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List of additives - United States

221 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2326
E452 - Polyphosphates 2326High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 1259
E202 - Potassium sorbate 863High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 655
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 638
E322 - Lecithins 578
E322i - Lecithin 577
E150c - Ammonia caramel 572Moderate risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 496
E129 - Allura red 480No or very low risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 472High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 443
E500 - Sodium carbonates 441
E415 - Xanthan gum 433
E200 - Sorbic acid 420High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 413
E412 - Guar gum 401
E102 - Tartrazine 362
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 360
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 343
E450 - Diphosphates 342High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 307High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 300Moderate risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 295
E341 - Calcium phosphates 275High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 268
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 264
E331 - Sodium citrates 262
E340 - Potassium phosphates 256High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 246
E414 - Acacia gum 236
E338 - Phosphoric acid 235High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 230
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 222High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 212
E440 - Pectins 208
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 208
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 201Moderate risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 172High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 166
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 155High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 150
E422 - Glycerol 140
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 135
E160a - Carotene 123
E160ai - Beta-carotene 120
E401 - Sodium alginate 114
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 108
E160b - Annatto 107
E627 - Disodium guanylate 106
E631 - Disodium inosinate 106
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 102High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 102
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 99High risk of over exposure
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 98
E281 - Sodium propionate 90
E420 - Sorbitol 84
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 80
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 79
E339 - Sodium phosphates 77High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 70
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 69No or very low risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 69
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 67
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 67
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 63
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 62
E250 - Sodium nitrite 60High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 59
E260 - Acetic acid 59
E1103 - Invertase 57
E170 - Calcium carbonates 55
E170i - Calcium carbonate 54No or very low risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 54
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 52No or very low risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 51
E461 - Methyl cellulose 49
E951 - Aspartame 47No or very low risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 47
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 44
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 40
E127 - Erythrosine 39
E903 - Carnauba wax 39
E961 - Neotame 37
E570 - Fatty acids 37
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 37Moderate risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 36
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 35
E501 - Potassium carbonates 32
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 32High risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 31Moderate risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 31
E132 - Indigotine 31No or very low risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 31
E501i - Potassium carbonate 31
E262 - Sodium acetates 30
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 29
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 28
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 27
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 27
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 26
E516 - Calcium sulphate 26
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 25
E1510 - Ethanol 24
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 22
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 22
E150 - Caramel 22
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 22
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 22
E235 - Natamycin 22
E905 - Synthetic wax 20
Potassium iodide 20
E905a - Mineral oil 20
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 18
E300 - Ascorbic acid 18
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 18
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 17
E363 - Succinic acid 17
E510 - Ammonium chloride 17
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 16
E416 - Karaya-gum 16
E100 - Curcumin 16
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 15
E325 - Sodium lactate 15
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 15
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 12
E551 - Silicon dioxide 12
E451 - Triphosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 11
E329 - Magnesium lactate 11
E326 - Potassium lactate 10
E413 - Tragacanth 10
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 10
E101i - Riboflavin 10
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 10
E101 - Riboflavin 10
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 10
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 9
E336 - Potassium tartrates 9
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 9
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 9
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 9
E1200 - Polydextrose 8
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 7
E355 - Adipic acid 7
E263 - Calcium acetate 7
E14XX - Modified Starch 7
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 6
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E640i - Glycine 6
E310 - Propyl gallate 6
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 6
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 5
E210 - Benzoic acid 5High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 5High risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 5
E290 - Carbon dioxide 5
E332 - Potassium citrates 5
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 5
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 5
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 5
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 5
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 5
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 5
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 4
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 4
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 3
E968 - Erythritol 3
E999 - Quillaia extract 3
E234 - Nisin 3
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 3
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 2
E941 - Nitrogen 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 2High risk of over exposure
E420i - D-sorbitol 2
E400 - Alginic acid 2
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 2
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 2
E967 - Xylitol 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 2
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 2
E221 - Sodium sulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 2
E331ii - Disodium citrate 2
E315 - Erythorbic acid 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E928 - Benzole peroxide 2
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E965 - Maltitol 1
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 1
E904 - Shellac 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E508 - Potassium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E552 - Calcium silicate 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E637 - Ethyl maltol 1
E307a - D-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1