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E955: Sucralose

E-number
E955
Function
Sweetener

Has a rule in v1

Names on labels

  • ukсукралоза
  • plsukraloza, Splenda
  • ensucralose
  • essucralosa, Splenda
  • ruсукралоза, подсластитель-сукралоза, подсластитель сукралоза

What our v1 rating says

  • Lowers the score by 30 points out of 100. Age groups: under 6 months; 6 to 12 months; 1 to 3 years.

    Text shown in the rating

    A sweetener is listed in the ingredients. WHO says sweeteners should not be given to children aged 6-23 months; under EU rules (Regulation 1333/2008, Article 16) only listed additives may be used in foods for infants and young children, and the list for that category contains no sweeteners; NHS advice (UK) is to avoid food and drink with sweeteners for children aged 4 or younger. By our methodological rating this lowers the score.

    Sources:1234

Sources

  1. WHO: complementary feeding 2023WHO guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young children 6-23 months of age (2023), recommendation 5: unhealthy foods and beveragesWHO, checked ↩ Back to the rule
  2. Reg. (EC) 1333/2008, art. 16Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Article 16: use of food additives in foods for infants and young children (text as published on legislation.gov.uk)legislation.gov.uk (retained EU text), checked ↩ Back to the rule
  3. Reg. (EU) 1129/2011, annex II ECommission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011, Annex II Part E, food category 13.1 (foods for infants and young children): list of permitted additives as adopted (text as published on legislation.gov.uk)legislation.gov.uk (retained EU text), checked ↩ Back to the rule
  4. NHS: foods to avoidFoods to avoid giving babies and young children (NHS)NHS (UK), checked ↩ Back to the rule

What we know and what we do not

We know the E-number, the function class and the names above.

We have not recorded its EU authorisation conditions, EFSA opinions or age limits, apart from the v1 rules on this page. That does not mean there are none; it means this reference has not confirmed them. For official information see the EFSA page on food additives.

EFSA: food additives

checked November 4, 2026

Same function: sweetener

All additives

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