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List of additives - United States

187 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1379
E330 - Citric acid 801
E415 - Xanthan gum 579
E322 - Lecithins 538
E322i - Lecithin 538
E500 - Sodium carbonates 486
E412 - Guar gum 474
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 473
E450 - Diphosphates 418High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 377
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 373
E341 - Calcium phosphates 346High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 337Moderate risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 316
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 289
E202 - Potassium sorbate 257High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 257High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 252
E401 - Sodium alginate 234
E270 - Lactic acid 230
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 195
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 195
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 192High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 186No or very low risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 175
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 172
E414 - Acacia gum 163
E296 - Malic acid 158
E331 - Sodium citrates 156
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 151
E407 - Carrageenan 149High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 144Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 137
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 136
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 133Moderate risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 129
E200 - Sorbic acid 127High risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 124
E460 - Cellulose 122
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 119
E171 - Titanium dioxide 116
E160c - Paprika extract 115
E631 - Disodium inosinate 114
E410 - Locust bean gum 111
E452 - Polyphosphates 110High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 103
E627 - Disodium guanylate 100
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 90High risk of over exposure
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 87High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 79High risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 78
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 76No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 71
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 68
E160a - Carotene 67
E440 - Pectins 61
E282 - Calcium propionate 60
E160ai - Beta-carotene 60
E501 - Potassium carbonates 57
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 57
E340 - Potassium phosphates 56High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 56Moderate risk of over exposure
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 51
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 49
E300 - Ascorbic acid 49
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 45High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 43
E327 - Calcium lactate 43
E903 - Carnauba wax 41
E920 - L-cysteine 40
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 36
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 35
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 34No or very low risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 33
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 31
E928 - Benzole peroxide 26
E132 - Indigotine 26No or very low risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 25
E355 - Adipic acid 25
E570 - Fatty acids 24
E262 - Sodium acetates 21
E363 - Succinic acid 21
E235 - Natamycin 21
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 20High risk of over exposure
E510 - Ammonium chloride 20
E100 - Curcumin 19
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 19
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 19
E516 - Calcium sulphate 19
E425 - Konjac 18
E310 - Propyl gallate 17
E425i - Konjac gum 17
E260 - Acetic acid 16
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 16
E336 - Potassium tartrates 16
E420 - Sorbitol 15
E281 - Sodium propionate 14
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 14
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 14
E406 - Agar 14
E338 - Phosphoric acid 14High risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 13
E339 - Sodium phosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 11
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 11
E418 - Gellan gum 11
E572 - Magnesium stearate 10
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 9
E251 - Sodium nitrate 9High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 9
E620 - Glutamic acid 8
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 8
E500i - Sodium carbonate 8
E576 - Sodium gluconate 8
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 7
E315 - Erythorbic acid 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 6
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 6
E1510 - Ethanol 6
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 5
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 5
E297 - Fumaric acid 5
E170i - Calcium carbonate 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 5
E413 - Tragacanth 5
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 5
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 5
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E416 - Karaya-gum 4
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 4
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 4
E421 - Mannitol 3
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E325 - Sodium lactate 3
E280 - Propionic acid 3
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 3
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 3
E955 - Sucralose 3
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 3
E160d - Lycopene 2
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 2High risk of over exposure
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E210 - Benzoic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 2
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E509 - Calcium chloride 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 2
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 2
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E559 - Aluminium silicate 2
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 2
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 2
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E263 - Calcium acetate 2
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 2
E640i - Glycine 2
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 2
E904 - Shellac 2
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 2
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 2
E1001 - Choline salt 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E173 - Aluminium 1
E304ii - Ascorbyl stearate 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E150 - Caramel 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 1
E941 - Nitrogen 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E120 - Cochineal 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E417 - Tara gum 1
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 1High risk of over exposure
E927b - Carbamide 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E551 - Silicon dioxide 1
E161j - Astaxanthin 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1