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List of additives - United States

219 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2090
E330 - Citric acid 1638
E129 - Allura red 653No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 565Moderate risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 552
E102 - Tartrazine 521
E296 - Malic acid 463
E202 - Potassium sorbate 293High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 281
E414 - Acacia gum 269
E331 - Sodium citrates 268
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 266
E150c - Ammonia caramel 262Moderate risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 251
E322i - Lecithin 251
E440 - Pectins 251
E171 - Titanium dioxide 210
E211 - Sodium benzoate 190High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 184
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 177
E412 - Guar gum 161
E422 - Glycerol 158
E903 - Carnauba wax 141
E297 - Fumaric acid 133
E500 - Sodium carbonates 132
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 121
E460 - Cellulose 120
E420 - Sorbitol 119
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 108
E325 - Sodium lactate 100
E955 - Sucralose 98
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 93
E572 - Magnesium stearate 85
E407 - Carrageenan 84High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 80
E132 - Indigotine 73No or very low risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 72
E410 - Locust bean gum 72
E450 - Diphosphates 69High risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 69High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 64
E951 - Aspartame 64No or very low risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 63
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 62
E627 - Disodium guanylate 61
E341 - Calcium phosphates 53High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 51
E200 - Sorbic acid 50High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 50
E160ai - Beta-carotene 50
E250 - Sodium nitrite 49High risk of over exposure
E336 - Potassium tartrates 47
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 47
E262 - Sodium acetates 46
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 45No or very low risk of over exposure
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 44
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 44High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 44
E282 - Calcium propionate 43
E355 - Adipic acid 42
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 42
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 42
E965 - Maltitol 41
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 40
E160c - Paprika extract 39
E235 - Natamycin 36
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 35
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 33
E967 - Xylitol 32
E452 - Polyphosphates 30High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 30
E338 - Phosphoric acid 30High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 29
E1400 - Dextrin 29
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 28Moderate risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 26No or very low risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 25
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 25
E421 - Mannitol 25
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 25
E960 - Steviol glycosides 22Moderate risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 22
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 21Moderate risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 21High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 19
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 19
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 18
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 18
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 17High risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 17High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 16
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 16High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 16
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 16
E14XX - Modified Starch 16
E100 - Curcumin 16
E315 - Erythorbic acid 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 14
E968 - Erythritol 14
E406 - Agar 13
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 13
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 13
E234 - Nisin 13
E120 - Cochineal 13
E339 - Sodium phosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 13
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 13
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 12
E363 - Succinic acid 12
E340 - Potassium phosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 11
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 11
E461 - Methyl cellulose 11
E143 - Fast Green FCF 11
E170 - Calcium carbonates 10
E170i - Calcium carbonate 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 10
E640i - Glycine 10
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 10
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 9
E953 - Isomalt 9
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 9
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 9
E579 - Iron gluconate 9
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 8
E150a - Plain caramel 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E280 - Propionic acid 8
E290 - Carbon dioxide 8
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 8High risk of over exposure
E553 - Magnesium silicates 8
E553b - Talc 8
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 8
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 8
E500i - Sodium carbonate 7
E516 - Calcium sulphate 7
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 6
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 6
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 6
E510 - Ammonium chloride 6
E1103 - Invertase 6
E281 - Sodium propionate 6
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 6
E1510 - Ethanol 5
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 5
E163 - Anthocyanins 5
E413 - Tragacanth 5
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 5
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 5
E904 - Shellac 5
E930 - Calcium peroxide 5
E418 - Gellan gum 4
E551 - Silicon dioxide 4
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 4
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 4
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 4
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 4
E263 - Calcium acetate 4
E101 - Riboflavin 4
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 4
E928 - Benzole peroxide 3
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 3
E417 - Tara gum 3
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 3
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 3
E1105 - Lysozyme 3
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 3
E101i - Riboflavin 3
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E425 - Konjac 3
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E262i - Sodium acetate 3
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 2
E501 - Potassium carbonates 2
E210 - Benzoic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 2
E160d - Lycopene 2
E999 - Quillaia extract 2
E920 - L-cysteine 2
E924a - Potassium bromate 2
E512 - Stannous chloride 2
E941 - Nitrogen 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 2
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 2
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 2
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 1
E409 - Arabinogalactan 1
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 1
E329 - Magnesium lactate 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E175 - Gold 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E153 - Vegetable carbon 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
Potassium iodide 1
E942 - Nitrous oxide 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 1
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 1