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List of additives - United States

183 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E120 - Cochineal 374
E330 - Citric acid 187
E322 - Lecithins 173
E322i - Lecithin 171
E420 - Sorbitol 118
E171 - Titanium dioxide 103
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 97Moderate risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 94
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 84
E500 - Sodium carbonates 82
E450 - Diphosphates 81High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 79
E129 - Allura red 77No or very low risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 73High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 65
E414 - Acacia gum 62
E102 - Tartrazine 61
E428 - Gelatine 60
E422 - Glycerol 59
E407 - Carrageenan 59High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 54
E132 - Indigotine 53No or very low risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 53High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 52
E211 - Sodium benzoate 52High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 50
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 49Moderate risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 48
E160a - Carotene 46
E341 - Calcium phosphates 45High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 44
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 44
E160b - Annatto 44
E127 - Erythrosine 41
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 39
E296 - Malic acid 38
E412 - Guar gum 38
E160ai - Beta-carotene 33
E270 - Lactic acid 33
E150c - Ammonia caramel 32Moderate risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 30High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 30
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 28
E440 - Pectins 28
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 27
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 26
E1400 - Dextrin 26
E281 - Sodium propionate 26
E150 - Caramel 22
E325 - Sodium lactate 20
E631 - Disodium inosinate 17
E410 - Locust bean gum 16
E955 - Sucralose 16
E161g - Canthaxanthin 15
E950 - Acesulfame k 14
E965 - Maltitol 14
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 14
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 13
E951 - Aspartame 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 12
E100 - Curcumin 12
E200 - Sorbic acid 12High risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 11High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 11High risk of over exposure
E967 - Xylitol 10
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 10
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 9
E163 - Anthocyanins 9
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 8
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 8
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 8
E406 - Agar 7
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 7High risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 7
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 7
E551 - Silicon dioxide 7
E451 - Triphosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 7
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 6
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 6
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 6High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 6
E324 - Ethoxyquin 6
E14XX - Modified Starch 6
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 5
E1510 - Ethanol 5
E904 - Shellac 5
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 5
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 5
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 5
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 4
E300 - Ascorbic acid 4
E1103 - Invertase 4
E170 - Calcium carbonates 4
E170i - Calcium carbonate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E579 - Iron gluconate 3
E101 - Riboflavin 3
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 3
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 3
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E161b - Lutein 3
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 3High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 3
E290 - Carbon dioxide 3
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 3
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 3
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E401 - Sodium alginate 3
E418 - Gellan gum 3
E421 - Mannitol 3
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 3
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 3High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 3
E570 - Fatty acids 3
E153 - Vegetable carbon 2
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2
E262 - Sodium acetates 2
E336 - Potassium tartrates 2
E510 - Ammonium chloride 2
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 2
E162 - Beetroot red 2
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 2
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E953 - Isomalt 2
E1105 - Lysozyme 2
E960 - Steviol glycosides 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 2
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2
E234 - Nisin 2
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 2
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E966 - Lactitol 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 1
E252 - Potassium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E637 - Ethyl maltol 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E905 - Synthetic wax 1
E905c - Petroleum wax 1
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E416 - Karaya-gum 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E572 - Magnesium stearate 1
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E333 - Calcium citrates 1
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1