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List of additives - United States

255 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 5127
E330 - Citric acid 2980
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 2070
E322i - Lecithin 1909
E322 - Lecithins 1909
E250 - Sodium nitrite 1456High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1056
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1054
E129 - Allura red 949No or very low risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 914
E150c - Ammonia caramel 891Moderate risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 874Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 790
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 670
E415 - Xanthan gum 657
E420 - Sorbitol 627
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 625
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 617
E341 - Calcium phosphates 564High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 533
E950 - Acesulfame k 494
E951 - Aspartame 479No or very low risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 464High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 459
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 420
E202 - Potassium sorbate 419High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 411
E270 - Lactic acid 403
E339 - Sodium phosphates 374High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 361
E296 - Malic acid 342
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 340
E460 - Cellulose 339
E421 - Mannitol 332
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 328High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 317
E631 - Disodium inosinate 305
E414 - Acacia gum 303
E331 - Sodium citrates 293
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 278No or very low risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 264
E211 - Sodium benzoate 260High risk of over exposure
E967 - Xylitol 250
E627 - Disodium guanylate 246
E200 - Sorbic acid 243High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 239
E127 - Erythrosine 229
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 222
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 218High risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 217
E160b - Annatto 214
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 213
E1400 - Dextrin 212
E300 - Ascorbic acid 210
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 208
E262 - Sodium acetates 204
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 199
E965 - Maltitol 196
E461 - Methyl cellulose 195
E160ai - Beta-carotene 181
E160a - Carotene 181
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 177
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 173
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 167
E920 - L-cysteine 158
E132 - Indigotine 146No or very low risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 144High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 129
E410 - Locust bean gum 122
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 113
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 113Moderate risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 111
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 110
E452 - Polyphosphates 108High risk of over exposure
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 106
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 99High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 99No or very low risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 98
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 96
E407 - Carrageenan 93High risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 91
E170i - Calcium carbonate 86No or very low risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 82High risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 80
E340 - Potassium phosphates 78High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 78
E281 - Sodium propionate 75
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 73
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 63
E160c - Paprika extract 60
E326 - Potassium lactate 60
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 57
E406 - Agar 56
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 56
E516 - Calcium sulphate 54
E260 - Acetic acid 51
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 47
E902 - Candelilla wax 47
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 47
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 44High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 44
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 44
E401 - Sodium alginate 43
E961 - Neotame 43
E579 - Iron gluconate 41
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 41
E953 - Isomalt 37
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 36
E904 - Shellac 36
E552 - Calcium silicate 36
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 34
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 33
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 32
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 32
E510 - Ammonium chloride 32
E100 - Curcumin 31
E338 - Phosphoric acid 29High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 27
E905 - Synthetic wax 27
E440 - Pectins 26
E355 - Adipic acid 25
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 25
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 25
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 24
E150 - Caramel 24
E924a - Potassium bromate 23
E1510 - Ethanol 22
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 22
E1200 - Polydextrose 21
E553 - Magnesium silicates 21
E572 - Magnesium stearate 21
E553b - Talc 20
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 19
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 18
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 18
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 16
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 16
E101 - Riboflavin 15
E425 - Konjac 15
E905a - Mineral oil 15
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 15
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 14Moderate risk of over exposure
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 13
E930 - Calcium peroxide 13
E1503 - Castor oil 13
E425i - Konjac gum 13
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 12
E336 - Potassium tartrates 11
E101i - Riboflavin 11
E221 - Sodium sulphite 11High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 10
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 10
E14XX - Modified Starch 10
E620 - Glutamic acid 10
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 9
E905b - Petroleum jelly 9
E502 - Carbonates 9
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 9High risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 9
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 9
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 9
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 8
E1103 - Invertase 7
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 7
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 7
E927b - Carbamide 7
E418 - Gellan gum 7
E416 - Karaya-gum 7
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 7
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 6
E1210 - Carbomer 6
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 6
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 6
E363 - Succinic acid 6
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 6
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 5
E501 - Potassium carbonates 5
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 5
E640i - Glycine 5
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 5
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 5
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 5High risk of over exposure
E917 - Potassium iodate 5
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 4
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 4
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 4
E263 - Calcium acetate 4
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 4
E451 - Triphosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 4
E501i - Potassium carbonate 4
E905c - Petroleum wax 4
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 4
E968 - Erythritol 3
E163 - Anthocyanins 3
E280 - Propionic acid 3
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E960 - Steviol glycosides 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 3
E551 - Silicon dioxide 3
E1105 - Lysozyme 3
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 3
E404 - Calcium alginate 3
Potassium iodide 3
E928 - Benzole peroxide 2
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 2
E576 - Sodium gluconate 2
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 2
E315 - Erythorbic acid 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E173 - Aluminium 2
E170ii - Calcium hydrogen carbonate 2
E916 - Calcium iodate 2
E161b - Lutein 2
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 2
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 2
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 2
E1104 - Lipase 2
E512 - Stannous chloride 2
E1101 - Protease 1
E1001 - Choline salt 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E403 - Ammonium alginate 1
E559 - Aluminium silicate 1
E913 - Lanolin 1
E452iv - Calcium polyphosphate 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E160d - Lycopene 1
E160 - Carotenoids 1
E925 - Chlorine 1
E417 - Tara gum 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
Amino acids 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 1
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 1
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E364 - E364 food additive 1
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 1
E252 - Potassium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 1
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure