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List of additives - United States

294 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 15793
E102 - Tartrazine 12267
E129 - Allura red 10339No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 8713Moderate risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 7794
E322 - Lecithins 5268
E322i - Lecithin 5267
E903 - Carnauba wax 3459
E127 - Erythrosine 3423
E500 - Sodium carbonates 3165
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 3155
E132 - Indigotine 3073No or very low risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3036
E414 - Acacia gum 2909
E171 - Titanium dioxide 2808
E428 - Gelatine 2320
E202 - Potassium sorbate 2197High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 2016
E415 - Xanthan gum 2008
E270 - Lactic acid 1827
E450 - Diphosphates 1740High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 1676
E341 - Calcium phosphates 1646High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1597Moderate risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 1475
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 1465
E150c - Ammonia caramel 1461Moderate risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 1430
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1393High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 1379
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 1365
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 1260High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 1228
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1097
E407 - Carrageenan 1093High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 939
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 892High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 821
E631 - Disodium inosinate 819
E627 - Disodium guanylate 801
E440 - Pectins 783
E160b - Annatto 713
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 678
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 670
E904 - Shellac 594
E905 - Synthetic wax 587
E905a - Mineral oil 582
E955 - Sucralose 563
E297 - Fumaric acid 539
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 538
E950 - Acesulfame k 524
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 430Moderate risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 428High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 416
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 413No or very low risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 409
E281 - Sodium propionate 408
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 390
E452 - Polyphosphates 388High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 371High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 362
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 360
E160ai - Beta-carotene 358
E340 - Potassium phosphates 342High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 332
E570 - Fatty acids 325
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 321
E212 - Potassium benzoate 317High risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 316No or very low risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 304
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 301
E338 - Phosphoric acid 298High risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 286
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 281
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 279
E401 - Sodium alginate 278
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 266
E262 - Sodium acetates 265
E460 - Cellulose 251
E325 - Sodium lactate 250
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 245
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 245
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 245
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 245
E355 - Adipic acid 223
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 220
E413 - Tragacanth 220
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 219High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 214
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 213
E282 - Calcium propionate 199
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 189High risk of over exposure
E336 - Potassium tartrates 176
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 172
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 162
E160c - Paprika extract 153
E339 - Sodium phosphates 148High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 143
E1103 - Invertase 128
E418 - Gellan gum 126
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 126
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 122
E461 - Methyl cellulose 119
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 118
E170 - Calcium carbonates 115
E170i - Calcium carbonate 115No or very low risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 102
E1510 - Ethanol 97
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 97
E552 - Calcium silicate 94
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 90
E143 - Fast Green FCF 89
E100 - Curcumin 86
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 86
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 86
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 83
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 79
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 75
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 74High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 73High risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 72
E1200 - Polydextrose 71
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 69
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 69High risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 69
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 67
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 64No or very low risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 59
E263 - Calcium acetate 56
E14XX - Modified Starch 56
E120 - Cochineal 54
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 54
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 54
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 53
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 50High risk of over exposure
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 47
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 46
E924a - Potassium bromate 43
E961 - Neotame 40
E210 - Benzoic acid 37High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 36
E421 - Mannitol 34
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 34
E262i - Sodium acetate 33
E310 - Propyl gallate 33
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 32
E235 - Natamycin 32
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 28
E553 - Magnesium silicates 28
E416 - Karaya-gum 28
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 27
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 27
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 26
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 25
E953 - Isomalt 24
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 24
E968 - Erythritol 22
E221 - Sodium sulphite 22High risk of over exposure
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 21
E290 - Carbon dioxide 21
Potassium iodide 21
E101 - Riboflavin 20
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 19
E417 - Tara gum 19
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 18
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 18
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 17
E280 - Propionic acid 16
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 16
E101i - Riboflavin 16
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 14
E326 - Potassium lactate 14
E150a - Plain caramel 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 13
E967 - Xylitol 13
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 13
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 12
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 12
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 12
E500i - Sodium carbonate 12
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 11
E920 - L-cysteine 11
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 10
E905b - Petroleum jelly 10
E553b - Talc 9
E928 - Benzole peroxide 9
E930 - Calcium peroxide 8
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 8
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 8
E350 - Sodium malates 8
E960 - Steviol glycosides 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 7
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 7
E404 - Calcium alginate 7
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 6
E251 - Sodium nitrate 6High risk of over exposure
E403 - Ammonium alginate 6
E234 - Nisin 6
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 6
E510 - Ammonium chloride 6
E124 - Ponceau 4r 6
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 6
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 5
E501 - Potassium carbonates 5
E559 - Aluminium silicate 5
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 5
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 5High risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 5
E966 - Lactitol 5
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 5
E332 - Potassium citrates 5
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 5
E160d - Lycopene 4
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 4
E637 - Ethyl maltol 4
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 4
E501i - Potassium carbonate 4
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E925 - Chlorine 4
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 4
E640i - Glycine 4
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 3
E636 - Maltol 3
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 3
E363 - Succinic acid 3
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 3
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E474 - Sucroglycerides 3
E425 - Konjac 3
E123 - Amaranth 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E201 - Sodium sorbate 3
E999 - Quillaia extract 3
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 3
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 3
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 2
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 2
E451 - Triphosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 2
E162 - Beetroot red 2
E329 - Magnesium lactate 2
E164 - Saffron 2
E173 - Aluminium 2
E1210 - Carbomer 2
E579 - Iron gluconate 2
E902 - Candelilla wax 2
E1104 - Lipase 2
E1101 - Protease 2
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E331ii - Disodium citrate 1
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E122 - Azorubine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E125 - Scarlet GN 1
E175 - Gold 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E152 - Black 7984 1
E1503 - Castor oil 1
E163 - Anthocyanins 1
E905c - Petroleum wax 1
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 1
E203 - Calcium sorbate 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E380 - Triammonium citrate 1
E370 - 1‚4-Heptonolactone 1
E367 - Calcium fumarate 1
E939 - Helium 1
E941 - Nitrogen 1
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 1
E352 - Calcium malates 1
E515 - Potassium sulphates 1
E508 - Potassium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E142 - Green s 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E324 - Ethoxyquin 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E1204 - Pullulan 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E174 - Silver 1
E632 - Dipotassium inosinate 1