Additives
Nitrogen Oxides (E918): What It Is and Is It Safe?
Limited risk
Flour Treatment Agent · Obsolete bleaching agent
Nitrogen oxides are gaseous oxidising agents formerly used to bleach and artificially age flour. The practice has been discontinued and the additive deleted from permitted lists, as ascorbic acid and natural ageing replaced it. It is not authorised as a food additive in the EU or UK.
- Category
- Flour Treatment Agent — Obsolete bleaching agent
- Typically used in
- Historic flour bleaching and maturing (obsolete).
- Regulatory status
- Deleted and obsolete; not authorised as a food additive in the EU/UK.
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Sources
Where this comes from
- Food Standards Agency (2024) — Approved additives and E numbers https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers
Products
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