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List of additives - United States

293 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E414 - Acacia gum 11321
E330 - Citric acid 5295
E322 - Lecithins 4543
E322i - Lecithin 4539
E129 - Allura red 3991No or very low risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 3521
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 3218Moderate risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 2908
E415 - Xanthan gum 2053
E903 - Carnauba wax 1984
E202 - Potassium sorbate 1726High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1693
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1651
E171 - Titanium dioxide 1471
E1400 - Dextrin 1436
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1379
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1352
E132 - Indigotine 1324No or very low risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1183High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 1178
E412 - Guar gum 1147
E150c - Ammonia caramel 1020Moderate risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 1016
E331 - Sodium citrates 1006
E127 - Erythrosine 1006
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 969
E341 - Calcium phosphates 938High risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 893High risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 883
E450 - Diphosphates 871High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 856Moderate risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 844
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 794
E270 - Lactic acid 775
E407 - Carrageenan 775High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 757
E296 - Malic acid 678
E904 - Shellac 564
E410 - Locust bean gum 527
E951 - Aspartame 487No or very low risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 459
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 434
E340 - Potassium phosphates 424High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 417
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 378
E160a - Carotene 354
E160ai - Beta-carotene 337
E428 - Gelatine 332
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 325High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 313
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 303
E160b - Annatto 298
E627 - Disodium guanylate 283
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 283No or very low risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 283
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 280
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 280
E452 - Polyphosphates 273High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 269
E338 - Phosphoric acid 262High risk of over exposure
E905 - Synthetic wax 244
E905a - Mineral oil 237
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 236
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 230High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 222High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 219
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 215
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 213High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 212
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 199
E967 - Xylitol 199
E160c - Paprika extract 198
E965 - Maltitol 196
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 187
E297 - Fumaric acid 183
E281 - Sodium propionate 180
E968 - Erythritol 174
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 172
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 168Moderate risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 164
E461 - Methyl cellulose 163
E570 - Fatty acids 163
E418 - Gellan gum 159
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 152
E336 - Potassium tartrates 147
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 145
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 143
E960 - Steviol glycosides 142Moderate risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 138
E325 - Sodium lactate 134
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 134
E282 - Calcium propionate 131
E100 - Curcumin 130
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 129
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 128High risk of over exposure
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 127
E327 - Calcium lactate 125
E250 - Sodium nitrite 120High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 116
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 115
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 114
E14XX - Modified Starch 113
E401 - Sodium alginate 112
E300 - Ascorbic acid 103
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 96No or very low risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 95
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 93
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 91High risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 86
E170i - Calcium carbonate 83No or very low risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 82
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 79
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 78
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 78
E413 - Tragacanth 77
E421 - Mannitol 74
E1510 - Ethanol 71
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 70High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 67
E235 - Natamycin 62
E120 - Cochineal 62
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 61
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 61
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 59
E961 - Neotame 58
E953 - Isomalt 54
E553 - Magnesium silicates 54
E1103 - Invertase 54
E143 - Fast Green FCF 51
E260 - Acetic acid 51
E417 - Tara gum 50
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 47
E355 - Adipic acid 46
E516 - Calcium sulphate 45
E339 - Sodium phosphates 45High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 41
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 39
E500i - Sodium carbonate 39
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 36High risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 36
E329 - Magnesium lactate 36
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 35
E501 - Potassium carbonates 35
E263 - Calcium acetate 35
E150 - Caramel 35
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 32
E310 - Propyl gallate 31
E404 - Calcium alginate 31
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 29
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 29
E403 - Ammonium alginate 29
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 28
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 28
E210 - Benzoic acid 26High risk of over exposure
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 26
E501i - Potassium carbonate 26
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 24High risk of over exposure
E425 - Konjac 23
E315 - Erythorbic acid 22No or very low risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 21
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 21
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 21
E326 - Potassium lactate 20
E928 - Benzole peroxide 20
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 20
E101 - Riboflavin 19
E930 - Calcium peroxide 18
E553b - Talc 17
E150a - Plain caramel 17No or very low risk of over exposure
E162 - Beetroot red 17
E902 - Candelilla wax 17
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 17
E101i - Riboflavin 16
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 16
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 16High risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 14
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 14
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 13
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 13
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 13
E290 - Carbon dioxide 13
E1101 - Protease 13
E425i - Konjac gum 12
E920 - L-cysteine 12
E262i - Sodium acetate 12
E333 - Calcium citrates 11
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 11
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 11
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 11
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 10High risk of over exposure
E925 - Chlorine 10
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 10
E1104 - Lipase 10
E966 - Lactitol 10
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 9
E251 - Sodium nitrate 9High risk of over exposure
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 9
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 8
E234 - Nisin 8
E510 - Ammonium chloride 8
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 8
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 8
E640i - Glycine 8
E551 - Silicon dioxide 8
E332 - Potassium citrates 8
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 8
E999 - Quillaia extract 7
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 7
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 6
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 6
E221 - Sodium sulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E280 - Propionic acid 6
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 6
E502 - Carbonates 6
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 6
E576 - Sodium gluconate 6
E579 - Iron gluconate 6
E905c - Petroleum wax 6
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 6
E924a - Potassium bromate 6
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 5
E416 - Karaya-gum 5
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 5
E164 - Saffron 5
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 5
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 5
E153 - Vegetable carbon 5
E161b - Lutein 5
E530 - Magnesium oxide 5
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 5
E261 - Potassium acetate 4
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 4
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 4
E140i - Chlorophylls 4
E160d - Lycopene 4
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 4
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 4
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 4
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 4
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 4
E942 - Nitrous oxide 4
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 4
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 3
E420i - D-sorbitol 3
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 3
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 3
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 3
E641 - Leucine 3
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 3
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 2
Potassium iodide 2
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 2
E174 - Silver 2
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 2
E637 - Ethyl maltol 2
E941 - Nitrogen 2
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E513 - Sulphuric acid 1
E452iv - Calcium polyphosphate 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E1204 - Pullulan 1
E331ii - Disodium citrate 1
E324 - Ethoxyquin 1
E574 - Gluconic acid 1
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E243 - Ethyl lauroyl arginate 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E181 - Tannin 1
E172ii - Red iron oxide 1
E172i - Black iron oxide 1
E905b - Petroleum jelly 1
E111 - Orange GGN 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E916 - Calcium iodate 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 1
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 1
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 1
E1210 - Carbomer 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E512 - Stannous chloride 1