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Re:Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Bi... by d1sxeyes on Sunday October 01, 2023 @05:49AM (#37724349)
Although that’s typically true, a lot of very natural ingredients also have “E numbers” (as we call them in the UK).

For example, E164 is saffron, E290 is carbon dioxide, E901 is beeswax, E913 is lanolin.

Loads of others are also extracts of natural products.

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Re:Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Bi... by cinntaile on Sunday October 01, 2023 @07:02AM (#37724743)
It means it was added to the product.
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