide →

Antioxidants, Preservatives, Leavening Agents

E927aAvoid

Azodicarbonamide →

Leavening Agents

E322Generally Safe

Lecithin →

Emulsifiers, Stabilizers, Leavening Agents

E329Eat Away!

Magnesium Lactate →

Acidity Regulators, Fortifying Agents, Leavening Agents

E224Use Sparingly

Potassium Metabisulfite →

Antioxidants, Preservatives, Leavening Agents

E170Generally Safe

Calcium Carbonate →

Colorants, Acidity Regulators, Anti-caking Agents, Leavening Agents, Stabilizers

E930Generally Safe

Calcium Peroxide →

Bleaching Agents, Leavening Agents

E928Generally Safe

Benzoyl Peroxide →

Bleaching Agents, Leavening Agents, Oxidizing Agents

E927bGenerally Safe

Carbamide (Urea) →

Leavening Agents

E926Generally Safe

Chlorine Dioxide →

Leavening Agents

E925Generally Safe

Chlorine →

Leavening Agents

E924Avoid

Potassium Bromate →

Leavening Agents, Oxidizing Agents

E923Use Sparingly

Ammonium Persulfate →

Leavening Agents

E922Generally Safe

Potassium Persulfate →

Leavening Agents

E921Generally Safe

L-Cystine →

Leavening Agents

E920Generally Safe

L-Cysteine →

Flavoring Agents, Leavening Agents

E924bAvoid

Calcium Bromate →

Leavening Agents

E919Use Sparingly

Nitrosyl Chloride →

Leavening Agents

E917Generally Safe

Potassium Iodate →

Leavening Agents, Oxidizing Agents

E916Generally Safe

Calcium Iodate →

Leavening Agents

E918Use Sparingly

Nitrogen Oxides →

Leavening Agents, Propellants

E529Generally Safe

Calcium Oxide →

Acidity Regulators, Leavening Agents

E528Generally Safe

Magnesium Hydroxide →

Acidity Regulators, Leavening Agents

E522Generally Safe

Aluminium Potassium Sulfate →

Acidity Regulators, Leavening Agents, Preservatives

E510Generally Safe

Ammonium Chloride →

Acidity Regulators, Leavening Agents

E503Generally Safe

Ammonium Carbonates →

Acidity Regulators, Leavening Agents

E500Generally Safe

Sodium Carbonates →

Acidity Regulators, Leavening Agents

E450Generally Safe

Diphosphates →

Acidity Regulators, Emulsifiers, Leavening Agents, Sequestrants, Stabilizers

E342Use Sparingly

Ammonium Phosphates →

Acidity Regulators, Leavening Agents, Stabilizers

E341Eat Away!

Calcium Phosphates →

Acidity Regulators, Anti-caking Agents, Emulsifiers, Humectants, Leavening Agents, Sequestrants, Stabilizers, Thickeners

E327Eat Away!

Calcium Lactate →

Acidity Regulators, Flavor Enhancers, Leavening Agents, Fortifying Agents, Stabilizers, Thickeners

E301Eat Away!

Sodium Ascorbate →

Antioxidants, Acidity Regulators, Leavening Agents