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List of additives - United States

297 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E211 - Sodium benzoate 14773High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 8961
E202 - Potassium sorbate 6981High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 4889
E150c - Ammonia caramel 3322Moderate risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 3000No or very low risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 2760
E322 - Lecithins 2743
E322i - Lecithin 2743
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2379
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 1955Moderate risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 1831
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1781
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1758
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 1393
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1369
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1340Moderate risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 1305
E410 - Locust bean gum 1227
E270 - Lactic acid 1225
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 1224
E414 - Acacia gum 1184
E407 - Carrageenan 1148High risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 1129High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 1080High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 1059
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 899
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 892Moderate risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 879
E160ai - Beta-carotene 871
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 807No or very low risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 807High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 795
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 765
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 728High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 717High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 686
E950 - Acesulfame k 676
E452 - Polyphosphates 661High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 646High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 629
E406 - Agar 617
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 613
E440 - Pectins 612
E281 - Sodium propionate 593
E282 - Calcium propionate 588
E160b - Annatto 578
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 510
E420 - Sorbitol 509
E460 - Cellulose 507
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 472
E127 - Erythrosine 444
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 442High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 438High risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 415High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 407High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 392High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 390
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 368
E401 - Sodium alginate 355
E428 - Gelatine 349
E631 - Disodium inosinate 337
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 322
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 321No or very low risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 315
E951 - Aspartame 310No or very low risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 293
E570 - Fatty acids 284
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 276
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 260
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 256
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 254
E1400 - Dextrin 253
E1103 - Invertase 235
E235 - Natamycin 234
E132 - Indigotine 234No or very low risk of over exposure
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 228
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 226
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 217
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 209
E160c - Paprika extract 193
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 190
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 181
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 181
E300 - Ascorbic acid 158
E418 - Gellan gum 157
E340 - Potassium phosphates 154High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 147
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 142
E297 - Fumaric acid 138
E903 - Carnauba wax 138
E325 - Sodium lactate 123
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 118
E1510 - Ethanol 112
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 110
E263 - Calcium acetate 107
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 106
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 105
E327 - Calcium lactate 97
E413 - Tragacanth 96
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 96
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 96
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 95
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 93
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 92
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 90
E150a - Plain caramel 81No or very low risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 80High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 79
E1200 - Polydextrose 78
E315 - Erythorbic acid 76No or very low risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 75
E965 - Maltitol 73
E170 - Calcium carbonates 71
E326 - Potassium lactate 71
E516 - Calcium sulphate 70
E170i - Calcium carbonate 70No or very low risk of over exposure
E999 - Quillaia extract 69
E363 - Succinic acid 69
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 64High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 63
E501i - Potassium carbonate 63
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 62
E904 - Shellac 61
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 59
E924a - Potassium bromate 59
E968 - Erythritol 58
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 58
E510 - Ammonium chloride 57
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 57
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 56
E221 - Sodium sulphite 55High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 54
E579 - Iron gluconate 53
E14XX - Modified Starch 53
E960 - Steviol glycosides 52Moderate risk of over exposure
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 52
E120 - Cochineal 52
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 51
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 49
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 49
E212 - Potassium benzoate 48High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 47
E930 - Calcium peroxide 46
E290 - Carbon dioxide 45
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 44
E336 - Potassium tartrates 43
E234 - Nisin 43
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 43High risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 43High risk of over exposure
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 42
E310 - Propyl gallate 42
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 40
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 40
E101 - Riboflavin 39
E1105 - Lysozyme 38
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 37
E500i - Sodium carbonate 35
E636 - Maltol 34
E355 - Adipic acid 31
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 30
E150 - Caramel 30
E961 - Neotame 29
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 28
E280 - Propionic acid 27
E905 - Synthetic wax 27
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 25
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 25
E251 - Sodium nitrate 24High risk of over exposure
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 24
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 23
E905a - Mineral oil 23
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 22
E404 - Calcium alginate 22
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 22
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 22
E101i - Riboflavin 22
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 21
E143 - Fast Green FCF 20
E417 - Tara gum 20
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 19Moderate risk of over exposure
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 18
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 17
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 16
Potassium iodide 16
E572 - Magnesium stearate 16
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 15
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 14
E403 - Ammonium alginate 14
E324 - Ethoxyquin 14
E262i - Sodium acetate 14
E161g - Canthaxanthin 13
E928 - Benzole peroxide 13
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 12
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 12
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 12
E1210 - Carbomer 12
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 11
E329 - Magnesium lactate 11
E451 - Triphosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E425 - Konjac 11
E416 - Karaya-gum 11
E620 - Glutamic acid 10
E551 - Silicon dioxide 10
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 10
E967 - Xylitol 10
E124 - Ponceau 4r 9
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 9
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 8High risk of over exposure
E425i - Konjac gum 7
E502 - Carbonates 7
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 7
E925 - Chlorine 6
E559 - Aluminium silicate 6
E160d - Lycopene 6
E576 - Sodium gluconate 6
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 6
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 5
E163 - Anthocyanins 5
E1503 - Castor oil 5
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 5
E553 - Magnesium silicates 4
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 4
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 4
E905b - Petroleum jelly 4
E637 - Ethyl maltol 3
E1101 - Protease 3
E1104 - Lipase 3
E226 - Calcium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E261 - Potassium acetate 3
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 3
E509 - Calcium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E553b - Talc 3
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 3
E640i - Glycine 3
E917 - Potassium iodate 3
E927b - Carbamide 3
E953 - Isomalt 3
E585 - Ferrous lactate 2
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E111 - Orange GGN 2
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E558 - Bentonite 2
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 2
E421 - Mannitol 2
E381 - Ferric ammonium citrate 2
E375 - Nicotinic acid 2
Amino acids 2
E966 - Lactitol 2
E107 - Yellow 2G 2
E641 - Leucine 2
E332 - Potassium citrates 2
E201 - Sodium sorbate 2
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E941 - Nitrogen 2
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 2
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 2
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 2
E515 - Potassium sulphates 2
E514 - Sodium sulphates 2
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 1
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 1
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 1
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 1
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 1
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 1
E246 - Glycolipids 1
E106 - Flavin mononucleotide 1
E219 - Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E203 - Calcium sorbate 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E504i - Magnesium carbonate 1
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E15x - E15x food additive 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E452iv - Calcium polyphosphate 1
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E429 - Peptone 1
E425ii - Konjac glucomannan 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 1
E386 - E386 food additive 1
E512 - Stannous chloride 1
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 1
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 1
E103 - Alkannin 1
E1420 - Acetylated starch 1