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List of additives - United States

146 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E221 - Sodium sulphite 583High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 419
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 418
E322 - Lecithins 329
E322i - Lecithin 329
E341 - Calcium phosphates 235High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 115
E450 - Diphosphates 75High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 73
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 68
E211 - Sodium benzoate 55High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 48High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 41No or very low risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 33
E100 - Curcumin 33
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 31High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 30Moderate risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 30
E150c - Ammonia caramel 27Moderate risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 24
E102 - Tartrazine 23
E415 - Xanthan gum 23
E270 - Lactic acid 23
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 22
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 21
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 21
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 20High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 20
E296 - Malic acid 19
E160b - Annatto 18
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 15
E440 - Pectins 15
E171 - Titanium dioxide 13
E428 - Gelatine 13
E422 - Glycerol 12
E331 - Sodium citrates 12
E406 - Agar 11
E200 - Sorbic acid 11High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 11
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 11
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 11
E410 - Locust bean gum 11
E127 - Erythrosine 10
E631 - Disodium inosinate 10
E627 - Disodium guanylate 10
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 10
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 10
E338 - Phosphoric acid 9High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 9High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 9
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 8High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 8
E401 - Sodium alginate 8
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 7
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 6
E452 - Polyphosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 6
E1400 - Dextrin 6
E407 - Carrageenan 6High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 5
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 5
E160ai - Beta-carotene 5
E340 - Potassium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 4
E210 - Benzoic acid 4High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 4
E282 - Calcium propionate 4
E132 - Indigotine 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 4
E420 - Sorbitol 4
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 3
E418 - Gellan gum 3
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 3
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 3
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 3
E260 - Acetic acid 3
E903 - Carnauba wax 3
E355 - Adipic acid 3
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 3
E955 - Sucralose 2
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 2
E14XX - Modified Starch 2
E150 - Caramel 2
E170 - Calcium carbonates 2
E170i - Calcium carbonate 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E235 - Natamycin 2
E250 - Sodium nitrite 2High risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 2
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 2
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 2High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 2
E501i - Potassium carbonate 2
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 2
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E905 - Synthetic wax 2
E905a - Mineral oil 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E327 - Calcium lactate 1
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E1210 - Carbomer 1
E1101 - Protease 1
E493 - Sorbitan monolaurate 1High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E927b - Carbamide 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 1
E262 - Sodium acetates 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E1200 - Polydextrose 1
E160c - Paprika extract 1
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 1