diff --git a/lib/ProductOpener/Ingredients.pm b/lib/ProductOpener/Ingredients.pm
index 9e55289d150fd..e5fe473fd674a 100644
--- a/lib/ProductOpener/Ingredients.pm
+++ b/lib/ProductOpener/Ingredients.pm
@@ -4859,8 +4859,33 @@ sub preparse_ingredients_text ($product_lc, $text) {
 
 	# colorants alimentaires E (124,122,133,104,110)
 	my $roman_numerals = "i|ii|iii|iv|v|vi|vii|viii|ix|x|xi|xii|xii|xiv|xv";
-	my $additivesregexp
-		= '(\d{3}|\d{4})(( |-|\.)?([abcdefgh]))?(( |-|\.)?((' . $roman_numerals . ')|\((' . $roman_numerals . ')\)))?';
+	my $additivesregexp;
+	# special cases, when $and (" a ", " e " or " i ") conflict with variants (E470a, E472e or E451i or E451(i))
+	# in these cases, we fetch variant only if there is no space before
+	# E470a	 -> ok, E470 a -> not ok, E470 a, -> ok
+	# E451i -> ok, E451 i -> not ok, E451 i, -> ok
+	if ($and eq " a " || $and eq " e ") {
+		# based on $additivesregexp below in the else, with following modifications
+		# no space before abcdefgh
+		$additivesregexp
+			= '(\d{3}|\d{4})((-|\.)?([abcdefgh]))?(( |,|.)?((' . $roman_numerals . ')|\((' . $roman_numerals . ')\)))?';
+	}
+	elsif ($and eq " i ") {
+		# based on $additivesregexp below in the else, with following modifications
+		# no space before i
+		$additivesregexp
+			= '(\d{3}|\d{4})(( |-|\.)?([abcdefgh]))?((-|\.)?(('
+			. $roman_numerals . ')|\(('
+			. $roman_numerals
+			. ')\)))?';
+	}
+	else {
+		$additivesregexp
+			= '(\d{3}|\d{4})(( |-|\.)?([abcdefgh]))?(( |-|\.)?(('
+			. $roman_numerals . ')|\(('
+			. $roman_numerals
+			. ')\)))?';
+	}
 
 	$text
 		=~ s/\b(e|ins|sin|i-n-s|s-i-n|i\.n\.s\.?|s\.i\.n\.?)(:|\(|\[| | n| nb|#|°)+((($additivesregexp)( |\/| \/ | - |,|, |$and))+($additivesregexp))\b(\s?(\)|\]))?/normalize_additives_enumeration($product_lc,$3)/ieg;
@@ -4878,6 +4903,10 @@ sub preparse_ingredients_text ($product_lc, $text) {
 
 	# Canonicalize additives to remove the dash that can make further parsing break
 	# Match E + number + letter a to h + i to xv, followed by a space or separator
+	# $3 would be either \d{3} or \d{4} in $additivesregexp
+	# $6 would be ([abcdefgh]) in $additivesregexp
+	# $9 would be (( |-|\.)?((' . $roman_numerals . ')|\((' . $roman_numerals . ')\))) in $additivesregexp
+	# $12 would be (\b|\s|,|\.|;|\/|-|\\|\)|\]|$)
 	$text =~ s/(\b)e( |-|\.)?$additivesregexp(\b|\s|,|\.|;|\/|-|\\|\)|\]|$)/replace_additive($3,$6,$9) . $12/ieg;
 
 	# E100 et E120 -> E100, E120
diff --git a/tests/unit/ingredients_parsing.t b/tests/unit/ingredients_parsing.t
index 0402b05a81f6b..499357b6d7b34 100755
--- a/tests/unit/ingredients_parsing.t
+++ b/tests/unit/ingredients_parsing.t
@@ -600,7 +600,32 @@ my @lists = (
 	["ru", "масло растительное (подсолнечное, соевое)", "масло растительное подсолнечное, масло растительное соевое"],
 
 	# grammes -> g
-	["fr", "Teneur en fruits: 50gr pour 100 grammes", "Teneur en fruits: 50g pour 100 g"]
+	["fr", "Teneur en fruits: 50gr pour 100 grammes", "Teneur en fruits: 50g pour 100 g"],
+
+	# test conflicts between the word "and" in some languages and additives variants. With letters i or e or a.
+	[
+		"hr",
+		"bojilo: E 150a, tvari za rahljenje: E 500 i E 503, sol.",
+		"bojilo: e150a, tvari za rahljenje: e500, e503, sol."
+	],
+	[
+		"hr",
+		"bojilo: E 150a, tvari za rahljenje: E 500 i, E 503, sol.",
+		"bojilo: e150a, tvari za rahljenje: e500 i, e503, sol."
+	],
+	[
+		"hr",
+		"bojilo: E 150a, tvari za rahljenje: E 500(i), E 503, sol.",
+		"bojilo: e150a, tvari za rahljenje: e500i, e503, sol."
+	],
+	[
+		"hr",
+		"bojilo: E 150a, tvari za rahljenje: E 500i, E 503, sol.",
+		"bojilo: e150a, tvari za rahljenje: e500i, e503, sol."
+	],
+	["it", "formaggio, E 472 e, E470a.", "formaggio, e472 e, e470a."],
+	["it", "formaggio, E 472 e E470a.", "formaggio, e472, e470a."],
+	["sk", "syr, E470 a E470a, mlieko.", "syr, e470, e470a, mlieko."]
 );
 
 foreach my $test_ref (@lists) {