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List of additives - United States

161 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1761
E282 - Calcium propionate 1277
E341 - Calcium phosphates 1108High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1097High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 1095
E322i - Lecithin 1095
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 1095
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 975
E300 - Ascorbic acid 772
E516 - Calcium sulphate 745
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 486
E930 - Calcium peroxide 448
E202 - Potassium sorbate 366High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 366
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 285
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 285
E412 - Guar gum 254
E170 - Calcium carbonates 252
E170i - Calcium carbonate 252No or very low risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 248
E200 - Sorbic acid 217High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 212
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 212
E415 - Xanthan gum 202
E916 - Calcium iodate 191
E450 - Diphosphates 153High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 148
E150c - Ammonia caramel 133Moderate risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 132
E297 - Fumaric acid 131
E920 - L-cysteine 128
E250 - Sodium nitrite 121High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 105High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 101
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 95Moderate risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 84
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 81
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 80
E407 - Carrageenan 80High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 78No or very low risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 77
E410 - Locust bean gum 77
E160ai - Beta-carotene 76
E160a - Carotene 76
E452 - Polyphosphates 71High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 69
E331 - Sodium citrates 69
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 63High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 63
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 62
E262 - Sodium acetates 62
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 56
E338 - Phosphoric acid 55High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 51No or very low risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 51No or very low risk of over exposure
E510 - Ammonium chloride 47
E281 - Sodium propionate 46
E440 - Pectins 44
E1400 - Dextrin 41
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 40High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 40
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 39
E924a - Potassium bromate 39
E171 - Titanium dioxide 39
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 37Moderate risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 35
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 33
E296 - Malic acid 33
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 33
E552 - Calcium silicate 30
E280 - Propionic acid 29
E422 - Glycerol 29
E955 - Sucralose 28
E917 - Potassium iodate 27
E235 - Natamycin 27
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 25
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 25
E160c - Paprika extract 23
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 23
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 22
E102 - Tartrazine 22
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 21Moderate risk of over exposure
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 19
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 18
E263 - Calcium acetate 18
E1510 - Ethanol 17
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 17
E326 - Potassium lactate 17
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 16High risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 15
E570 - Fatty acids 15
E905 - Synthetic wax 15
E100 - Curcumin 14
E340 - Potassium phosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 12High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 11
E627 - Disodium guanylate 11
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 10
E127 - Erythrosine 10
E325 - Sodium lactate 9
E1101 - Protease 9
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 8
E339 - Sodium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 7
E461 - Methyl cellulose 7
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 7
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 7
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 7
E500i - Sodium carbonate 7
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 7High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 6
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 6
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 6
E336 - Potassium tartrates 6
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 6
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 6
E1200 - Polydextrose 5
E355 - Adipic acid 5
E310 - Propyl gallate 5
E132 - Indigotine 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 5
E150a - Plain caramel 5No or very low risk of over exposure
Organic acids 4
E576 - Sodium gluconate 4
E1105 - Lysozyme 4
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 4
E101 - Riboflavin 3
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 3
E101i - Riboflavin 3
E14XX - Modified Starch 3
E502 - Carbonates 3
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 3
E418 - Gellan gum 3
E572 - Magnesium stearate 3
E428 - Gelatine 2
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 2
E327 - Calcium lactate 2
E261 - Potassium acetate 2
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 2
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 2
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 1
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 1
E234 - Nisin 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E403 - Ammonium alginate 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E950 - Acesulfame k 1
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1