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List of additives - United States

239 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E300 - Ascorbic acid 3288
E282 - Calcium propionate 1420
E322 - Lecithins 1253
E322i - Lecithin 1243
E330 - Citric acid 1210
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1155High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1135
E341 - Calcium phosphates 1113High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 1080
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1062
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 773
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 673
E412 - Guar gum 396
E930 - Calcium peroxide 393
E200 - Sorbic acid 387High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 375
E920 - L-cysteine 370
E500 - Sodium carbonates 368
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 360
E202 - Potassium sorbate 349High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 343High risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 319
E170i - Calcium carbonate 316No or very low risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 312
E150c - Ammonia caramel 307Moderate risk of over exposure
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 278
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 278
E450 - Diphosphates 277High risk of over exposure
E916 - Calcium iodate 238
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 221
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 217
E160b - Annatto 214
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 210
E297 - Fumaric acid 203
E331 - Sodium citrates 187
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 183No or very low risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 173High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 165
E460 - Cellulose 164
E211 - Sodium benzoate 158High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 148
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 145
E262 - Sodium acetates 144
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 142
E440 - Pectins 121
E160a - Carotene 117
E296 - Malic acid 112
E129 - Allura red 110No or very low risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 104
E414 - Acacia gum 103
E160ai - Beta-carotene 102
E422 - Glycerol 93
E955 - Sucralose 86
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 82Moderate risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 80Moderate risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 78
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 74
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 74
E631 - Disodium inosinate 74
E235 - Natamycin 68
E102 - Tartrazine 66
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 63High risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 62High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 59
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 58High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 54
E325 - Sodium lactate 53
E461 - Methyl cellulose 49
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 48
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 48
E428 - Gelatine 47
E160c - Paprika extract 47
E401 - Sodium alginate 47
E924a - Potassium bromate 45
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 45High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 44
E950 - Acesulfame k 43
E1200 - Polydextrose 42
E627 - Disodium guanylate 41
E326 - Potassium lactate 40
E917 - Potassium iodate 40
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 38
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 36
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 33No or very low risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 32High risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 31High risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 31High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 29
E251 - Sodium nitrate 28High risk of over exposure
E510 - Ammonium chloride 27
E1400 - Dextrin 27
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 27Moderate risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 25
E965 - Maltitol 25
E903 - Carnauba wax 24
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 24
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 23
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 22
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 21
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 21
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 20
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 19
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 19
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 19
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 19
E420 - Sorbitol 19
E418 - Gellan gum 18
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 18
E280 - Propionic acid 17
E552 - Calcium silicate 17
E530 - Magnesium oxide 16
E339 - Sodium phosphates 15High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 14
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 14
E127 - Erythrosine 14
E551 - Silicon dioxide 13
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 13
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 13
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 12
E290 - Carbon dioxide 12
E263 - Calcium acetate 12
E355 - Adipic acid 12
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 12
Potassium iodide 11
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 11
E1101 - Protease 11
E310 - Propyl gallate 11
E327 - Calcium lactate 11
E960 - Steviol glycosides 11Moderate risk of over exposure
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 10High risk of over exposure
E579 - Iron gluconate 10
E332 - Potassium citrates 10
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 10High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 10
E501 - Potassium carbonates 9
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 9
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 9High risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 8
E14XX - Modified Starch 8
E479b - Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 7
E160 - Carotenoids 7
E1105 - Lysozyme 7
E966 - Lactitol 6
E150a - Plain caramel 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 6
E132 - Indigotine 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 6
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 6High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 5
E101 - Riboflavin 5
E150 - Caramel 5
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 5
E502 - Carbonates 5
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 5
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 4
E905 - Synthetic wax 4
E928 - Benzole peroxide 4
E101i - Riboflavin 4
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 4
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 4
E160d - Lycopene 4
E120 - Cochineal 4
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 4
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 4
E161b - Lutein 4
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 3
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 3
E315 - Erythorbic acid 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 3
E163 - Anthocyanins 3
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 3
E509 - Calcium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 3
E234 - Nisin 3
E261 - Potassium acetate 3
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 3
E451 - Triphosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 3
E968 - Erythritol 3
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 2
E416 - Karaya-gum 2
E413 - Tragacanth 2
E404 - Calcium alginate 2
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 2
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 2
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 2
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 2
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 2
E170ii - Calcium hydrogen carbonate 2
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 2
E620 - Glutamic acid 2
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 2
E143 - Fast Green FCF 2
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 2
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 2
E124 - Ponceau 4r 2
E963 - Tagatose 2
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1
Organic acids 1
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E324 - Ethoxyquin 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E333 - Calcium citrates 1
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 1
E153 - Vegetable carbon 1
E336 - Potassium tartrates 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 1
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 1
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 1
E366 - Potassium fumarate 1
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E400 - Alginic acid 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E949 - Hydrogen 1
E140i - Chlorophylls 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E953 - Isomalt 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E262i - Sodium acetate 1
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E130 - Indanthrene blue RS 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1