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List of additives - United States

333 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E202 - Potassium sorbate 21887High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 12036
E415 - Xanthan gum 7653
E211 - Sodium benzoate 6981High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 6266
E322i - Lecithin 6242
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 6127
E500 - Sodium carbonates 4903
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 4833
E412 - Guar gum 4533
E129 - Allura red 4304No or very low risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 3363Moderate risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 3240High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 3213
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 2990Moderate risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 2908
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 2892
E407 - Carrageenan 2809High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 2765Moderate risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 2679High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 2647
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 2545
E331 - Sodium citrates 2334
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 2332
E270 - Lactic acid 2228
E422 - Glycerol 2216
E955 - Sucralose 2210
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 2210
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 2197
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1991High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 1845
E171 - Titanium dioxide 1808
E414 - Acacia gum 1727
E440 - Pectins 1638
E200 - Sorbic acid 1582High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 1576
E338 - Phosphoric acid 1464High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 1435
E281 - Sodium propionate 1428
E950 - Acesulfame k 1394
E160a - Carotene 1309
E160ai - Beta-carotene 1290
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1247Moderate risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 1238
E160b - Annatto 1191
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1136No or very low risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 1083High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 1054
E127 - Erythrosine 984
E420 - Sorbitol 983
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 931
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 863
E297 - Fumaric acid 827
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 777High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 764
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 757High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 740
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 716High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 702
E250 - Sodium nitrite 686High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 651
E903 - Carnauba wax 633
E212 - Potassium benzoate 624High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 619
E235 - Natamycin 570
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 524
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 478
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 476No or very low risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 474High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 469
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 464
E262 - Sodium acetates 461
E631 - Disodium inosinate 460
E627 - Disodium guanylate 450
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 444
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 435
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 419
E260 - Acetic acid 408
E132 - Indigotine 406No or very low risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 386
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 381
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 366
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 365
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 354
E300 - Ascorbic acid 348
E1103 - Invertase 328
E951 - Aspartame 320No or very low risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 317High risk of over exposure
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 297
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 293
E418 - Gellan gum 274
E160c - Paprika extract 257
E461 - Methyl cellulose 257
E290 - Carbon dioxide 250
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 237
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 235High risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 210
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 210
E170i - Calcium carbonate 208No or very low risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 207Moderate risk of over exposure
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 203
E339 - Sodium phosphates 199High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 192
E325 - Sodium lactate 183
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 179
E416 - Karaya-gum 176
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 176
E263 - Calcium acetate 174
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 172
E965 - Maltitol 170
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 168
E1200 - Polydextrose 156
E1510 - Ethanol 145
E327 - Calcium lactate 143
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 142
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 130
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 123
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 123
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 118
E501 - Potassium carbonates 111
E326 - Potassium lactate 111
E100 - Curcumin 111
E920 - L-cysteine 109
E904 - Shellac 108
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 108High risk of over exposure
E336 - Potassium tartrates 108
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 107
E413 - Tragacanth 105
E930 - Calcium peroxide 105
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 103
E150 - Caramel 101
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 101
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 100
E968 - Erythritol 99
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 93High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 91
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 91High risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 89
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 89
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 89
E234 - Nisin 76
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 75
E310 - Propyl gallate 75
E501i - Potassium carbonate 73
E120 - Cochineal 73
E315 - Erythorbic acid 71No or very low risk of over exposure
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 68
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 67
E905 - Synthetic wax 65
E924a - Potassium bromate 63
E210 - Benzoic acid 62High risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 62
E143 - Fast Green FCF 59
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 55
E510 - Ammonium chloride 54
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 53
E280 - Propionic acid 53
E150a - Plain caramel 51No or very low risk of over exposure
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 51
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 50
E101 - Riboflavin 50
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 49
E163 - Anthocyanins 48
E355 - Adipic acid 48
E221 - Sodium sulphite 48High risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 47
E579 - Iron gluconate 44
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 43
E251 - Sodium nitrate 42High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 42
E572 - Magnesium stearate 41
E417 - Tara gum 39
E101i - Riboflavin 39
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 39
E262i - Sodium acetate 38
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 37
E928 - Benzole peroxide 36
E961 - Neotame 34
E552 - Calcium silicate 34
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 32
E363 - Succinic acid 32
E162 - Beetroot red 23
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 22
E329 - Magnesium lactate 22
E967 - Xylitol 21
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 20
E1104 - Lipase 20
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 20
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 19High risk of over exposure
E425 - Konjac 18
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 18
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 18
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 17
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 16
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 16
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 16
E153 - Vegetable carbon 16
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 15
E404 - Calcium alginate 15
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 15
E161b - Lutein 14
E620 - Glutamic acid 14
E324 - Ethoxyquin 12
E160d - Lycopene 12
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 11
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 11
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 11High risk of over exposure
E403 - Ammonium alginate 11
E161g - Canthaxanthin 11
E551 - Silicon dioxide 11
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 10
E451 - Triphosphates 10High risk of over exposure
E917 - Potassium iodate 10
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 10
E640i - Glycine 10
E1101 - Protease 9
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 9
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 9Moderate risk of over exposure
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E553 - Magnesium silicates 8
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 8
E576 - Sodium gluconate 8
E925 - Chlorine 8
E502 - Carbonates 8
E636 - Maltol 8
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 8
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 7
E943b - Isobutane 7
E944 - Propane 7
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 6
E160 - Carotenoids 6
E953 - Isomalt 5
Potassium iodide 5
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 5
E333 - Calcium citrates 5
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 5
E941 - Nitrogen 5
E559 - Aluminium silicate 5
Amino acids 4
E637 - Ethyl maltol 4
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 4
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 4
E916 - Calcium iodate 4
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 4
E375 - Nicotinic acid 4
E927b - Carbamide 4
E999 - Quillaia extract 4
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 3
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 3
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 3
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 3
E474 - Sucroglycerides 3
E332 - Potassium citrates 3
E261 - Potassium acetate 3
E203 - Calcium sorbate 3
E173 - Aluminium 3
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 3
E553b - Talc 3
E585 - Ferrous lactate 3
E905b - Petroleum jelly 3
E383 - Calcium glycerophosphate 2
E509 - Calcium chloride 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E225 - Calcium Disulphite 2
E226 - Calcium sulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 2
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 2
E421 - Mannitol 2
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E425i - Konjac gum 2
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 2
E641 - Leucine 2
E1503 - Castor oil 2
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 2
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 2
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 2
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 2
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 2
E124 - Ponceau 4r 2
E365 - Sodium fumarate 2
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 2High risk of over exposure
E1210 - Carbomer 2
E420i - D-sorbitol 2
E107 - Yellow 2G 2
E966 - Lactitol 2
E514i - Sodium sulphate 2
E514 - Sodium sulphates 2
E963 - Tagatose 1
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 1
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 1
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E123 - Amaranth 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E122 - Azorubine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E386 - E386 food additive 1
E345 - Magnesium citrate 1
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E425ii - Konjac glucomannan 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 1
E529 - Calcium oxide 1
E530 - Magnesium oxide 1
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E541i - Acid sodium aluminium phosphate 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E181 - Tannin 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E164 - Saffron 1
E103 - Alkannin 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 1
E558 - Bentonite 1
E246 - Glycolipids 1
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 1High risk of over exposure
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 1
E364 - E364 food additive 1
E106 - Flavin mononucleotide 1
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E165 - Gardenia Blue 1
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 1
E111 - Orange GGN 1
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 1
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E429 - Peptone 1