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List of additives - United States

212 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E1510 - Ethanol 824
E322 - Lecithins 411
E322i - Lecithin 408
E500 - Sodium carbonates 329
E330 - Citric acid 325
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 321
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 259No or very low risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 247
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 237
E450 - Diphosphates 195High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 173
E150c - Ammonia caramel 167Moderate risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 166High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 161
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 158
E412 - Guar gum 151
E202 - Potassium sorbate 145High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 132
E410 - Locust bean gum 126
E129 - Allura red 125No or very low risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 124
E211 - Sodium benzoate 112High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 102High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 100Moderate risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 97
E420 - Sorbitol 95
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 94High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 90
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 78Moderate risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 76
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 71
E414 - Acacia gum 71
E1400 - Dextrin 69
E570 - Fatty acids 57
E331 - Sodium citrates 55
E452 - Polyphosphates 50High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 48
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 46
E171 - Titanium dioxide 46
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 45Moderate risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 44
E127 - Erythrosine 40
E440 - Pectins 40
E903 - Carnauba wax 39
E401 - Sodium alginate 37
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 36High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 36
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 35High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 35No or very low risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 35
E296 - Malic acid 34
E904 - Shellac 31
E631 - Disodium inosinate 30
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 29
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 28
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 28
E281 - Sodium propionate 27
E627 - Disodium guanylate 27
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 25
E160c - Paprika extract 24
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 24
E260 - Acetic acid 23
E460 - Cellulose 23
E1103 - Invertase 23
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 22
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 22
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 22
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 21
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 20
E905 - Synthetic wax 18
E200 - Sorbic acid 18High risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 17
E262 - Sodium acetates 17
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 16
E428 - Gelatine 16
E170 - Calcium carbonates 15
E338 - Phosphoric acid 15High risk of over exposure
E160d - Lycopene 15
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 15
E905a - Mineral oil 15
E170i - Calcium carbonate 15No or very low risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 14
E14XX - Modified Starch 14
E363 - Succinic acid 13
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 13
E340 - Potassium phosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 12
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 12High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 12
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 12
E640i - Glycine 12
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 11
E263 - Calcium acetate 11
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 11High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 11
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 11
E100 - Curcumin 10
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 10
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 10
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 10
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 9
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 9No or very low risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 9
E501i - Potassium carbonate 9
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 8
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 8
E262i - Sodium acetate 8
E250 - Sodium nitrite 8High risk of over exposure
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 8
E339 - Sodium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 7
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 7
E965 - Maltitol 7
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 7
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 7
E500i - Sodium carbonate 7
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 7
E413 - Tragacanth 7
E461 - Methyl cellulose 6
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 6
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 6
E955 - Sucralose 6
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 5
E325 - Sodium lactate 5
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 5
E120 - Cochineal 5
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 5
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 5
E637 - Ethyl maltol 4
E924a - Potassium bromate 4
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 4
E355 - Adipic acid 4
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 4
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 4High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 4
E326 - Potassium lactate 4
E327 - Calcium lactate 4
E418 - Gellan gum 4
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 4
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 4
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 4
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 4
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 4
E336 - Potassium tartrates 4
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 3
E1104 - Lipase 3
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 3
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 3
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 3
E150 - Caramel 3
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 3
E905b - Petroleum jelly 3
E920 - L-cysteine 2
E417 - Tara gum 2
E416 - Karaya-gum 2
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 2
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 2
Potassium iodide 2
E404 - Calcium alginate 2
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 2
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E515 - Potassium sulphates 2
E212 - Potassium benzoate 2High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E101i - Riboflavin 2
E572 - Magnesium stearate 2
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E315 - Erythorbic acid 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E636 - Maltol 2
E310 - Propyl gallate 2
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 2
E101 - Riboflavin 2
E928 - Benzole peroxide 2
E950 - Acesulfame k 2
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E420i - D-sorbitol 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E999 - Quillaia extract 1
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E234 - Nisin 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1101 - Protease 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E285 - Sodium tetraborate (borax) 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 1
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1