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List of additives - United States

110 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E579 - Iron gluconate 637
E330 - Citric acid 131
E415 - Xanthan gum 99
E250 - Sodium nitrite 58High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 55
E211 - Sodium benzoate 53High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 52
E202 - Potassium sorbate 44High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 43
E235 - Natamycin 43
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 41
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 40
E412 - Guar gum 37
E160b - Annatto 36
E322i - Lecithin 33
E322 - Lecithins 33
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 22
E500 - Sodium carbonates 22
E407 - Carrageenan 21High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 21No or very low risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 19
E262 - Sodium acetates 18
E631 - Disodium inosinate 18
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 18
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 17
E150c - Ammonia caramel 14Moderate risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 12
E627 - Disodium guanylate 12
E428 - Gelatine 12
E260 - Acetic acid 11
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 11
E338 - Phosphoric acid 11High risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 10
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 10High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 10
E102 - Tartrazine 10
E326 - Potassium lactate 10
E401 - Sodium alginate 10
E440 - Pectins 9
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 9
E410 - Locust bean gum 9
E160c - Paprika extract 9
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 7
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 7
E414 - Acacia gum 6
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 6
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 6
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 6
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 5
E296 - Malic acid 5
E160ai - Beta-carotene 5
E282 - Calcium propionate 5
E160a - Carotene 5
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 5
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 4
E339 - Sodium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 4High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 4
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 4High risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 3
E331 - Sodium citrates 3
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 3
E297 - Fumaric acid 3
E310 - Propyl gallate 3
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 3High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 3
E100 - Curcumin 3
E420 - Sorbitol 3
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 2
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 2
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 2Moderate risk of over exposure
Potassium iodide 2
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E129 - Allura red 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 2
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 2
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 2
E920 - L-cysteine 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 1
E327 - Calcium lactate 1
E161g - Canthaxanthin 1
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 1
E551 - Silicon dioxide 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1
E955 - Sucralose 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E14XX - Modified Starch 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1