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List of additives - United States

196 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 3238
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 3238
E500 - Sodium carbonates 2748
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 2745
E322 - Lecithins 2203
E322i - Lecithin 2184
E341 - Calcium phosphates 944High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 872
E330 - Citric acid 469
E150c - Ammonia caramel 416Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 340
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 301
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 294
E160b - Annatto 280
E450 - Diphosphates 249High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 244No or very low risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 219
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 204Moderate risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 187High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 178
E415 - Xanthan gum 167
E132 - Indigotine 136No or very low risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 131
E422 - Glycerol 127
E410 - Locust bean gum 112
E127 - Erythrosine 112
E171 - Titanium dioxide 108
E903 - Carnauba wax 106
E202 - Potassium sorbate 103High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 99
E407 - Carrageenan 99High risk of over exposure
E336 - Potassium tartrates 97
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 96
E160a - Carotene 95
E414 - Acacia gum 93
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 91
E160ai - Beta-carotene 85
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 84
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 73High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 71High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 64
E296 - Malic acid 63
E428 - Gelatine 61
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 61
E331 - Sodium citrates 60
E420 - Sorbitol 60
E160c - Paprika extract 58
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 57
E211 - Sodium benzoate 56High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 56
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 55Moderate risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 53
E200 - Sorbic acid 50High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 47
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 46
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 44
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 42
E501 - Potassium carbonates 42
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 42
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 42
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 40
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 36No or very low risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 36Moderate risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 34High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 33
E282 - Calcium propionate 27
E460 - Cellulose 26
E955 - Sucralose 23
E150 - Caramel 23
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 22Moderate risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 22High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 22
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 21High risk of over exposure
E1101 - Protease 21
E262 - Sodium acetates 21
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 21
E340 - Potassium phosphates 21High risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 21
E406 - Agar 21
E221 - Sodium sulphite 20High risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 20
E281 - Sodium propionate 19
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 19
E14XX - Modified Starch 18
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 18
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 18
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 18High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 17
E170 - Calcium carbonates 17
E339 - Sodium phosphates 16High risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 15High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 14
E170i - Calcium carbonate 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 13
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 13
E516 - Calcium sulphate 12
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 12High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 12
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 10
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 10
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 10
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 10
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 10
E552 - Calcium silicate 9
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 9
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 9
E333 - Calcium citrates 9
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 8
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 8
E120 - Cochineal 8
E401 - Sodium alginate 8
E327 - Calcium lactate 8
E150a - Plain caramel 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 7
E162 - Beetroot red 7
E101i - Riboflavin 7
E904 - Shellac 7
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E637 - Ethyl maltol 6
E260 - Acetic acid 6
E951 - Aspartame 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 6
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 6
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 6
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 5
E924a - Potassium bromate 5
E163 - Anthocyanins 5
E235 - Natamycin 5
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 5
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 5
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 5
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 5
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 4
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 4
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 4
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 4
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 4
E338 - Phosphoric acid 4High risk of over exposure
E420i - D-sorbitol 3
E413 - Tragacanth 3
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E953 - Isomalt 3
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 3
E502 - Carbonates 3
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 3
E514 - Sodium sulphates 3
E461 - Methyl cellulose 3
Potassium iodide 3
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 3
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 3
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 3
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E160aii - Plant carotenes 2
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 2
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 2
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 2
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 2
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 2
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E551 - Silicon dioxide 2
E572 - Magnesium stearate 2
E636 - Maltol 2
E928 - Benzole peroxide 2
E553 - Magnesium silicates 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E311 - Octyl gallate 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E300 - Ascorbic acid 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E250 - Sodium nitrite 1High risk of over exposure
E246 - Glycolipids 1
E239 - Hexamethylene tetramine 1
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E905 - Synthetic wax 1
E905a - Mineral oil 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E925 - Chlorine 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 1