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List of additives - United States

94 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E143 - Fast Green FCF 146
E129 - Allura red 111No or very low risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 109
E102 - Tartrazine 108
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 104Moderate risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 89
E202 - Potassium sorbate 59High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 55
E322i - Lecithin 52
E322 - Lecithins 52
E415 - Xanthan gum 51
E127 - Erythrosine 51
E414 - Acacia gum 51
E412 - Guar gum 48
E500 - Sodium carbonates 44
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 44
E171 - Titanium dioxide 40
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 36Moderate risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 35
E338 - Phosphoric acid 33High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 31
E132 - Indigotine 30No or very low risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 30
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 29High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 28
E422 - Glycerol 28
E160a - Carotene 27
E160ai - Beta-carotene 27
E211 - Sodium benzoate 20High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 15High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 14
E410 - Locust bean gum 14
E341 - Calcium phosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 13
E450 - Diphosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 11
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 11
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 9
E1400 - Dextrin 9
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 7
E200 - Sorbic acid 7High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 6
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 5
E413 - Tragacanth 5
E440 - Pectins 5
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 4
E160b - Annatto 4
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 4High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 4
E406 - Agar 3
E331 - Sodium citrates 3
E270 - Lactic acid 3
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 3
E955 - Sucralose 3
E920 - L-cysteine 3
E401 - Sodium alginate 3
E904 - Shellac 3
E570 - Fatty acids 3
E150c - Ammonia caramel 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 2
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 2
E967 - Xylitol 1
E1204 - Pullulan 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E170 - Calcium carbonates 1
E170i - Calcium carbonate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 1
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E416 - Karaya-gum 1
E428 - Gelatine 1
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 1High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 1