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List of additives - United States

203 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E460 - Cellulose 1002
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1002
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 407
E330 - Citric acid 359
E341 - Calcium phosphates 349High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 278
E415 - Xanthan gum 263
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 251
E500 - Sodium carbonates 245
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 245
E202 - Potassium sorbate 237High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 234High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 226
E412 - Guar gum 220
E282 - Calcium propionate 197
E572 - Magnesium stearate 195
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 192
E322i - Lecithin 186
E322 - Lecithins 186
E450 - Diphosphates 172High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 172
E407 - Carrageenan 160High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 123High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 119No or very low risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 116
E211 - Sodium benzoate 111High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 110
E171 - Titanium dioxide 106
E270 - Lactic acid 102
E102 - Tartrazine 99
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 96Moderate risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 93Moderate risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 90
E410 - Locust bean gum 90
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 89
E331 - Sodium citrates 72
E1400 - Dextrin 68
E570 - Fatty acids 68
E955 - Sucralose 64
E160b - Annatto 62
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 62Moderate risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 60
E200 - Sorbic acid 60High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 60
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 57
E516 - Calcium sulphate 56
E406 - Agar 56
E422 - Glycerol 56
E160a - Carotene 56
E160ai - Beta-carotene 55
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 53
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 51No or very low risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 50
E296 - Malic acid 49
E428 - Gelatine 46
E338 - Phosphoric acid 45High risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 42
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 42
E951 - Aspartame 41No or very low risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 39
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 34Moderate risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 34High risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 33
E553 - Magnesium silicates 32
E920 - L-cysteine 31
E553b - Talc 31
E420 - Sorbitol 31
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 31
E903 - Carnauba wax 28
E250 - Sodium nitrite 28High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 27No or very low risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 26
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 26
E1200 - Polydextrose 25
E327 - Calcium lactate 24
E235 - Natamycin 24
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 23
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 23
E280 - Propionic acid 22
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 22
E440 - Pectins 22
E260 - Acetic acid 21
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 21
E401 - Sodium alginate 21
E127 - Erythrosine 20
E340 - Potassium phosphates 20High risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 19High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 18High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 18
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 17
E310 - Propyl gallate 17
E418 - Gellan gum 17
E132 - Indigotine 17No or very low risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 15
E262 - Sodium acetates 14
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 14
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 14
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 13
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 13
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 13
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 13
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 12
E300 - Ascorbic acid 11
E631 - Disodium inosinate 11
E326 - Potassium lactate 10
E905 - Synthetic wax 10
E627 - Disodium guanylate 10
E905a - Mineral oil 10
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 9
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 9
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 9
E421 - Mannitol 9
E461 - Methyl cellulose 8
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 8
E170i - Calcium carbonate 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 7
E904 - Shellac 7
E170 - Calcium carbonates 7
E100 - Curcumin 6
E14XX - Modified Starch 6
E160d - Lycopene 6
E161b - Lutein 6
E355 - Adipic acid 6
E967 - Xylitol 6
E960 - Steviol glycosides 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 5
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 5
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 5High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 5
E101i - Riboflavin 5
E968 - Erythritol 5
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 5
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 4High risk of over exposure
E404 - Calcium alginate 4
E143 - Fast Green FCF 4
E210 - Benzoic acid 4High risk of over exposure
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 4
E172ii - Red iron oxide 4
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 4
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 4
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 4
E1510 - Ethanol 4
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 4
E150 - Caramel 4
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 3
E551 - Silicon dioxide 3
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 3
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 3
E930 - Calcium peroxide 3
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 3
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E916 - Calcium iodate 3
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 3
E965 - Maltitol 3
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 3
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 3
E510 - Ammonium chloride 3
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 3
E413 - Tragacanth 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 2
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 2
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 2
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2
E512 - Stannous chloride 2
E160c - Paprika extract 2
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 2
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 2
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 2
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E925 - Chlorine 2
E1104 - Lipase 2
E928 - Benzole peroxide 2
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 2
E966 - Lactitol 2
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 1
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E125 - Scarlet GN 1
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E1210 - Carbomer 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
Potassium iodide 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E1101 - Protease 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 1
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E324 - Ethoxyquin 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E174 - Silver 1
E902 - Candelilla wax 1
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 1