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List of additives - United States

198 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E500i - Sodium carbonate 600
E500 - Sodium carbonates 600
E330 - Citric acid 240
E501 - Potassium carbonates 161
E322 - Lecithins 158
E322i - Lecithin 154
E501i - Potassium carbonate 149
E627 - Disodium guanylate 130
E631 - Disodium inosinate 130
E450 - Diphosphates 104High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 101
E415 - Xanthan gum 100
E331 - Sodium citrates 98
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 98
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 96High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 82
E150c - Ammonia caramel 80Moderate risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 78High risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 60
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 55
E401 - Sodium alginate 53
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 52
E270 - Lactic acid 52
E160b - Annatto 45
E407 - Carrageenan 45High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 45
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 43
E202 - Potassium sorbate 42High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 42
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 40
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 40
E410 - Locust bean gum 39
E414 - Acacia gum 39
E340 - Potassium phosphates 39High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 37
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 36
E211 - Sodium benzoate 35High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 33Moderate risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 32
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 31
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 29
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 28
E420 - Sorbitol 27
E341 - Calcium phosphates 26High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 26
E262 - Sodium acetates 26
E296 - Malic acid 24
E440 - Pectins 23
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 20Moderate risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 18No or very low risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 17
E101i - Riboflavin 16
E460 - Cellulose 16
E160c - Paprika extract 16
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 16
E260 - Acetic acid 15
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 15
E336 - Potassium tartrates 15
E262i - Sodium acetate 15
E339 - Sodium phosphates 14High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 14
E170 - Calcium carbonates 13
E552 - Calcium silicate 12
E170i - Calcium carbonate 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 12High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 12
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 12
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 12
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 12
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 10
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 10
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 10
E420i - D-sorbitol 9
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 9No or very low risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 9
E461 - Methyl cellulose 8
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 8
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 8
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 8
E451 - Triphosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E640i - Glycine 8
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 7
E428 - Gelatine 7
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 7
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 7
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 7
E160ai - Beta-carotene 7
E406 - Agar 7
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 6
E200 - Sorbic acid 6High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 6
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 6
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 6
E965 - Maltitol 6
E300 - Ascorbic acid 6
Potassium iodide 5
E150 - Caramel 5
E171 - Titanium dioxide 5
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 5
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 5
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 5
E325 - Sodium lactate 5
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 5
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 5
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 5
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 5High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 5
E327 - Calcium lactate 4
E100 - Curcumin 4
E281 - Sodium propionate 4
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 4
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 4
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 4
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 3
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 3
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 3
E400 - Alginic acid 3
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 3
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 3High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 3High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 3
E955 - Sucralose 3
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 3
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 3
E1420 - Acetylated starch 3
E297 - Fumaric acid 2
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 2
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 2
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 2High risk of over exposure
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 2
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 2
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 2
E551 - Silicon dioxide 2
E553 - Magnesium silicates 2
E553b - Talc 2
E576 - Sodium gluconate 2
E1105 - Lysozyme 2
E1103 - Invertase 2
E905 - Synthetic wax 2
E905a - Mineral oil 2
E1101 - Protease 2
E951 - Aspartame 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E425 - Konjac 2
E160d - Lycopene 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 1
E904 - Shellac 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E530 - Magnesium oxide 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E450vi - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E927b - Carbamide 1
E416 - Karaya-gum 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E338 - Phosphoric acid 1High risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 1High risk of over exposure
E585 - Ferrous lactate 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 1
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E903 - Carnauba wax 1
E967 - Xylitol 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 1
E500iii - Sodium sesquicarbonate 1
E165 - Gardenia Blue 1
E163 - Anthocyanins 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1