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List of additives - United States

185 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E501 - Potassium carbonates 912
E501i - Potassium carbonate 543
E322 - Lecithins 405
E322i - Lecithin 395
E500 - Sodium carbonates 371
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 367
E330 - Citric acid 294
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 200
E415 - Xanthan gum 191
E341 - Calcium phosphates 168High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 161
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 143
E412 - Guar gum 136
E450 - Diphosphates 135High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 120
E627 - Disodium guanylate 118
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 115High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 111High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 102Moderate risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 100No or very low risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 100
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 94
E422 - Glycerol 94
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 89
E401 - Sodium alginate 89
E452 - Polyphosphates 88High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 80
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 78
E211 - Sodium benzoate 75High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 66
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 64
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 61High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 60
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 59
E461 - Methyl cellulose 57
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 57Moderate risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 56
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 53
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 47High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 46High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 42
E440 - Pectins 41
E1103 - Invertase 41
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 39High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 36
E414 - Acacia gum 35
E1400 - Dextrin 34
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 33
E101 - Riboflavin 32
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 32
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 31
E410 - Locust bean gum 31
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 29High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 26
E339 - Sodium phosphates 24High risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 23
E340 - Potassium phosphates 23High risk of over exposure
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 22
E132 - Indigotine 21No or very low risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 19
E904 - Shellac 19
E297 - Fumaric acid 18
E460 - Cellulose 18
E102 - Tartrazine 17
E170 - Calcium carbonates 17
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 17
E160c - Paprika extract 17
E170i - Calcium carbonate 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 16
E160a - Carotene 16
E260 - Acetic acid 15
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 15Moderate risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 15
E160ai - Beta-carotene 14
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 14
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 13
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 13
E262 - Sodium acetates 13
E1510 - Ethanol 12
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 12
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 11
E150a - Plain caramel 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E420i - D-sorbitol 10
E160b - Annatto 10
E950 - Acesulfame k 10
E552 - Calcium silicate 9
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 9
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 9
E300 - Ascorbic acid 9
E406 - Agar 9
E428 - Gelatine 9
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 8
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 8
E640i - Glycine 8
E502 - Carbonates 8
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 8High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 7
E338 - Phosphoric acid 7High risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 7
E955 - Sucralose 7
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 6
E150 - Caramel 6
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 6
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 6
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 6
E281 - Sodium propionate 5
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 5
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 5
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 5
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 5
E451 - Triphosphates 5High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 5
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 5
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 5
E162 - Beetroot red 5
E163 - Anthocyanins 5
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 5
E1420 - Acetylated starch 4
E200 - Sorbic acid 4High risk of over exposure
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 4
E336 - Potassium tartrates 4
E551 - Silicon dioxide 4
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 4
E327 - Calcium lactate 4
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 4
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 4
E965 - Maltitol 4
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 4
E332 - Potassium citrates 4
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 4
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 3
E400 - Alginic acid 3
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 3
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E508 - Potassium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 3
E161b - Lutein 3
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 3
E153 - Vegetable carbon 3
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 3
E127 - Erythrosine 3
E920 - L-cysteine 3
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 3
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 2
E515 - Potassium sulphates 2
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 2
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 2
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 2
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 2
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 2
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 2
E903 - Carnauba wax 2
E967 - Xylitol 2
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 1
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E160 - Carotenoids 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
Potassium iodide 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E905 - Synthetic wax 1
E905a - Mineral oil 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E421 - Mannitol 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E527 - Ammonium hydroxide 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 1
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 1