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List of additives - United States

136 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E551 - Silicon dioxide 173
E330 - Citric acid 85
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 62
E340 - Potassium phosphates 59High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 53
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 41High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 35
E631 - Disodium inosinate 33
E627 - Disodium guanylate 33
E412 - Guar gum 28
E322i - Lecithin 22
E322 - Lecithins 22
E270 - Lactic acid 20
E160c - Paprika extract 18
E150c - Ammonia caramel 18Moderate risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 17
E460 - Cellulose 16
E428 - Gelatine 15
E500 - Sodium carbonates 15
E415 - Xanthan gum 14
E160a - Carotene 14
E160ai - Beta-carotene 13
E160b - Annatto 13
E452 - Polyphosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 13
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 12
E341 - Calcium phosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 12
E552 - Calcium silicate 12
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 12
E102 - Tartrazine 11
E202 - Potassium sorbate 11High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 10
E211 - Sodium benzoate 10High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 10
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 10
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 9
E262 - Sodium acetates 9
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 9
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 9
E324 - Ethoxyquin 8
E450 - Diphosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 8
E414 - Acacia gum 8
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 7
E120 - Cochineal 7
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 7
E420 - Sorbitol 6
E955 - Sucralose 5
E250 - Sodium nitrite 5High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 5
E296 - Malic acid 5
E331 - Sodium citrates 5
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 5
E150 - Caramel 5
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 5
E326 - Potassium lactate 5
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 4
E14XX - Modified Starch 4
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 4
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 4
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 4
E451 - Triphosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 4
E951 - Aspartame 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 3
E950 - Acesulfame k 3
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 3High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 3
E297 - Fumaric acid 3
E508 - Potassium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 3
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 3
E282 - Calcium propionate 3
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 3
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 3High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 3
E338 - Phosphoric acid 3High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 3
E127 - Erythrosine 2
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 2
E500i - Sodium carbonate 2
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 2
E101i - Riboflavin 2
E501i - Potassium carbonate 2
E572 - Magnesium stearate 2
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 2
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 2
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2
E170 - Calcium carbonates 2
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 2
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 2
E1200 - Polydextrose 1
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 1
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E422 - Glycerol 1
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E281 - Sodium propionate 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 1
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 1
E200 - Sorbic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1
E469 - Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethylcellulose 1
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E160 - Carotenoids 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E502 - Carbonates 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1