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List of additives - United States

238 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E282 - Calcium propionate 7701
E322 - Lecithins 3758
E322i - Lecithin 3755
E330 - Citric acid 3070
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2860
E341 - Calcium phosphates 2803High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 2728
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2291High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2003
E202 - Potassium sorbate 1847High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 1664High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1454
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1436
E300 - Ascorbic acid 1420
E412 - Guar gum 1411
E415 - Xanthan gum 1329
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1279
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1193
E450 - Diphosphates 1130High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 1121
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 1049
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 886
E270 - Lactic acid 861
E150c - Ammonia caramel 847Moderate risk of over exposure
E930 - Calcium peroxide 683
E460 - Cellulose 598
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 589
E211 - Sodium benzoate 588High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 581
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 550
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 550
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 473High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 460High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 418
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 379Moderate risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 347
E170 - Calcium carbonates 337
E170i - Calcium carbonate 336No or very low risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 323No or very low risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 319
E160a - Carotene 313
E160ai - Beta-carotene 311
E260 - Acetic acid 309
E262 - Sodium acetates 309
E407 - Carrageenan 302High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 302
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 301High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 278
E422 - Glycerol 267
E102 - Tartrazine 266
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 264
E171 - Titanium dioxide 263
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 262
E338 - Phosphoric acid 258High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 257
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 254
E916 - Calcium iodate 251
E129 - Allura red 247No or very low risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 212
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 199
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 197
E627 - Disodium guanylate 190
E631 - Disodium inosinate 188
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 185High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 179
E452 - Polyphosphates 169High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 163
E401 - Sodium alginate 161
E1400 - Dextrin 158
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 156Moderate risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 152
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 144No or very low risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 131
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 131
E280 - Propionic acid 127
E510 - Ammonium chloride 124
E924a - Potassium bromate 117
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 110
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 102
E325 - Sodium lactate 102
E326 - Potassium lactate 101
E416 - Karaya-gum 100
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 98
E440 - Pectins 97
E570 - Fatty acids 97
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 96
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 95Moderate risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 80
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 77
E552 - Calcium silicate 71
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 70
E1200 - Polydextrose 66
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 66
E917 - Potassium iodate 65
E263 - Calcium acetate 63
E310 - Propyl gallate 63
E420 - Sorbitol 61
E905 - Synthetic wax 61
E905a - Mineral oil 61
E461 - Methyl cellulose 60
E160c - Paprika extract 58
E132 - Indigotine 57No or very low risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 57
E428 - Gelatine 52
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 52
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 51
E150 - Caramel 43
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 43
E339 - Sodium phosphates 40High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 39
E251 - Sodium nitrate 38High risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 38High risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 37
E1510 - Ethanol 36
E965 - Maltitol 35
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 34
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 33
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 31
E327 - Calcium lactate 29
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 29
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 27
E355 - Adipic acid 27
E418 - Gellan gum 26
E501 - Potassium carbonates 26
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 25
E903 - Carnauba wax 24
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 21
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 21
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 20High risk of over exposure
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 20High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 20High risk of over exposure
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 20
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 20
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 19
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 19
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 19
E210 - Benzoic acid 18High risk of over exposure
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 18
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 17
E101 - Riboflavin 16
E14XX - Modified Starch 16
E1105 - Lysozyme 14
E150a - Plain caramel 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 13
E960 - Steviol glycosides 13Moderate risk of over exposure
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 12
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 12
E101i - Riboflavin 12
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 12
E262i - Sodium acetate 11
E1101 - Protease 11
E928 - Benzole peroxide 11
E413 - Tragacanth 10
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 9
E927b - Carbamide 9
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 9
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 9
E336 - Potassium tartrates 9
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 8
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 7
E1104 - Lipase 7
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 7High risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 6
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 6
E143 - Fast Green FCF 6
E315 - Erythorbic acid 6No or very low risk of over exposure
Potassium iodide 6
E576 - Sodium gluconate 6
E234 - Nisin 6
E501i - Potassium carbonate 5
E500i - Sodium carbonate 5
E579 - Iron gluconate 5
E502 - Carbonates 5
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 5
E221 - Sodium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 4
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 4
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 4
E160 - Carotenoids 4
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 4
E404 - Calcium alginate 4
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 4
E904 - Shellac 4
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 4
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 4
E324 - Ethoxyquin 3
E120 - Cochineal 3
E163 - Anthocyanins 3
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 3
E261 - Potassium acetate 3
E363 - Succinic acid 3
E425 - Konjac 3
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 3
E551 - Silicon dioxide 3
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E417 - Tara gum 2
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 2
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E365 - Sodium fumarate 2
E530 - Magnesium oxide 2
E963 - Tagatose 2
E201 - Sodium sorbate 2
E509 - Calcium chloride 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E173 - Aluminium 2
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 2
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E403 - Ammonium alginate 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E905b - Petroleum jelly 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E333 - Calcium citrates 1
E226 - Calcium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E175 - Gold 1
E172ii - Red iron oxide 1
E941 - Nitrogen 1
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 1
E951 - Aspartame 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E165 - Gardenia Blue 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E15x - E15x food additive 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E514i - Sodium sulphate 1
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E541i - Acid sodium aluminium phosphate 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 1
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E624 - Monoammonium glutamate 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1