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List of additives - United States

235 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E401 - Sodium alginate 3280
E415 - Xanthan gum 1407
E330 - Citric acid 1399
E412 - Guar gum 1317
E270 - Lactic acid 1220
E322 - Lecithins 1098
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1096
E322i - Lecithin 1095
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1059
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1013
E450 - Diphosphates 753High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 702High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 699
E341 - Calcium phosphates 670High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 558
E200 - Sorbic acid 475High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 471
E150c - Ammonia caramel 448Moderate risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 435High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 397
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 388
E129 - Allura red 357No or very low risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 357High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 355High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 347
E102 - Tartrazine 321
E331 - Sodium citrates 289
E296 - Malic acid 288
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 278
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 271Moderate risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 243High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 234
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 230
E160c - Paprika extract 223
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 221
E440 - Pectins 217
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 210High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 198
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 198Moderate risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 198
E160a - Carotene 198
E460 - Cellulose 189
E281 - Sodium propionate 189
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 181
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 176
E406 - Agar 169
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 162
E282 - Calcium propionate 161
E631 - Disodium inosinate 150
E627 - Disodium guanylate 141
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 133
E171 - Titanium dioxide 133
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 128No or very low risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 117High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 114
E1400 - Dextrin 114
E414 - Acacia gum 112
E250 - Sodium nitrite 95High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 93
E501 - Potassium carbonates 89
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 88No or very low risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 86
E260 - Acetic acid 83
E340 - Potassium phosphates 79High risk of over exposure
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 78
E132 - Indigotine 77No or very low risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 70
E170 - Calcium carbonates 69
E170i - Calcium carbonate 69No or very low risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 69
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 67Moderate risk of over exposure
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 61
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 61
E516 - Calcium sulphate 59
E1200 - Polydextrose 57
E339 - Sodium phosphates 56High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 55
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 55
E500i - Sodium carbonate 53
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 50
E338 - Phosphoric acid 49High risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 49
E262 - Sodium acetates 48
E300 - Ascorbic acid 47
E297 - Fumaric acid 46
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 46
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 43
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 43
E363 - Succinic acid 42
E418 - Gellan gum 41
E263 - Calcium acetate 41
E417 - Tara gum 41
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 41
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 40High risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 40
E150 - Caramel 39
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 38
E1510 - Ethanol 37
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 35
E100 - Curcumin 34
E510 - Ammonium chloride 33
E327 - Calcium lactate 31
E552 - Calcium silicate 31
E501i - Potassium carbonate 28
E955 - Sucralose 25
E336 - Potassium tartrates 25
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 24
E235 - Natamycin 24
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 23
E930 - Calcium peroxide 23
E903 - Carnauba wax 23
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 23
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 23
E509 - Calcium chloride 22Moderate risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 21
E355 - Adipic acid 21
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 20
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 19High risk of over exposure
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 19
E14XX - Modified Starch 19
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 18
E968 - Erythritol 18
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 17
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 16
E950 - Acesulfame k 16
E920 - L-cysteine 16
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 15
E416 - Karaya-gum 15
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 14High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 14
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 14High risk of over exposure
E404 - Calcium alginate 13
E951 - Aspartame 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 12
E210 - Benzoic acid 11High risk of over exposure
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 11
E579 - Iron gluconate 10
E576 - Sodium gluconate 10
E251 - Sodium nitrate 9High risk of over exposure
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 9
E101 - Riboflavin 9
E965 - Maltitol 9
E310 - Propyl gallate 9
E101i - Riboflavin 9
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 9
E221 - Sodium sulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 8
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 8
E315 - Erythorbic acid 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 6
E904 - Shellac 6
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 5
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 5
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 5
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 5
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 5
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 5
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E967 - Xylitol 4
E425 - Konjac 4
E572 - Magnesium stearate 4
E262i - Sodium acetate 4
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 4
E928 - Benzole peroxide 4
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 3
E143 - Fast Green FCF 3
E280 - Propionic acid 3
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 3
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 3
E502 - Carbonates 3
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 3
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 3
E161b - Lutein 3
E162 - Beetroot red 3
E203 - Calcium sorbate 3
E333 - Calcium citrates 3
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 3
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 3
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 3
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 3
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 2
E421 - Mannitol 2
E234 - Nisin 2
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 2
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 2
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 2
E553 - Magnesium silicates 2
E1105 - Lysozyme 2
E924a - Potassium bromate 2
Potassium iodide 2
E559 - Aluminium silicate 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E529 - Calcium oxide 1
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 1
E905 - Synthetic wax 1
E905a - Mineral oil 1
E160 - Carotenoids 1
E326 - Potassium lactate 1
E925 - Chlorine 1
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E173 - Aluminium 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E941 - Nitrogen 1
E942 - Nitrous oxide 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E403 - Ammonium alginate 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E553b - Talc 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1