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List of additives - United States

150 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E326 - Potassium lactate 2078
E262 - Sodium acetates 1803
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 1800
E250 - Sodium nitrite 1509High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 1396No or very low risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 284High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 266
E325 - Sodium lactate 250
E150c - Ammonia caramel 212Moderate risk of over exposure
E261 - Potassium acetate 188
E415 - Xanthan gum 167
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 155High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 136
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 122
E202 - Potassium sorbate 111High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 110
E282 - Calcium propionate 101
E160b - Annatto 99
E235 - Natamycin 98
E500 - Sodium carbonates 93
E200 - Sorbic acid 92High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 92High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 92
E322 - Lecithins 83
E322i - Lecithin 83
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 82
E412 - Guar gum 73
E211 - Sodium benzoate 71High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 70
E251 - Sodium nitrate 65High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 63
E631 - Disodium inosinate 63
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 60
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 57
E341 - Calcium phosphates 52High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 51
E310 - Propyl gallate 44
E300 - Ascorbic acid 40
E331 - Sodium citrates 39
E160c - Paprika extract 36
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 36
E338 - Phosphoric acid 31High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 30
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 30High risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 29High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 29
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 28
E102 - Tartrazine 27
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 27No or very low risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 27
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 25
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 25Moderate risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 25
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 25
E129 - Allura red 24No or very low risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 24
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 24Moderate risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 23
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 23
E452 - Polyphosphates 22High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 21
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 21High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 21
E1400 - Dextrin 20
E414 - Acacia gum 20
E920 - L-cysteine 20
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 17
E296 - Malic acid 15
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 15
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 14
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 12
E516 - Calcium sulphate 12
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 12
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 11
E440 - Pectins 10
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 10
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 10
E579 - Iron gluconate 10
E903 - Carnauba wax 10
E930 - Calcium peroxide 10
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 9
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 9
E327 - Calcium lactate 9
E160a - Carotene 8
E160ai - Beta-carotene 8
E14XX - Modified Starch 7
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 7
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 7High risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 6
E428 - Gelatine 6
E280 - Propionic acid 5
E551 - Silicon dioxide 5
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 5
E1510 - Ethanol 4
E262i - Sodium acetate 4
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 4
E422 - Glycerol 4
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 4
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 4
E924a - Potassium bromate 4
E171 - Titanium dioxide 3
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 3
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 3
E461 - Methyl cellulose 3
E510 - Ammonium chloride 3
E150a - Plain caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 2
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 2
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E916 - Calcium iodate 2
E965 - Maltitol 2
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 2
E100 - Curcumin 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E1200 - Polydextrose 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 1
E160f - Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid (C 30) 1
E170 - Calcium carbonates 1
E170i - Calcium carbonate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E175 - Gold 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E252 - Potassium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E336 - Potassium tartrates 1
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E401 - Sodium alginate 1
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 1High risk of over exposure
E417 - Tara gum 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E906 - Benzoin resin 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E928 - Benzole peroxide 1
E950 - Acesulfame k 1
E955 - Sucralose 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure