E-number: 231

Name: 2-Hydroxybiphenyl
Alternative Names :o-Phenylphenol; orthophenylphenol; (1,1-Biphenyl)-2-ol; 2-biphenylol; orthoxenol.

Function: Preservative
Status: Halaal
Source: synthetic chemical.

Health Info!!

Health Code: Red
Nausea, convulsions, vomiting, circulatory collapse, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, coma, carcinogenic

Uses: Used in the manufacture of many food additives