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List of additives - United States

217 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E100 - Curcumin 1647
E330 - Citric acid 703
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 348
E322 - Lecithins 324
E322i - Lecithin 317
E160c - Paprika extract 308
E500 - Sodium carbonates 295
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 288
E160b - Annatto 280
E415 - Xanthan gum 280
E412 - Guar gum 266
E270 - Lactic acid 212
E631 - Disodium inosinate 195
E627 - Disodium guanylate 193
E407 - Carrageenan 185High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 181
E428 - Gelatine 163
E150c - Ammonia caramel 157Moderate risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 146High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 140High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 138
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 134
E410 - Locust bean gum 133
E414 - Acacia gum 130
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 128
E903 - Carnauba wax 127
E341 - Calcium phosphates 114High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 114No or very low risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 111High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 110
E102 - Tartrazine 106
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 101Moderate risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 99High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 94
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 91
E171 - Titanium dioxide 91
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 89Moderate risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 88
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 86
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 76
E422 - Glycerol 76
E163 - Anthocyanins 70
E262 - Sodium acetates 67
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 65
E211 - Sodium benzoate 63High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 61
E282 - Calcium propionate 57
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 54
E160ai - Beta-carotene 50
E260 - Acetic acid 47
E200 - Sorbic acid 47High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 47High risk of over exposure
E153 - Vegetable carbon 46
E460 - Cellulose 46
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 45High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 40
E161b - Lutein 40
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 39Moderate risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 38High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 37
E551 - Silicon dioxide 35
E401 - Sodium alginate 34
E221 - Sodium sulphite 33High risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 32
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 31
E1400 - Dextrin 31
E950 - Acesulfame k 31
E300 - Ascorbic acid 29
E281 - Sodium propionate 28
E162 - Beetroot red 28
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 27
E960 - Steviol glycosides 23Moderate risk of over exposure
E416 - Karaya-gum 23
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 23
E150a - Plain caramel 22No or very low risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 22
E250 - Sodium nitrite 22High risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 21
E339 - Sodium phosphates 21High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 20
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 20No or very low risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 19
E461 - Methyl cellulose 19
E150 - Caramel 17
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 17
E170 - Calcium carbonates 17
E170i - Calcium carbonate 17No or very low risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 17No or very low risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 16
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 16
E14XX - Modified Starch 16
E338 - Phosphoric acid 15High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 15
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 14
E965 - Maltitol 14
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 14
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 13
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 13
E235 - Natamycin 13
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 13
E418 - Gellan gum 13
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 12
E132 - Indigotine 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 12
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 11High risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 11
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 11
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 10
E1510 - Ethanol 10
E961 - Neotame 10
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 9
E127 - Erythrosine 9
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 9High risk of over exposure
E140i - Chlorophylls 8
E570 - Fatty acids 8
E1200 - Polydextrose 7
E951 - Aspartame 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E333 - Calcium citrates 7
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 7
E904 - Shellac 7
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 7High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 7
E552 - Calcium silicate 6
E297 - Fumaric acid 6
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 6
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 6
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 6
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 6
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 6
E930 - Calcium peroxide 6
E327 - Calcium lactate 5
E941 - Nitrogen 5
E501i - Potassium carbonate 5
E350 - Sodium malates 5
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 5
E336 - Potassium tartrates 5
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 5
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 5
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 5
E417 - Tara gum 5
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 4High risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 4
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 4
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 4
E310 - Propyl gallate 4
E101 - Riboflavin 4
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 4
E516 - Calcium sulphate 4
E500i - Sodium carbonate 4
E967 - Xylitol 3
E101i - Riboflavin 3
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 3
E579 - Iron gluconate 3
E510 - Ammonium chloride 3
E572 - Magnesium stearate 3
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 3
E905a - Mineral oil 3
E576 - Sodium gluconate 3
E966 - Lactitol 3
E905 - Synthetic wax 3
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 3
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 3
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 3
E315 - Erythorbic acid 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 3
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 3
E1503 - Castor oil 2
E1103 - Invertase 2
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 2
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 2
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E329 - Magnesium lactate 2
E350i - Sodium malate 2
E425 - Konjac 2
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 2
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 2
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 2
E553 - Magnesium silicates 2
E553b - Talc 2
E916 - Calcium iodate 2
E928 - Benzole peroxide 2
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 2
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 1
E493 - Sorbitan monolaurate 1High risk of over exposure
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 1
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 1
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E326 - Potassium lactate 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 1
E164 - Saffron 1
E953 - Isomalt 1
E160d - Lycopene 1
E1101 - Protease 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
Amino acids 1
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1