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List of additives - United States

118 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 434High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 187
E202 - Potassium sorbate 108High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 64High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 63
E150c - Ammonia caramel 50Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 36
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 34Moderate risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 31
E412 - Guar gum 30
E460 - Cellulose 28
E270 - Lactic acid 25
E235 - Natamycin 19
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 19
E322 - Lecithins 18
E631 - Disodium inosinate 18
E322i - Lecithin 18
E627 - Disodium guanylate 17
E452 - Polyphosphates 17High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 17
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 16
E407 - Carrageenan 13High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 11
E160a - Carotene 10
E160ai - Beta-carotene 10
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 9
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 9
E338 - Phosphoric acid 8High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 8
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 6
E250 - Sodium nitrite 6High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 6High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 6
E296 - Malic acid 6
E420 - Sorbitol 6
E414 - Acacia gum 6
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 6
E410 - Locust bean gum 5
E500 - Sodium carbonates 5
E260 - Acetic acid 5
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 5
E440 - Pectins 5
E212 - Potassium benzoate 5High risk of over exposure
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 5
E428 - Gelatine 5
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 5
E310 - Propyl gallate 4
E129 - Allura red 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 4
E290 - Carbon dioxide 4
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 4
E327 - Calcium lactate 4
E401 - Sodium alginate 4
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 4
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 4
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 4
E579 - Iron gluconate 4
E14XX - Modified Starch 3
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 3
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 3
E331 - Sodium citrates 3
E171 - Titanium dioxide 3
E1400 - Dextrin 3
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 3
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 2
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2
E924a - Potassium bromate 2
E282 - Calcium propionate 2
E955 - Sucralose 2
E363 - Succinic acid 2
E1105 - Lysozyme 2
E461 - Methyl cellulose 2
E340 - Potassium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E326 - Potassium lactate 2
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 2
E127 - Erythrosine 2
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 2
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 2
E501i - Potassium carbonate 2
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 1
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 1High risk of over exposure
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 1
E341 - Calcium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E406 - Agar 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 1High risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E297 - Fumaric acid 1
E281 - Sodium propionate 1
E262i - Sodium acetate 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E164 - Saffron 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 1
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E950 - Acesulfame k 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1