Meaning of E number | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of a range of European abbreviations for food additives used on labels.
2. Any such additive, often regarded as undesirable.
   British, Ireland, informal

Examples

“The E number E100 represents turmeric.”

“I finger Padre Pio paperweights and Our Lady of Knock sticks of rock that are packed with more e-numbers than could be safe at one sitting.”

“...how long it took corpses to go off these days, because everyone was so full of E-numbers and preservatives.”

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