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List of additives - United States

288 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 11326
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 6445
E322i - Lecithin 5534
E322 - Lecithins 5534
E412 - Guar gum 5079
E407 - Carrageenan 4984High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 4057
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 4017
E330 - Citric acid 4016
E415 - Xanthan gum 3863
E202 - Potassium sorbate 2646High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 2522
E450 - Diphosphates 2427High risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 2369High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 2188No or very low risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 2179
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 2162
E150c - Ammonia caramel 1926Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 1707
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 1698Moderate risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1683Moderate risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1593Moderate risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 1458
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1382High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 1365
E200 - Sorbic acid 1345High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 1294
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1223High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 1219
E955 - Sucralose 1160
E414 - Acacia gum 969
E281 - Sodium propionate 894
E282 - Calcium propionate 886
E171 - Titanium dioxide 884
E331 - Sodium citrates 773
E270 - Lactic acid 763
E127 - Erythrosine 746
E406 - Agar 728
E950 - Acesulfame k 720
E452 - Polyphosphates 718High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 703
E340 - Potassium phosphates 698High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 644
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 638
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 597
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 573
E297 - Fumaric acid 561
E570 - Fatty acids 553
E1400 - Dextrin 509
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 508
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 496No or very low risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 472High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 470
E338 - Phosphoric acid 466High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 461
E160ai - Beta-carotene 457
E132 - Indigotine 443No or very low risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 407
E401 - Sodium alginate 388
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 352
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 338
E420 - Sorbitol 336
E1200 - Polydextrose 293
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 278
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 267High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 254
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 244
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 216
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 213
E428 - Gelatine 201
E965 - Maltitol 183
E418 - Gellan gum 179
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 173
E461 - Methyl cellulose 172
E417 - Tara gum 169
E516 - Calcium sulphate 168
E170 - Calcium carbonates 167
E170i - Calcium carbonate 167No or very low risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 165
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 162
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 158High risk of over exposure
E280 - Propionic acid 151
E951 - Aspartame 149No or very low risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 147
E260 - Acetic acid 146
E235 - Natamycin 145
E210 - Benzoic acid 137High risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 133
E416 - Karaya-gum 132
E250 - Sodium nitrite 130High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 129
E100 - Curcumin 128
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 125
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 124
E1510 - Ethanol 124
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 123High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 120
E336 - Potassium tartrates 116
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 114
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 114
E339 - Sodium phosphates 112High risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 106Moderate risk of over exposure
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 105
E263 - Calcium acetate 105
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 104
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 95
E327 - Calcium lactate 94
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 94High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 93
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 93
E262 - Sodium acetates 89
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 87
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 86
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 86
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 84
E160c - Paprika extract 82
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 80
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 79
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 77
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 75No or very low risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 73
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 69
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 67
Potassium iodide 67
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 64
E332 - Potassium citrates 64
E150 - Caramel 64
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 62
E920 - L-cysteine 62
E501 - Potassium carbonates 60
E904 - Shellac 60
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 55
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 51
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 47
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 47High risk of over exposure
E967 - Xylitol 46
E942 - Nitrous oxide 45
E552 - Calcium silicate 42
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 40Moderate risk of over exposure
E1103 - Invertase 40
E120 - Cochineal 39
E501i - Potassium carbonate 39
E500i - Sodium carbonate 36
E143 - Fast Green FCF 35
E421 - Mannitol 35
E961 - Neotame 34
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 33
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 32
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 27High risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 26
E14XX - Modified Starch 26
E966 - Lactitol 25
E928 - Benzole peroxide 25
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 25
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 25
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 24
E930 - Calcium peroxide 24
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 24
E905 - Synthetic wax 24
E315 - Erythorbic acid 23No or very low risk of over exposure
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 23
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 22
E905a - Mineral oil 22
E325 - Sodium lactate 22
E1104 - Lipase 21
E310 - Propyl gallate 21
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 21
E161b - Lutein 21
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 20
E262i - Sodium acetate 20
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 20
E510 - Ammonium chloride 19
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 19
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 19
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 19
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 18
E234 - Nisin 18
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 17High risk of over exposure
E403 - Ammonium alginate 17
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 16High risk of over exposure
E404 - Calcium alginate 16
E326 - Potassium lactate 15
E355 - Adipic acid 15
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 15
E150a - Plain caramel 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 13
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 13
E925 - Chlorine 12
E953 - Isomalt 12
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 11
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 11
E924a - Potassium bromate 11
E212 - Potassium benzoate 11High risk of over exposure
E553 - Magnesium silicates 11
E221 - Sodium sulphite 11High risk of over exposure
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 11
Amino acids 9
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 9High risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 9
E551 - Silicon dioxide 9
E576 - Sodium gluconate 9
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 9
E290 - Carbon dioxide 8
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 8
E1101 - Protease 8
E101 - Riboflavin 8
E101i - Riboflavin 7
E1105 - Lysozyme 7
E173 - Aluminium 7
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 7
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 6
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 6
E425 - Konjac 6
E579 - Iron gluconate 6
E251 - Sodium nitrate 5High risk of over exposure
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 5
E529 - Calcium oxide 5
E636 - Maltol 5
E162 - Beetroot red 5
E502 - Carbonates 5
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 5
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 5
E963 - Tagatose 4
E163 - Anthocyanins 4
E451 - Triphosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E226 - Calcium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E530 - Magnesium oxide 4
E941 - Nitrogen 3
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 3
E160 - Carotenoids 3
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 3
E363 - Succinic acid 3
E233 - Thiabendazole 2
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 2
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 2
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 2
E999 - Quillaia extract 2
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 2
E1210 - Carbomer 2
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 2
E917 - Potassium iodate 2
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 2
E916 - Calcium iodate 2
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 2
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 2
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 2
E1503 - Castor oil 2
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E905b - Petroleum jelly 2
E637 - Ethyl maltol 2
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E559 - Aluminium silicate 2
E375 - Nicotinic acid 2
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 2
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 1
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E514i - Sodium sulphate 1
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E553b - Talc 1
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 1
E558 - Bentonite 1
E574 - Gluconic acid 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E153 - Vegetable carbon 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E641 - Leucine 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
Organic acids 1
E160d - Lycopene 1
E164 - Saffron 1
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 1
E172ii - Red iron oxide 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E345 - Magnesium citrate 1
E124 - Ponceau 4r 1
E324 - Ethoxyquin 1
E246 - Glycolipids 1