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List of additives - United States

270 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E410 - Locust bean gum 14514
E412 - Guar gum 9215
E407 - Carrageenan 6238High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 5345
E330 - Citric acid 5119
E322 - Lecithins 5093
E322i - Lecithin 5090
E415 - Xanthan gum 4554
E500 - Sodium carbonates 3172
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 3138
E202 - Potassium sorbate 2908High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 2550
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 2522
E150c - Ammonia caramel 1750Moderate risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 1694No or very low risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1683Moderate risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 1485
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 1287Moderate risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 1253
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1227High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 1224
E450 - Diphosphates 1167High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 1100
E341 - Calcium phosphates 1100High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 1054
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 987
E406 - Agar 968
E422 - Glycerol 962
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 939
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 897Moderate risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 807High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 755
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 707High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 619
E160ai - Beta-carotene 608
E428 - Gelatine 591
E418 - Gellan gum 583
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 566
E171 - Titanium dioxide 563
E460 - Cellulose 546
E414 - Acacia gum 527
E296 - Malic acid 471
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 426No or very low risk of over exposure
E290 - Carbon dioxide 424
E235 - Natamycin 422
E401 - Sodium alginate 397
E338 - Phosphoric acid 389High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 365High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 359
E516 - Calcium sulphate 356
E282 - Calcium propionate 319
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 315High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 309
E570 - Fatty acids 305
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 296
E281 - Sodium propionate 284
E968 - Erythritol 282
E955 - Sucralose 266
E420 - Sorbitol 262
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 254High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 245No or very low risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 237
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 230
E250 - Sodium nitrite 216High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 192
E340 - Potassium phosphates 192High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 190
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 186No or very low risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 179
E631 - Disodium inosinate 177
E417 - Tara gum 175
E627 - Disodium guanylate 169
E960 - Steviol glycosides 168Moderate risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 167
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 164
E336 - Potassium tartrates 157
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 156
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 152
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 144
E262 - Sodium acetates 139
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 139
E339 - Sodium phosphates 135High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 133
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 132
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 131
E297 - Fumaric acid 128
E1510 - Ethanol 126
E327 - Calcium lactate 125
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 124
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 124
E260 - Acetic acid 123
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 122
E170 - Calcium carbonates 122
E170i - Calcium carbonate 121No or very low risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 118
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 116
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 112
E461 - Methyl cellulose 111
E903 - Carnauba wax 109
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 107
E160c - Paprika extract 106
E950 - Acesulfame k 104
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 98
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 90
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 83
E300 - Ascorbic acid 78
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 77
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 75High risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 74
E951 - Aspartame 73No or very low risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 72
E263 - Calcium acetate 64
E413 - Tragacanth 62
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 59
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 50High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 50
E315 - Erythorbic acid 47No or very low risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 46
E325 - Sodium lactate 44
E355 - Adipic acid 43
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 42
E500i - Sodium carbonate 39
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 39
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 37
E14XX - Modified Starch 35
E1104 - Lipase 35
E101 - Riboflavin 34
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 33High risk of over exposure
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 33
E101i - Riboflavin 32
E501 - Potassium carbonates 31
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 31High risk of over exposure
E416 - Karaya-gum 31
E210 - Benzoic acid 30High risk of over exposure
E510 - Ammonium chloride 30
E326 - Potassium lactate 29
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 27High risk of over exposure
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 27
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 26
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 26
E280 - Propionic acid 26
E501i - Potassium carbonate 26
E1105 - Lysozyme 24
E924a - Potassium bromate 24
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 24
E920 - L-cysteine 23
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 22
E310 - Propyl gallate 21
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 21Moderate risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 21
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 21
E953 - Isomalt 20
E251 - Sodium nitrate 19High risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 19
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 19
E905 - Synthetic wax 19
E904 - Shellac 18
E928 - Benzole peroxide 18
E967 - Xylitol 16
E120 - Cochineal 16
E966 - Lactitol 15
E363 - Succinic acid 15
E905a - Mineral oil 15
E143 - Fast Green FCF 14
E425 - Konjac 14
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 14
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 13
E333 - Calcium citrates 12
E160d - Lycopene 11
E221 - Sodium sulphite 11High risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 11
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 11
E262i - Sodium acetate 11
E150a - Plain caramel 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 11
E163 - Anthocyanins 10
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 10
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 10
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 10
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 9
E579 - Iron gluconate 9
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 9
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 9
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 8High risk of over exposure
E930 - Calcium peroxide 8
E212 - Potassium benzoate 8High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 8
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 7
E925 - Chlorine 7
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 7
E404 - Calcium alginate 7
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 7
E425i - Konjac gum 6
E332 - Potassium citrates 6
E502 - Carbonates 6
E324 - Ethoxyquin 5
E1103 - Invertase 5
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 5
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 5
E553 - Magnesium silicates 5
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 4
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 4
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 4
E942 - Nitrous oxide 4
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 4High risk of over exposure
E905b - Petroleum jelly 4
E637 - Ethyl maltol 4
E236 - Formic acid 4
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 4
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 4
E403 - Ammonium alginate 4
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 3
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 3
E551 - Silicon dioxide 3
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 3
E640i - Glycine 3
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 3
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 3
E173 - Aluminium 3
E161b - Lutein 3
E963 - Tagatose 3
E1101 - Protease 3
E164 - Saffron 2
E162 - Beetroot red 2
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 2
E620 - Glutamic acid 2
E636 - Maltol 2
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 2
E585 - Ferrous lactate 2
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 2
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E421 - Mannitol 2
Potassium iodide 2
E999 - Quillaia extract 2
E641 - Leucine 1
E226 - Calcium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E1204 - Pullulan 1
E203 - Calcium sorbate 1
E174 - Silver 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E508 - Potassium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E1440 - Hydroxypropyl starch 1
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 1
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 1
E530 - Magnesium oxide 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E553b - Talc 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E574 - Gluconic acid 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 1
E307a - D-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E457 - Alpha-Cyclodextrine 1
E140i - Chlorophylls 1