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List of additives - United States

294 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E420 - Sorbitol 4780
E322 - Lecithins 2437
E322i - Lecithin 2418
E330 - Citric acid 2349
E129 - Allura red 1513No or very low risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 1376
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 1282Moderate risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 1267
E102 - Tartrazine 1058
E202 - Potassium sorbate 983High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 904
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 858
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 821
E903 - Carnauba wax 805
E171 - Titanium dioxide 796
E950 - Acesulfame k 784
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 651
E951 - Aspartame 629No or very low risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 627
E296 - Malic acid 621
E955 - Sucralose 616
E415 - Xanthan gum 571
E965 - Maltitol 562
E150c - Ammonia caramel 549Moderate risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 533High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 509High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 491
E407 - Carrageenan 461High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 442
E421 - Mannitol 393
E967 - Xylitol 383
E412 - Guar gum 364
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 354
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 337
E452 - Polyphosphates 337High risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 283
E270 - Lactic acid 282
E1103 - Invertase 278
E410 - Locust bean gum 263
E127 - Erythrosine 261
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 251
E341 - Calcium phosphates 250High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 241
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 228
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 214
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 212
E338 - Phosphoric acid 207High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 197High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 195
E200 - Sorbic acid 194High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 192Moderate risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 180No or very low risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 176
E570 - Fatty acids 169
E1400 - Dextrin 162
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 160
E160a - Carotene 158
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 149High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 147High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 145
E160ai - Beta-carotene 143
E160c - Paprika extract 139
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 134
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 132No or very low risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 125High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 119
E631 - Disodium inosinate 118
E120 - Cochineal 118
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 110
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 109
E297 - Fumaric acid 107
E460 - Cellulose 107
E150 - Caramel 105
E281 - Sodium propionate 99
E1510 - Ethanol 95
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 92
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 91No or very low risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 90High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 90
E572 - Magnesium stearate 87
E250 - Sodium nitrite 86High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 85
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 84
E160b - Annatto 83
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 82Moderate risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 81
E627 - Disodium guanylate 80
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 76
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 70
E953 - Isomalt 70
E401 - Sodium alginate 70
E14XX - Modified Starch 67
E501 - Potassium carbonates 66
E904 - Shellac 64
E282 - Calcium propionate 61
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 60
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 58
E905 - Synthetic wax 57
E961 - Neotame 57
E501i - Potassium carbonate 53
E170 - Calcium carbonates 53
E340 - Potassium phosphates 50High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 50No or very low risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 49
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 47
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 46
E418 - Gellan gum 45
E968 - Erythritol 42
E902 - Candelilla wax 41
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 41
E160d - Lycopene 40
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 40High risk of over exposure
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 40
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 39
E327 - Calcium lactate 38
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 38
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 38
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 35High risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 34High risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 33
E960 - Steviol glycosides 32Moderate risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 31
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 31
E326 - Potassium lactate 30
E260 - Acetic acid 29
E500i - Sodium carbonate 27
E363 - Succinic acid 26
E420i - D-sorbitol 23
E966 - Lactitol 21
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 19
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 19
E100 - Curcumin 19
E300 - Ascorbic acid 19
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 18
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 17
E355 - Adipic acid 17
E161g - Canthaxanthin 17
E336 - Potassium tartrates 17
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 17
E101i - Riboflavin 16
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 16
E640i - Glycine 16
E553b - Talc 15
E553 - Magnesium silicates 15
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 15
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 15
E461 - Methyl cellulose 15
E552 - Calcium silicate 15
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 14
E413 - Tragacanth 14
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 14
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 14High risk of over exposure
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 13
E451 - Triphosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 13
E251 - Sodium nitrate 13High risk of over exposure
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 13
E163 - Anthocyanins 13
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 12
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 12
E235 - Natamycin 12
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 12
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 11
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 11
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 11
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 10
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 10
E417 - Tara gum 10
E262i - Sodium acetate 9
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 9
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 8
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 8
E905c - Petroleum wax 8
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 8
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 7
E234 - Nisin 7
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 7
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E350 - Sodium malates 7
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 7
E162 - Beetroot red 7
E622 - Monopotassium glutamate 6
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 6
E1210 - Carbomer 6
E551 - Silicon dioxide 6
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 6
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E324 - Ethoxyquin 6
Amino acids 5
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 5
E161b - Lutein 5
E210 - Benzoic acid 5High risk of over exposure
E263 - Calcium acetate 5
E280 - Propionic acid 5
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 5
E502 - Carbonates 5
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 5
E516 - Calcium sulphate 5
E576 - Sodium gluconate 5
E942 - Nitrous oxide 5
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 4
E221 - Sodium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E559 - Aluminium silicate 4
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 4
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 4
E1105 - Lysozyme 4
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 4
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 4
E261 - Potassium acetate 4
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 3
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 3
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 3
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 3
E579 - Iron gluconate 3
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 3
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 3
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 3
E924a - Potassium bromate 3
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 2
E510 - Ammonium chloride 2
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 2
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 2
E290 - Carbon dioxide 2
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 2
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 2
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 2
E383 - Calcium glycerophosphate 2
E637 - Ethyl maltol 2
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 2
E172ii - Red iron oxide 2
E1104 - Lipase 2
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 2
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 2
E153 - Vegetable carbon 2
E529 - Calcium oxide 2
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E143 - Fast Green FCF 2
E365 - Sodium fumarate 2
E927b - Carbamide 2
E329 - Magnesium lactate 2
E930 - Calcium peroxide 2
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 2
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 2
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E474 - Sucroglycerides 1
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E416 - Karaya-gum 1
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 1High risk of over exposure
E381 - Ferric ammonium citrate 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E512 - Stannous chloride 1
E107 - Yellow 2G 1
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E541i - Acid sodium aluminium phosphate 1
E333 - Calcium citrates 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E212 - Potassium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E641 - Leucine 1
E160 - Carotenoids 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1503 - Castor oil 1
E905b - Petroleum jelly 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E925 - Chlorine 1
E1420 - Acetylated starch 1
E928 - Benzole peroxide 1
E103 - Alkannin 1
E949 - Hydrogen 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 1
E111 - Orange GGN 1
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1