ALL meanings of e number
e num·ber
E e - noun e number Any of a range of European abbreviations for food additives used on labels. 0
- noun e number (Informal) (Britain, Ireland) Any such additive, often regarded as undesirable. 0
- countable noun e number E numbers are artificial substances which are added to some foods and drinks to improve their flavour or colour or to make them last longer. They are called E numbers because they are represented in Europe by code names which begin with the letter 'E'. 0
- noun e number any of a series of numbers with the prefix E indicating a specific food additive recognized by the European Union and used on labels of processed food 0