E number just means that it is an additive that is approved by the European union to put in your food (in some amounts.)
They are divided in different categories such as (E100-E199) colorants, (E200-E299) preservatives and (E400-E499) thickeners/stabilizers and emulsifiers.
So there is not 1 use that 'e-numbers are for'.
You can find a list of the e-numbers on wikipedia and compare it with the e-numbers on a food package.
Some people are afraid of E-numbers, but the truth is that there are some really innocent things on that list like vitamins, Gelatin, oxygen, chlorophyl and caramel (and some debated things also like Aspartame and monosodium glutamate of course.)
It is given that name because of eulers work with e
Letter e with numbers denotes exponential figure.
What are E numbers use for.... E.g E160,E104,E122,E621. What are these numbers E160,E104,E122,E621.
E 6969
E numbers are food additives. The 'E' stands for European, as this is a standard set in Europe throughout the European Union.
In food / everywhere. Lots of E numbers occur naturally, in plants and other substances.
The "E" prefix stands for "Europe".
E123 e457 e977 ----- These E numbers are not for proteins; I don't know proteins with an E number.
what types of e numbers are there?
19
1000000 e numbers in 1 skittle in a packet
A. E. Abbot has written: 'The secrets of numbers'