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E223 (sodium metabisulphite): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E223 is sodium metabisulphite, a preservative. E223 can come from a lab or minerals. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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Fits you

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E223=a lab or minerals

What is E223?

E223 (sodium metabisulphite) 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 E223 made from?

  • Made in a lab
  • Minerals

Is E223 vegan?

Fits you. E223 can come from a lab or minerals. Nothing from an animal.

Bravoora is a calorie tracker and ingredient checker app. Scan a pack, a supplement or a skincare label and it answers for each person on your plan.

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

VeganFits youE223 can come from a lab or minerals. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE223 can come from a lab or minerals. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E223 have on a label?

Any of these on a pack means E223. The checker reads them all.

E223E 223E-223INS 223Preservative (223)Preservative (E223)Sodium metabisulphiteSodium metabisulfite

What would change the answer for E223?

For E223, 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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