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List of additives - United States

165 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 315
E322 - Lecithins 132
E322i - Lecithin 131
E330 - Citric acid 126
E211 - Sodium benzoate 97High risk of over exposure
E1103 - Invertase 77
E202 - Potassium sorbate 76High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 71No or very low risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 68
E150c - Ammonia caramel 68Moderate risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 58
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 56High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 52
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 47High risk of over exposure
E280 - Propionic acid 44
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 42Moderate risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 41
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 36
E412 - Guar gum 33
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 32
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 32
E570 - Fatty acids 31
E415 - Xanthan gum 30
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 29
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 29
E210 - Benzoic acid 29High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 27
E904 - Shellac 27
E338 - Phosphoric acid 24High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 23No or very low risk of over exposure
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 23
E414 - Acacia gum 21
E102 - Tartrazine 19
E407 - Carrageenan 18High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 17
E200 - Sorbic acid 17High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 17
E905 - Synthetic wax 16
E516 - Calcium sulphate 14
E501 - Potassium carbonates 14
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 13
E300 - Ascorbic acid 13
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 12
E160a - Carotene 12
E160ai - Beta-carotene 12
E250 - Sodium nitrite 12High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 12High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 12
E501i - Potassium carbonate 12
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 11
E905a - Mineral oil 11
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 10
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 10
E460 - Cellulose 10
E281 - Sodium propionate 10
E160b - Annatto 10
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 10
E340 - Potassium phosphates 9High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 9
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 9High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 9
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 9
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 9
E282 - Calcium propionate 8
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 8
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 8
E262 - Sodium acetates 8
E627 - Disodium guanylate 8
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E1210 - Carbomer 7
E905b - Petroleum jelly 7
E170 - Calcium carbonates 7
E170i - Calcium carbonate 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 7
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 6
E450 - Diphosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 6
E927b - Carbamide 6
E341 - Calcium phosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 6
E955 - Sucralose 6
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 5
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 5
E950 - Acesulfame k 5
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 4
E326 - Potassium lactate 4
E1503 - Castor oil 4
E452 - Polyphosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 4
E101 - Riboflavin 4
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 4
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 4
E461 - Methyl cellulose 3
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 3
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 3
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 3
E160c - Paprika extract 3
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 3
E14XX - Modified Starch 3
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 3
E500i - Sodium carbonate 3
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 2
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 2
E296 - Malic acid 2
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E440 - Pectins 2
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 2High risk of over exposure
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 2
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 2
E559 - Aluminium silicate 2
E930 - Calcium peroxide 2
E502 - Carbonates 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E428 - Gelatine 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E421 - Mannitol 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E527 - Ammonium hydroxide 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E552 - Calcium silicate 1
E553 - Magnesium silicates 1
E553b - Talc 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E965 - Maltitol 1
E410 - Locust bean gum 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E406 - Agar 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 1
E153 - Vegetable carbon 1
E913 - Lanolin 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E1400 - Dextrin 1
E127 - Erythrosine 1
E1200 - Polydextrose 1
E928 - Benzole peroxide 1
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 1
E111 - Orange GGN 1
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 1
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 1
E452iv - Calcium polyphosphate 1