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List of additives - United States

189 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 4968
E262 - Sodium acetates 4968
E250 - Sodium nitrite 2685High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 2426No or very low risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 1800
E330 - Citric acid 1565
E325 - Sodium lactate 891
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 812High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 611Moderate risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 586
E415 - Xanthan gum 568
E631 - Disodium inosinate 562
E627 - Disodium guanylate 530
E407 - Carrageenan 519High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 435High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 425
E322 - Lecithins 402
E322i - Lecithin 402
E412 - Guar gum 333
E500 - Sodium carbonates 331
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 319
E331 - Sodium citrates 313
E282 - Calcium propionate 302
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 283
E160b - Annatto 280
E129 - Allura red 279No or very low risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 276High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 273
E262i - Sodium acetate 262
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 245
E160c - Paprika extract 242
E450 - Diphosphates 228High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 226High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 220
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 218
E235 - Natamycin 211
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 199
E261 - Potassium acetate 198
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 195
E341 - Calcium phosphates 182High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 175
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 166
E300 - Ascorbic acid 142
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 140
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 140
E414 - Acacia gum 134
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 134
E1105 - Lysozyme 132
E251 - Sodium nitrate 132High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 132
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 113Moderate risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 99
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 97
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 89High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 88
E420 - Sorbitol 81
E338 - Phosphoric acid 76High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 74Moderate risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 72
E339 - Sodium phosphates 71High risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 71
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 71
E171 - Titanium dioxide 70
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 69
E100 - Curcumin 65
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 62
E160ai - Beta-carotene 59
E160a - Carotene 59
E1400 - Dextrin 57
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 57
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 53Moderate risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 52No or very low risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 49
E452 - Polyphosphates 49High risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 49
E340 - Potassium phosphates 47High risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 45
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 44
E127 - Erythrosine 44
E401 - Sodium alginate 43
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 42High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 41
E234 - Nisin 40
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 40
E422 - Glycerol 39
E327 - Calcium lactate 30
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 30High risk of over exposure
E930 - Calcium peroxide 29
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 27
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 27
E552 - Calcium silicate 27
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 25
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 24
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 22
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 22
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 21
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 21
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 21
E903 - Carnauba wax 20
E310 - Propyl gallate 19
E461 - Methyl cellulose 19
E440 - Pectins 19
E280 - Propionic acid 18
E406 - Agar 18
E579 - Iron gluconate 18
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 18High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 16
E132 - Indigotine 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E924a - Potassium bromate 16
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 15
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 15
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 14
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 14
E170 - Calcium carbonates 13
E170i - Calcium carbonate 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E355 - Adipic acid 13
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 13
E500i - Sodium carbonate 12
E928 - Benzole peroxide 11
E315 - Erythorbic acid 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 11
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 11
E413 - Tragacanth 10
E363 - Succinic acid 10
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 10
E1510 - Ethanol 9
E150a - Plain caramel 9No or very low risk of over exposure
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 9
E336 - Potassium tartrates 9
E1200 - Polydextrose 9
E551 - Silicon dioxide 8
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 8
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 8
E510 - Ammonium chloride 7
E501i - Potassium carbonate 6
E501 - Potassium carbonates 6
E150 - Caramel 6
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 5
E917 - Potassium iodate 5
E950 - Acesulfame k 5
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 4
E620 - Glutamic acid 4
E14XX - Modified Starch 4
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 4High risk of over exposure
E927b - Carbamide 4
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E324 - Ethoxyquin 4
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 3
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 3
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 3
E120 - Cochineal 2
E572 - Magnesium stearate 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 2
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E636 - Maltol 2
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 2
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 2
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 2
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 2
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 2
E951 - Aspartame 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E1101 - Protease 2
E1104 - Lipase 1
E417 - Tara gum 1
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 1
E160 - Carotenoids 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E175 - Gold 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E164 - Saffron 1
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E161g - Canthaxanthin 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E570 - Fatty acids 1
E252 - Potassium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E429 - Peptone 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E905 - Synthetic wax 1
E905a - Mineral oil 1
E906 - Benzoin resin 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1