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List of additives - United States

214 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E260 - Acetic acid 2753
E330 - Citric acid 1364
E415 - Xanthan gum 908
E270 - Lactic acid 767
E412 - Guar gum 413
E202 - Potassium sorbate 408High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 393
E322i - Lecithin 391
E211 - Sodium benzoate 390High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 326
E150c - Ammonia caramel 325Moderate risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 309
E341 - Calcium phosphates 245High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 229
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 228High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 217
E200 - Sorbic acid 217High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 212
E407 - Carrageenan 197High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 191
E102 - Tartrazine 179
E296 - Malic acid 176
E160c - Paprika extract 170
E450 - Diphosphates 165High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 163
E331 - Sodium citrates 150
E631 - Disodium inosinate 149
E297 - Fumaric acid 148
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 146
E627 - Disodium guanylate 146
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 144
E250 - Sodium nitrite 134High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 131No or very low risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 131High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 127High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 123
E428 - Gelatine 121
E452 - Polyphosphates 116High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 112No or very low risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 112High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 111
E300 - Ascorbic acid 104
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 102
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 99
E460 - Cellulose 87
E401 - Sodium alginate 83
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 80Moderate risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 77
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 74Moderate risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 73
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 71Moderate risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 70
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 69
E422 - Glycerol 68
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 65
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 65
E516 - Calcium sulphate 60
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 59
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 59
E930 - Calcium peroxide 55
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 55
E235 - Natamycin 53
E414 - Acacia gum 51
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 51
E440 - Pectins 49
E100 - Curcumin 47
E280 - Propionic acid 45
E171 - Titanium dioxide 41
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 40High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 40
E920 - L-cysteine 39
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 36
E160a - Carotene 35
E14XX - Modified Starch 35
E510 - Ammonium chloride 34
E160ai - Beta-carotene 33
E1400 - Dextrin 33
E325 - Sodium lactate 31
E413 - Tragacanth 31
E420 - Sorbitol 29
E903 - Carnauba wax 28
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 28
E163 - Anthocyanins 27
E161b - Lutein 25
E310 - Propyl gallate 25
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 24No or very low risk of over exposure
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 24
E127 - Erythrosine 23
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 23
E1510 - Ethanol 23
E951 - Aspartame 23No or very low risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 22
E153 - Vegetable carbon 22
E326 - Potassium lactate 21
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 21
E281 - Sodium propionate 21
E340 - Potassium phosphates 21High risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 20
E339 - Sodium phosphates 20High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 19
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 16
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 16
E150a - Plain caramel 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 16
E501 - Potassium carbonates 15
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 15
E363 - Succinic acid 15
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 15
E500i - Sodium carbonate 15
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 15
E501i - Potassium carbonate 13
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 13
E965 - Maltitol 13
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 12
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 12High risk of over exposure
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 11
E579 - Iron gluconate 11
E1105 - Lysozyme 11
E327 - Calcium lactate 11
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 11
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 10High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 10
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 10
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 10
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 9
E552 - Calcium silicate 9
E640i - Glycine 8
E170i - Calcium carbonate 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 8
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 8
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 8
E170 - Calcium carbonates 8
E101 - Riboflavin 8
E406 - Agar 7
E355 - Adipic acid 7
E905a - Mineral oil 6
E120 - Cochineal 6
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 6
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 6
E101i - Riboflavin 6
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 6
E905 - Synthetic wax 6
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 5
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 5
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 5
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 5
E917 - Potassium iodate 5
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E160d - Lycopene 5
E451 - Triphosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 4
E251 - Sodium nitrate 4High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E509 - Calcium chloride 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E924a - Potassium bromate 4
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 4
E916 - Calcium iodate 3
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 3
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 3
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 3
E212 - Potassium benzoate 3High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 3
E336 - Potassium tartrates 3
Organic acids 3
E234 - Nisin 3
E315 - Erythorbic acid 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 3
E570 - Fatty acids 3
E585 - Ferrous lactate 3
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 2
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 2
E928 - Benzole peroxide 2
E1103 - Invertase 2
E324 - Ethoxyquin 2
E960 - Steviol glycosides 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 2
E572 - Magnesium stearate 2
E417 - Tara gum 2
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 2
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 2
E950 - Acesulfame k 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 2
Potassium iodide 2
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 2
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E968 - Erythritol 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 1
E416 - Karaya-gum 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E333 - Calcium citrates 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E1210 - Carbomer 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E529 - Calcium oxide 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E637 - Ethyl maltol 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E403 - Ammonium alginate 1