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List of additives - United States

293 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E171 - Titanium dioxide 8416
E129 - Allura red 4192No or very low risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 4120
E102 - Tartrazine 3956
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 3766Moderate risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 3342
E322i - Lecithin 3336
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 2808
E903 - Carnauba wax 2037
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2032
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1844
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1839
E202 - Potassium sorbate 1808High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 1665
E415 - Xanthan gum 1493
E414 - Acacia gum 1471
E270 - Lactic acid 1462
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1237Moderate risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 1230
E1400 - Dextrin 1166
E450 - Diphosphates 1148High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 1128
E412 - Guar gum 1028
E331 - Sodium citrates 1011
E132 - Indigotine 913No or very low risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 909High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 897
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 884
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 830
E296 - Malic acid 830
E420 - Sorbitol 796
E407 - Carrageenan 716High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 709Moderate risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 687High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 605
E410 - Locust bean gum 563
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 543High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 519
E200 - Sorbic acid 512High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 507
E904 - Shellac 476
E281 - Sodium propionate 466
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 461
E160a - Carotene 453
E160ai - Beta-carotene 438
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 422
E297 - Fumaric acid 414
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 395High risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 376High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 357
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 321No or very low risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 297
E325 - Sodium lactate 295
E950 - Acesulfame k 289
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 285
E282 - Calcium propionate 263
E570 - Fatty acids 250
E951 - Aspartame 246No or very low risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 233Moderate risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 232
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 227High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 227
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 224
E905 - Synthetic wax 223
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 219
E452 - Polyphosphates 218High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 210
E631 - Disodium inosinate 210
E627 - Disodium guanylate 206
E905a - Mineral oil 205
E460 - Cellulose 203
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 198
E340 - Potassium phosphates 194High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 191
E965 - Maltitol 172
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 166
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 161
E336 - Potassium tartrates 160
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 158
E955 - Sucralose 157
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 155
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 144
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 140
E150 - Caramel 133
E401 - Sodium alginate 133
E250 - Sodium nitrite 122High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 116
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 111
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 110
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 108
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 106
E413 - Tragacanth 103
E120 - Cochineal 103
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 102
E160c - Paprika extract 100
E967 - Xylitol 100
E14XX - Modified Starch 98
E170 - Calcium carbonates 95
E170i - Calcium carbonate 92No or very low risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 91
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 89
E262 - Sodium acetates 80
E416 - Karaya-gum 76
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 74
E516 - Calcium sulphate 73
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 70
E418 - Gellan gum 70
E421 - Mannitol 69
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 68
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 67
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 66No or very low risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 65High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 59
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 57High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 54
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 51
E355 - Adipic acid 50
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 47
E1510 - Ethanol 46
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 44
E553 - Magnesium silicates 43
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 43
E953 - Isomalt 43
E260 - Acetic acid 41
E143 - Fast Green FCF 40
E1200 - Polydextrose 39
E263 - Calcium acetate 39
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 39
E902 - Candelilla wax 38
E553b - Talc 38
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 35
E961 - Neotame 34
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 32
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 32
E924a - Potassium bromate 29
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 28High risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 28
E101 - Riboflavin 27
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 26
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 26
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 25
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 24
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 24
E920 - L-cysteine 23
E339 - Sodium phosphates 23High risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 23
E163 - Anthocyanins 23
E310 - Propyl gallate 23
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 22
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 22
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 22
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 21
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 21High risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 20
E363 - Succinic acid 20
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 20
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 20
E552 - Calcium silicate 20
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 19
E1103 - Invertase 19
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 18
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 17
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 17
E501 - Potassium carbonates 16
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 16
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 16
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 16
E262i - Sodium acetate 16
E1210 - Carbomer 15
E161g - Canthaxanthin 15
E210 - Benzoic acid 14High risk of over exposure
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 14
E221 - Sodium sulphite 13High risk of over exposure
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 13
E290 - Carbon dioxide 13
E905b - Petroleum jelly 13
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 12
E551 - Silicon dioxide 12
E502 - Carbonates 12
E960 - Steviol glycosides 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 12
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 12
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 11
E501i - Potassium carbonate 11
E162 - Beetroot red 11
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 11
E404 - Calcium alginate 11
E161b - Lutein 11
E150a - Plain caramel 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E930 - Calcium peroxide 10
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 9
E280 - Propionic acid 9
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 9
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 9
E905c - Petroleum wax 9
E234 - Nisin 9
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 9
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 8
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 8
E966 - Lactitol 8
E559 - Aluminium silicate 8
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 8
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 7High risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 7High risk of over exposure
E160d - Lycopene 7
E417 - Tara gum 7
E451 - Triphosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E153 - Vegetable carbon 6
E403 - Ammonium alginate 6
E172ii - Red iron oxide 6
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 6
E315 - Erythorbic acid 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E620 - Glutamic acid 5
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 5
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E928 - Benzole peroxide 5
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 5
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 5High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 5
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 4
E425 - Konjac 4
E164 - Saffron 4
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 4
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 4
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 4
E510 - Ammonium chloride 4
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E576 - Sodium gluconate 4
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 4
E640i - Glycine 4
E1105 - Lysozyme 4
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 3
E913 - Lanolin 3
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 3
E332 - Potassium citrates 3
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 3
E350 - Sodium malates 3
E636 - Maltol 3
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 3
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 3
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 3
E512 - Stannous chloride 3
E174 - Silver 3
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 3
E579 - Iron gluconate 3
E530 - Magnesium oxide 2
E1503 - Castor oil 2
E383 - Calcium glycerophosphate 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E172i - Black iron oxide 2
E925 - Chlorine 2
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E927b - Carbamide 2
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 2
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E172iii - Yellow iron oxide 2
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 2
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 2
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 2
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 1
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E558 - Bentonite 1
E140i - Chlorophylls 1
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E285 - Sodium tetraborate (borax) 1
E125 - Scarlet GN 1
E474 - Sucroglycerides 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E203 - Calcium sorbate 1
E175 - Gold 1
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E367 - Calcium fumarate 1
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E388 - Thiodipropionic acid 1
E908 - Rice bran wax 1
E331ii - Disodium citrate 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E943a - Butane 1
E943b - Isobutane 1
E944 - Propane 1
E173 - Aluminium 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E514i - Sodium sulphate 1