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List of additives - United States

235 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E340 - Potassium phosphates 5451High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 3858
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2387
E407 - Carrageenan 1549High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 1547
E322 - Lecithins 1527
E322i - Lecithin 1526
E955 - Sucralose 1085
E331 - Sodium citrates 787
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 700
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 690
E950 - Acesulfame k 676
E412 - Guar gum 628
E415 - Xanthan gum 583
E150c - Ammonia caramel 522Moderate risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 486High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 476
E414 - Acacia gum 424
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 414
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 405
E129 - Allura red 399No or very low risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 399High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 386
E102 - Tartrazine 383
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 353
E341 - Calcium phosphates 352High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 342
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 338Moderate risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 333Moderate risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 332High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 329
E631 - Disodium inosinate 321
E202 - Potassium sorbate 317High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 312
E418 - Gellan gum 306
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 289
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 256
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 247
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 238
E160b - Annatto 235
E171 - Titanium dioxide 194
E410 - Locust bean gum 193
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 180High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 171
E160ai - Beta-carotene 171
E428 - Gelatine 164
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 159
E211 - Sodium benzoate 154High risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 142
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 138High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 133
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 132High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 127
E338 - Phosphoric acid 117High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 116Moderate risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 114No or very low risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 113
E440 - Pectins 108
E552 - Calcium silicate 106
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 100
E100 - Curcumin 99
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 93
E296 - Malic acid 91
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 87
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 82
E127 - Erythrosine 80
E401 - Sodium alginate 79
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 78
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 78
E1400 - Dextrin 73
E200 - Sorbic acid 71High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 70No or very low risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 70Moderate risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 70
E968 - Erythritol 70
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 69No or very low risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 69High risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 66High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 65
E339 - Sodium phosphates 64High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 62
Potassium iodide 61
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 61
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 59
E551 - Silicon dioxide 59
E150 - Caramel 58
E329 - Magnesium lactate 57
E461 - Methyl cellulose 56
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 54
E420 - Sorbitol 50
E262 - Sodium acetates 49
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 47
E160c - Paprika extract 47
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 46
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 44
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 44
E132 - Indigotine 44No or very low risk of over exposure
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 42
E500i - Sodium carbonate 39
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 39
E903 - Carnauba wax 38
E282 - Calcium propionate 38
E570 - Fatty acids 37
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 37
E332 - Potassium citrates 37
E406 - Agar 33
E300 - Ascorbic acid 31
E1103 - Invertase 31
E951 - Aspartame 30No or very low risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 27
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 27High risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 25
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 24High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 23
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 22
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 21
E260 - Acetic acid 21
E297 - Fumaric acid 21
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 21
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 20
E101 - Riboflavin 20
E101i - Riboflavin 19
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 19
E928 - Benzole peroxide 18
E281 - Sodium propionate 17
E235 - Natamycin 17
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 16
E336 - Potassium tartrates 15
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 15
E315 - Erythorbic acid 15No or very low risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 15
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 14
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 14
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 14
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 13
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 13
E501i - Potassium carbonate 13
E210 - Benzoic acid 13High risk of over exposure
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 13
E355 - Adipic acid 12
E1510 - Ethanol 12
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 12
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 12
E326 - Potassium lactate 12
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 12
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 12
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 12
E413 - Tragacanth 11
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 11High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 11
E325 - Sodium lactate 11
E404 - Calcium alginate 10
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 10
E920 - L-cysteine 10
E516 - Calcium sulphate 9
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 9
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 8
E502 - Carbonates 8
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 8
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 7
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 7
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 7
E290 - Carbon dioxide 6
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 6High risk of over exposure
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 6High risk of over exposure
E924a - Potassium bromate 6
E14XX - Modified Starch 5
E572 - Magnesium stearate 5
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 5
E262i - Sodium acetate 5
E510 - Ammonium chloride 5
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 5
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 5
E640i - Glycine 5
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 5
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 4
E150a - Plain caramel 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 4High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 4
E221 - Sodium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E942 - Nitrous oxide 4
E917 - Potassium iodate 4
E904 - Shellac 4
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 4
E941 - Nitrogen 4
E280 - Propionic acid 3
Amino acids 3
E530 - Magnesium oxide 3
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 3
E451 - Triphosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E905 - Synthetic wax 2
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 2
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 2
E331ii - Disodium citrate 2
E425 - Konjac 2
E161b - Lutein 2
E421 - Mannitol 2
E641 - Leucine 2
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 2
E905a - Mineral oil 2
E417 - Tara gum 2
E403 - Ammonium alginate 1
E553 - Magnesium silicates 1
E632 - Dipotassium inosinate 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E164 - Saffron 1
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 1
E966 - Lactitol 1
E172ii - Red iron oxide 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E967 - Xylitol 1
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E409 - Arabinogalactan 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E1210 - Carbomer 1
E111 - Orange GGN 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E1101 - Protease 1
E160d - Lycopene 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E585 - Ferrous lactate 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E553b - Talc 1