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List of additives - United States

213 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 2579High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 1064
E202 - Potassium sorbate 716High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 646High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 645
E322 - Lecithins 638
E322i - Lecithin 632
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 631
E341 - Calcium phosphates 605High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 518
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 506
E282 - Calcium propionate 473
E412 - Guar gum 471
E415 - Xanthan gum 442
E297 - Fumaric acid 429
E450 - Diphosphates 360High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 339
E102 - Tartrazine 336
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 331
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 296
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 267
E129 - Allura red 261No or very low risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 234
E200 - Sorbic acid 234High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 233Moderate risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 230Moderate risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 226
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 221High risk of over exposure
E1103 - Invertase 203
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 203
E420 - Sorbitol 197
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 194
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 192
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 189
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 187
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 169
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 167No or very low risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 138
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 123Moderate risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 116
E260 - Acetic acid 112
E407 - Carrageenan 108High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 107High risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 91
E331 - Sodium citrates 88
E281 - Sodium propionate 75
E410 - Locust bean gum 75
E250 - Sodium nitrite 73High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 71
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 70No or very low risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 64High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 63
E296 - Malic acid 59
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 59
E171 - Titanium dioxide 57
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 56
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 50High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 49
E160ai - Beta-carotene 48
E160a - Carotene 48
E501 - Potassium carbonates 47
E631 - Disodium inosinate 46
E440 - Pectins 45
E570 - Fatty acids 44
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 44
E262 - Sodium acetates 44
E1400 - Dextrin 43
E338 - Phosphoric acid 43High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 42
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 42
E235 - Natamycin 40
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 40Moderate risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 40
E160c - Paprika extract 39
E428 - Gelatine 35
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 34
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 33
E904 - Shellac 33
E920 - L-cysteine 33
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 32
E221 - Sodium sulphite 31High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 31High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 30
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 28
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 28
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 28
E340 - Potassium phosphates 27High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 25
E132 - Indigotine 24No or very low risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 23
E903 - Carnauba wax 22
E326 - Potassium lactate 21
E406 - Agar 21
E325 - Sodium lactate 20
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 19High risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 19High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 19
E516 - Calcium sulphate 18
E1101 - Protease 18
E965 - Maltitol 18
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 17
E14XX - Modified Starch 16
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 16
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 16
E101 - Riboflavin 15
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 15
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 14
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 14
E1200 - Polydextrose 13
E280 - Propionic acid 12
E327 - Calcium lactate 12
E552 - Calcium silicate 12
E150 - Caramel 10
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 10
E418 - Gellan gum 10
E579 - Iron gluconate 10
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 10
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 10
Potassium iodide 9
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 9
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 9
E100 - Curcumin 9
E924a - Potassium bromate 8
E905a - Mineral oil 8
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 8
E905 - Synthetic wax 8
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 7
E251 - Sodium nitrate 7High risk of over exposure
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 6
E500i - Sodium carbonate 6
E336 - Potassium tartrates 6
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 6
E451 - Triphosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 6
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 6
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 6
E210 - Benzoic acid 5High risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 5
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 5
E163 - Anthocyanins 5
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 5
E310 - Propyl gallate 5
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 5High risk of over exposure
E375 - Nicotinic acid 5
E551 - Silicon dioxide 4
E101i - Riboflavin 4
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 4
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 4
E461 - Methyl cellulose 4
E263 - Calcium acetate 4
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 4High risk of over exposure
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 4
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 4
E951 - Aspartame 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E333 - Calcium citrates 3
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 3
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 3
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 3
E120 - Cochineal 3
E916 - Calcium iodate 3
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 3
E170i - Calcium carbonate 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 3
E928 - Benzole peroxide 3
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 3
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 3
E417 - Tara gum 2
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 2
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 2
E324 - Ethoxyquin 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E212 - Potassium benzoate 2High risk of over exposure
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E161b - Lutein 2
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E111 - Orange GGN 2
E917 - Potassium iodate 2
E950 - Acesulfame k 2
E572 - Magnesium stearate 1
E161g - Canthaxanthin 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E514i - Sodium sulphate 1
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 1
E968 - Erythritol 1
E107 - Yellow 2G 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E925 - Chlorine 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E355 - Adipic acid 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E106 - Flavin mononucleotide 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E103 - Alkannin 1
E160d - Lycopene 1
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1