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List of additives - United States

267 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 2875No or very low risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 1517
E322i - Lecithin 1284
E322 - Lecithins 1284
E202 - Potassium sorbate 1136High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1119
E415 - Xanthan gum 1069
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1056
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1048
E129 - Allura red 829No or very low risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 807High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 717Moderate risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 691
E450 - Diphosphates 635High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 633
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 587Moderate risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 582Moderate risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 567High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 550
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 549
E422 - Glycerol 508
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 496
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 465High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 426
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 413
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 394
E407 - Carrageenan 359High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 348Moderate risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 321
E406 - Agar 319
E281 - Sodium propionate 316
E570 - Fatty acids 307
E955 - Sucralose 293
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 288High risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 283
E270 - Lactic acid 282
E331 - Sodium citrates 281
E127 - Erythrosine 265
E1510 - Ethanol 259
E950 - Acesulfame k 257
E160a - Carotene 239
E160ai - Beta-carotene 239
E200 - Sorbic acid 234High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 174
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 167High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 159
E338 - Phosphoric acid 153High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 150
E282 - Calcium propionate 144
E1400 - Dextrin 141
E420 - Sorbitol 132
E401 - Sodium alginate 128
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 124
E460 - Cellulose 120
E132 - Indigotine 117No or very low risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 114High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 107
E440 - Pectins 102
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 99
E452 - Polyphosphates 99High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 98
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 95
E250 - Sodium nitrite 94High risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 91
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 90No or very low risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 87
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 83
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 77
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 71
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 69
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 68High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 67
E263 - Calcium acetate 63
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 63
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 60
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 59
E262 - Sodium acetates 59
E631 - Disodium inosinate 58
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 57
E627 - Disodium guanylate 57
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 56
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 56
E327 - Calcium lactate 53
E210 - Benzoic acid 52High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 52
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 51
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 51
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 48
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 46
E297 - Fumaric acid 46
E1103 - Invertase 45
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 45
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 44
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 44
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 42
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 42
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 41High risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 41High risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 40
E904 - Shellac 38
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 38
E905 - Synthetic wax 37
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 36
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 36High risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 34
E461 - Methyl cellulose 34
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 34
E300 - Ascorbic acid 33
E418 - Gellan gum 33
E516 - Calcium sulphate 31
E170 - Calcium carbonates 31
E170i - Calcium carbonate 31No or very low risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 31
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 29
E905a - Mineral oil 28
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 27Moderate risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 27
E928 - Benzole peroxide 27
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 26
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 26
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 26
E924a - Potassium bromate 26
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 25
E552 - Calcium silicate 25
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 25
E336 - Potassium tartrates 24
E260 - Acetic acid 24
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 24
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 24
E965 - Maltitol 23
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 23
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 23
E325 - Sodium lactate 22
E1210 - Carbomer 21
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 20
E355 - Adipic acid 20
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 20High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 20
E160c - Paprika extract 20
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 19
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 19
E905b - Petroleum jelly 17
E920 - L-cysteine 16
E150 - Caramel 15
E927b - Carbamide 15
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 13
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 13
E637 - Ethyl maltol 13
E212 - Potassium benzoate 13High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 12
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 12
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 12
E1503 - Castor oil 12
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 11
E1200 - Polydextrose 11
E143 - Fast Green FCF 11
E14XX - Modified Starch 11
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 11
E235 - Natamycin 11
E262i - Sodium acetate 11
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 11
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 11
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 11
E951 - Aspartame 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 10
E280 - Propionic acid 10
E500i - Sodium carbonate 9
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 9
E160d - Lycopene 9
E324 - Ethoxyquin 9
E501i - Potassium carbonate 8
E572 - Magnesium stearate 8
E315 - Erythorbic acid 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E620 - Glutamic acid 8
E403 - Ammonium alginate 7
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 7
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 7
Potassium iodide 7
E251 - Sodium nitrate 7High risk of over exposure
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 7
E221 - Sodium sulphite 7High risk of over exposure
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 6
E404 - Calcium alginate 6
E363 - Succinic acid 6
E417 - Tara gum 6
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E559 - Aluminium silicate 6
E120 - Cochineal 6
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 6High risk of over exposure
E553 - Magnesium silicates 6
E416 - Karaya-gum 5
E510 - Ammonium chloride 5
E553b - Talc 5
E150a - Plain caramel 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 5
E930 - Calcium peroxide 5
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 4
E101 - Riboflavin 4
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 4
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 4
E101i - Riboflavin 4
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 4
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 4
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 4
E960 - Steviol glycosides 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E942 - Nitrous oxide 3
Amino acids 3
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 3
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 3
E967 - Xylitol 3
E551 - Silicon dioxide 3
E474 - Sucroglycerides 3
E421 - Mannitol 3
E913 - Lanolin 2
E420i - D-sorbitol 2
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 2
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 2
E558 - Bentonite 2
E579 - Iron gluconate 2
E173 - Aluminium 2
E162 - Beetroot red 2
E943b - Isobutane 2
E944 - Propane 2
E1001 - Choline salt 2
E163 - Anthocyanins 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E175 - Gold 1
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E902 - Candelilla wax 1
E573 - Aluminium stearate 1
E203 - Calcium sorbate 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E1204 - Pullulan 1
E905c - Petroleum wax 1
E905cii - Paraffin wax 1
E529 - Calcium oxide 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 1
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 1
E925 - Chlorine 1
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1
E941 - Nitrogen 1
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E943a - Butane 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E513 - Sulphuric acid 1
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 1
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 1
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 1High risk of over exposure
E957 - Thaumatin 1
E624 - Monoammonium glutamate 1
E400 - Alginic acid 1
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E636 - Maltol 1