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List of additives - United States

135 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E280 - Propionic acid 406
E338 - Phosphoric acid 288High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 176
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 151
E282 - Calcium propionate 127
E330 - Citric acid 118
E210 - Benzoic acid 117High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 94
E341 - Calcium phosphates 65High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 59
E415 - Xanthan gum 59
E200 - Sorbic acid 57High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 53High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 50
E297 - Fumaric acid 48
E260 - Acetic acid 45
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 45
E281 - Sodium propionate 43
E322 - Lecithins 41
E322i - Lecithin 41
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 40High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 40High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 39
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 38
E460 - Cellulose 37
E500 - Sodium carbonates 35
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 35
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 34
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 34
E150c - Ammonia caramel 34Moderate risk of over exposure
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 33
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 29Moderate risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 29
E211 - Sodium benzoate 27High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 26
E410 - Locust bean gum 26
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 22
E250 - Sodium nitrite 21High risk of over exposure
E930 - Calcium peroxide 20
E905a - Mineral oil 20
E905 - Synthetic wax 20
E516 - Calcium sulphate 19
E407 - Carrageenan 19High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 18No or very low risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 18
E920 - L-cysteine 18
E262 - Sodium acetates 18
E300 - Ascorbic acid 17
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 16
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 15
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 12High risk of over exposure
E924a - Potassium bromate 12
E235 - Natamycin 12
E631 - Disodium inosinate 11
E627 - Disodium guanylate 11
E129 - Allura red 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 11
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 10
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 9
E234 - Nisin 9
E102 - Tartrazine 9
E171 - Titanium dioxide 9
E170i - Calcium carbonate 9No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 9
E331 - Sodium citrates 8
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 8
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 8
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 8
E325 - Sodium lactate 8
E428 - Gelatine 8
E160c - Paprika extract 8
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 7
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 7
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 7
E315 - Erythorbic acid 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 6
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 6
E406 - Agar 6
E414 - Acacia gum 6
E917 - Potassium iodate 5
E420 - Sorbitol 5
E326 - Potassium lactate 5
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 5
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 5
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 5
E251 - Sodium nitrate 5High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 4High risk of over exposure
E355 - Adipic acid 4
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 4High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 3
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 3
E401 - Sodium alginate 3
E461 - Methyl cellulose 3
E340 - Potassium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 3
E955 - Sucralose 2
E101 - Riboflavin 2
E101i - Riboflavin 2
E127 - Erythrosine 2
E1400 - Dextrin 2
E324 - Ethoxyquin 2
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 2
E452 - Polyphosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 2
E903 - Carnauba wax 2
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E493 - Sorbitan monolaurate 1High risk of over exposure
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 1
E552 - Calcium silicate 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 1
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 1
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E100 - Curcumin 1
E904 - Shellac 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 1
E160a - Carotene 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1