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List of additives - United States

194 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 2403
E452 - Polyphosphates 2403High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 653
E450 - Diphosphates 498High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 434
E500 - Sodium carbonates 406
E412 - Guar gum 361
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 355
E322 - Lecithins 329
E322i - Lecithin 329
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 326High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 307
E407 - Carrageenan 284High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 282Moderate risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 279
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 259
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 247High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 241
E202 - Potassium sorbate 210High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 208
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 202
E211 - Sodium benzoate 181High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 178
E160c - Paprika extract 156
E341 - Calcium phosphates 153High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 149
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 149
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 144
E401 - Sodium alginate 133
E410 - Locust bean gum 131
E250 - Sodium nitrite 106High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 103
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 102
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 91No or very low risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 80
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 78
E340 - Potassium phosphates 78High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 77
E363 - Succinic acid 74
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 69
E461 - Methyl cellulose 68
E428 - Gelatine 68
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 67
E282 - Calcium propionate 66
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 63
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 60
E501 - Potassium carbonates 59
E501i - Potassium carbonate 58
E331 - Sodium citrates 55
E260 - Acetic acid 55
E500i - Sodium carbonate 52
E171 - Titanium dioxide 51
E120 - Cochineal 50
E296 - Malic acid 49
E102 - Tartrazine 46
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 43
E160ai - Beta-carotene 41
E160a - Carotene 41
E129 - Allura red 40No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 40
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 39High risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 38High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 37
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 33High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 33Moderate risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 32
E200 - Sorbic acid 30High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 29No or very low risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 29
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 28
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 28
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 28
E100 - Curcumin 27
E262 - Sodium acetates 27
E338 - Phosphoric acid 27High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 26Moderate risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 25
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 24
E955 - Sucralose 23
E1510 - Ethanol 22
E422 - Glycerol 22
E160d - Lycopene 22
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 22
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 21
E14XX - Modified Starch 19
E552 - Calcium silicate 19
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 19
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 17
E950 - Acesulfame k 17
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 16High risk of over exposure
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 15
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 15
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 15Moderate risk of over exposure
E161g - Canthaxanthin 14
E300 - Ascorbic acid 14
E440 - Pectins 14
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 14High risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 13
E327 - Calcium lactate 13
E326 - Potassium lactate 12
E127 - Erythrosine 12
E150 - Caramel 11
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 11
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 11
E101 - Riboflavin 10
E951 - Aspartame 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 9
E516 - Calcium sulphate 9
E101i - Riboflavin 9
E336 - Potassium tartrates 8
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 8
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 8
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 8
E903 - Carnauba wax 8
E297 - Fumaric acid 8
E924a - Potassium bromate 7
E251 - Sodium nitrate 7High risk of over exposure
E510 - Ammonium chloride 7
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 7
E281 - Sodium propionate 7
E965 - Maltitol 7
E170i - Calcium carbonate 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 7
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 7High risk of over exposure
E579 - Iron gluconate 7
E967 - Xylitol 6
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 6
E234 - Nisin 6
E310 - Propyl gallate 6
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 6High risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 6
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 6
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 6
E421 - Mannitol 6
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 5
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 5
E262i - Sodium acetate 4
E640i - Glycine 4
E930 - Calcium peroxide 4
E1105 - Lysozyme 4
E406 - Agar 4
E221 - Sodium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 4
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 3
E400 - Alginic acid 3
E160 - Carotenoids 3
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 3High risk of over exposure
E404 - Calcium alginate 3
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 3
E502 - Carbonates 3
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 3
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 2
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 2
E530 - Magnesium oxide 2
E570 - Fatty acids 2
E620 - Glutamic acid 2
E150a - Plain caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 2
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 2
E904 - Shellac 2
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E451 - Triphosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E637 - Ethyl maltol 1
E949 - Hydrogen 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E324 - Ethoxyquin 1
E365 - Sodium fumarate 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E529 - Calcium oxide 1
E417 - Tara gum 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
Potassium iodide 1
E173 - Aluminium 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E1420 - Acetylated starch 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1