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List of additives - United States

140 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E355 - Adipic acid 715
E428 - Gelatine 429
E331 - Sodium citrates 427
E297 - Fumaric acid 374
E129 - Allura red 370No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 272Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 238
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 223
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 196
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 196
E330 - Citric acid 156
E950 - Acesulfame k 138
E951 - Aspartame 134No or very low risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 116
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 114
E132 - Indigotine 97No or very low risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 96
E322 - Lecithins 84
E322i - Lecithin 84
E296 - Malic acid 82
E127 - Erythrosine 82
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 77
E407 - Carrageenan 67High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 62
E415 - Xanthan gum 54
E171 - Titanium dioxide 50
E341 - Calcium phosphates 48High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 48High risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 46
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 45
E500 - Sodium carbonates 44
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 44
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 44
E410 - Locust bean gum 43
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 42
E422 - Glycerol 40
E150c - Ammonia caramel 39Moderate risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 35
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 34
E905 - Synthetic wax 32
E955 - Sucralose 32
E412 - Guar gum 32
E211 - Sodium benzoate 31High risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 30
E903 - Carnauba wax 28
E282 - Calcium propionate 27
E200 - Sorbic acid 27High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 26
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 25
E461 - Methyl cellulose 25
E450 - Diphosphates 22High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 21
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 20No or very low risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 17
E281 - Sodium propionate 17
E406 - Agar 15
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 15
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 14
E421 - Mannitol 14
E262 - Sodium acetates 13
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 13
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 12
E340 - Potassium phosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 12
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 12
E300 - Ascorbic acid 12
E904 - Shellac 11
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 10Moderate risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 8
E160c - Paprika extract 8
E637 - Ethyl maltol 8
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 7
E452 - Polyphosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 7
E260 - Acetic acid 7
E250 - Sodium nitrite 7High risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 7
E160a - Carotene 7
E160b - Annatto 6
E460 - Cellulose 6
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 6
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 6
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 6
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 6
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 6
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 5
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 5
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 5High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 5
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 5
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 4
E1510 - Ethanol 4
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 4High risk of over exposure
E280 - Propionic acid 4
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 4High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 4High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E336 - Potassium tartrates 3
E572 - Magnesium stearate 3
E965 - Maltitol 3
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 3
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 3
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 2High risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 2
E1400 - Dextrin 2
E905b - Petroleum jelly 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E14XX - Modified Starch 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 1
E1200 - Polydextrose 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E331ii - Disodium citrate 1
E553 - Magnesium silicates 1
E553b - Talc 1
E327 - Calcium lactate 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1