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List of additives - United States

242 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E127 - Erythrosine 5620
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 4151Moderate risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 4029No or very low risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 3896
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 3423
E322 - Lecithins 2424
E322i - Lecithin 2423
E330 - Citric acid 2012
E903 - Carnauba wax 1926
E171 - Titanium dioxide 1665
E132 - Indigotine 1415No or very low risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1400
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1399
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1396
E414 - Acacia gum 1007
E202 - Potassium sorbate 984High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 932Moderate risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 823
E341 - Calcium phosphates 781High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 770
E422 - Glycerol 764
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 746
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 741
E415 - Xanthan gum 728
E450 - Diphosphates 688High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 632High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 599
E412 - Guar gum 596
E211 - Sodium benzoate 444High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 441Moderate risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 412
E904 - Shellac 368
E410 - Locust bean gum 359
E331 - Sodium citrates 333
E160b - Annatto 330
E270 - Lactic acid 293
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 265No or very low risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 261
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 259High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 248
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 240
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 229
E281 - Sodium propionate 226
E440 - Pectins 214
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 212
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 201High risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 201
E413 - Tragacanth 200
E570 - Fatty acids 189
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 178Moderate risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 164
E905 - Synthetic wax 162
E336 - Potassium tartrates 162
E905a - Mineral oil 160
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 160
E200 - Sorbic acid 127High risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 123
E160a - Carotene 123
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 120
E250 - Sodium nitrite 114High risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 113
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 112
E338 - Phosphoric acid 112High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 106
E955 - Sucralose 101
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 101
E325 - Sodium lactate 96
E406 - Agar 89
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 87
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 83High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 82
E355 - Adipic acid 82
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 81No or very low risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 80High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 80
E950 - Acesulfame k 72
E297 - Fumaric acid 65
E460 - Cellulose 63
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 59
E150 - Caramel 58
E401 - Sodium alginate 55
E262 - Sodium acetates 55
E631 - Disodium inosinate 54
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 54
E418 - Gellan gum 53
E627 - Disodium guanylate 52
E143 - Fast Green FCF 51
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 51
E452 - Polyphosphates 51High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 50
E327 - Calcium lactate 46
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 44
E461 - Methyl cellulose 43
E120 - Cochineal 41
E263 - Calcium acetate 41
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 41
E1510 - Ethanol 40
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 39High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 39
E282 - Calcium propionate 39
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 38High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 36
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 36
E1103 - Invertase 36
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 33High risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 32
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 32High risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 31High risk of over exposure
E924a - Potassium bromate 31
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 30High risk of over exposure
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 28
E553 - Magnesium silicates 26
E951 - Aspartame 25No or very low risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 24
E516 - Calcium sulphate 24
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 24
E260 - Acetic acid 23
E965 - Maltitol 22
E170i - Calcium carbonate 22No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 22
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 21
E326 - Potassium lactate 21
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 20
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 20
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 19
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 19
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 19
E1200 - Polydextrose 19
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 19
E160c - Paprika extract 19
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 18
Potassium iodide 17
E953 - Isomalt 16
E300 - Ascorbic acid 14
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 14
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 14
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 14
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 14
E210 - Benzoic acid 13High risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 13
E339 - Sodium phosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 12
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 11
E150a - Plain caramel 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 11
E332 - Potassium citrates 11
E905b - Petroleum jelly 10
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 10
E221 - Sodium sulphite 10High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 9
E552 - Calcium silicate 9
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 8
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 8
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 7
E235 - Natamycin 7
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 7
E101 - Riboflavin 6
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E403 - Ammonium alginate 6
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 6
E234 - Nisin 6
E251 - Sodium nitrate 5High risk of over exposure
E417 - Tara gum 5
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 5
E928 - Benzole peroxide 4
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 4
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 4High risk of over exposure
E290 - Carbon dioxide 4
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 4
E559 - Aluminium silicate 4
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 4
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 4
E404 - Calcium alginate 4
E101i - Riboflavin 4
E960 - Steviol glycosides 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 3
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 3
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 3
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 3
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 3
E212 - Potassium benzoate 3High risk of over exposure
E416 - Karaya-gum 3
E474 - Sucroglycerides 3
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 3
E164 - Saffron 3
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 3
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 3
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 3
E501 - Potassium carbonates 3
E967 - Xylitol 3
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 2
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 2
E551 - Silicon dioxide 2
E280 - Propionic acid 2
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 2
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 2
E925 - Chlorine 2
E501i - Potassium carbonate 2
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 1
E140i - Chlorophylls 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E905c - Petroleum wax 1
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 1
E908 - Rice bran wax 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E1210 - Carbomer 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E367 - Calcium fumarate 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E999 - Quillaia extract 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E961 - Neotame 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E175 - Gold 1
E174 - Silver 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 1
E163 - Anthocyanins 1
E553b - Talc 1
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 1
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1