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List of additives - United States

202 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E250 - Sodium nitrite 9561High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 6313No or very low risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 2725
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2686
E330 - Citric acid 2653
E326 - Potassium lactate 1510
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1462
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 1457
E415 - Xanthan gum 1128
E150c - Ammonia caramel 904Moderate risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 903
E322i - Lecithin 903
E325 - Sodium lactate 785
E270 - Lactic acid 768
E407 - Carrageenan 719High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 712High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 686High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 684
E412 - Guar gum 680
E160b - Annatto 630
E200 - Sorbic acid 608High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 533
E500 - Sodium carbonates 519
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 510
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 481
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 475
E282 - Calcium propionate 460
E450 - Diphosphates 437High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 407High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 404
E331 - Sodium citrates 383
E341 - Calcium phosphates 376High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 364
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 353
E300 - Ascorbic acid 343
E631 - Disodium inosinate 315
E251 - Sodium nitrate 293High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 257
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 236
E160c - Paprika extract 236
E261 - Potassium acetate 225
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 221
E627 - Disodium guanylate 220
E410 - Locust bean gum 216
E920 - L-cysteine 203
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 189High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 185
E262i - Sodium acetate 174
E452 - Polyphosphates 170High risk of over exposure
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 154
E160a - Carotene 154
E160ai - Beta-carotene 153
E339 - Sodium phosphates 144High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 138
E260 - Acetic acid 134
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 130
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 127
E428 - Gelatine 124
E171 - Titanium dioxide 122
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 121
E414 - Acacia gum 120
E297 - Fumaric acid 120
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 116High risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 115
E127 - Erythrosine 114
E338 - Phosphoric acid 108High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 106
E129 - Allura red 103No or very low risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 95
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 94No or very low risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 90
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 88
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 88
E420 - Sorbitol 86
E296 - Malic acid 83
E1400 - Dextrin 81
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 77Moderate risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 76
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 73High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 73
E102 - Tartrazine 71
E340 - Potassium phosphates 69High risk of over exposure
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 68
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 60
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 59
E579 - Iron gluconate 58
E310 - Propyl gallate 55
E327 - Calcium lactate 51
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 47
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 47
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 45
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 43
E363 - Succinic acid 42
E924a - Potassium bromate 41
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 39
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 38High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 38
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 34Moderate risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 32
E930 - Calcium peroxide 29
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 28
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 26
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 25Moderate risk of over exposure
E510 - Ammonium chloride 24
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 22
E100 - Curcumin 22
E552 - Calcium silicate 22
E280 - Propionic acid 21
E928 - Benzole peroxide 20
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 19
E425 - Konjac 17
E917 - Potassium iodate 17
E425i - Konjac gum 14
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 14
E150a - Plain caramel 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 13
E1105 - Lysozyme 13
E14XX - Modified Starch 12
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 12
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 12
E500i - Sodium carbonate 12
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 11
E234 - Nisin 11
E451 - Triphosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 11
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 10
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 8High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 8
E1510 - Ethanol 8
E252 - Potassium nitrate 7High risk of over exposure
E620 - Glutamic acid 7
E150 - Caramel 7
E355 - Adipic acid 7
E1200 - Polydextrose 7
E1104 - Lipase 7
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 7
E404 - Calcium alginate 7
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 6
E315 - Erythorbic acid 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 6
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 6
E551 - Silicon dioxide 5
E324 - Ethoxyquin 4
E417 - Tara gum 4
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 4
E336 - Potassium tartrates 4
E406 - Agar 4
E249 - Potassium nitrite 3
E210 - Benzoic acid 3High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 3
E903 - Carnauba wax 3
E905 - Synthetic wax 3
E905a - Mineral oil 3
E927b - Carbamide 3
E120 - Cochineal 3
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 3
E160 - Carotenoids 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E165 - Gardenia Blue 2
E221 - Sodium sulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 2
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 2
E413 - Tragacanth 2
Potassium iodide 2
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 2
E916 - Calcium iodate 2
E904 - Shellac 1
E906 - Benzoin resin 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1420 - Acetylated starch 1
E1101 - Protease 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E173 - Aluminium 1
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 1
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 1High risk of over exposure
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E212 - Potassium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E175 - Gold 1
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 1
E164 - Saffron 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E163 - Anthocyanins 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1