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List of additives - United States

125 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 125High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 55
E322i - Lecithin 52
E500 - Sodium carbonates 41
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 38
E330 - Citric acid 27
E414 - Acacia gum 24
E422 - Glycerol 24
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 23
E150c - Ammonia caramel 23Moderate risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 23
E627 - Disodium guanylate 21
E412 - Guar gum 21
E631 - Disodium inosinate 21
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 18High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 17
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 16Moderate risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 16
E903 - Carnauba wax 15
E440 - Pectins 15
E420 - Sorbitol 14
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 12
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 12
E160a - Carotene 12
E418 - Gellan gum 12
E202 - Potassium sorbate 11High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 10
E570 - Fatty acids 8
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 8
E965 - Maltitol 8
E410 - Locust bean gum 8
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 7
E407 - Carrageenan 7High risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 7
E160ai - Beta-carotene 7
E951 - Aspartame 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 7
E450 - Diphosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 6
E421 - Mannitol 6
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 6
E296 - Malic acid 6
E967 - Xylitol 6
E331 - Sodium citrates 6
E340 - Potassium phosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 6
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 5
E171 - Titanium dioxide 5
E162 - Beetroot red 5
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 5
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 4
E339 - Sodium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 4
E452 - Polyphosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 4
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 4
E127 - Erythrosine 4
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 4
E1510 - Ethanol 4
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 3High risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 3
E101i - Riboflavin 3
E120 - Cochineal 3
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 3
E129 - Allura red 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 3
E270 - Lactic acid 3
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 3
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 3
E315 - Erythorbic acid 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 3
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 3
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E474 - Sucroglycerides 3
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 3
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 3High risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 3
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 2
E160b - Annatto 2
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 2
E153 - Vegetable carbon 2
E200 - Sorbic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 2
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E500i - Sodium carbonate 2
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2
E100 - Curcumin 1
E262i - Sodium acetate 1
E262 - Sodium acetates 1
E260 - Acetic acid 1
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 1High risk of over exposure
E953 - Isomalt 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E551 - Silicon dioxide 1
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 1
E637 - Ethyl maltol 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E160c - Paprika extract 1
E968 - Erythritol 1
E420i - D-sorbitol 1
E406 - Agar 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 1
E336 - Potassium tartrates 1
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 1
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E307a - D-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 1