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List of additives - United States

188 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 547
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 545
E331 - Sodium citrates 222
E428 - Gelatine 213
E355 - Adipic acid 196
E297 - Fumaric acid 157
E129 - Allura red 148No or very low risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 128
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 125Moderate risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 108
E322i - Lecithin 95
E322 - Lecithins 95
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 86
E415 - Xanthan gum 79
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 78
E102 - Tartrazine 69
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 61
E500 - Sodium carbonates 61
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 58
E950 - Acesulfame k 57
E951 - Aspartame 57No or very low risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 56No or very low risk of over exposure
E905 - Synthetic wax 52
E202 - Potassium sorbate 51High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 49High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 48High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 47
E570 - Fatty acids 46
E270 - Lactic acid 43
E150c - Ammonia caramel 41Moderate risk of over exposure
E1210 - Carbomer 40
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 39
E341 - Calcium phosphates 38High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 37
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 37
E160a - Carotene 36
E160ai - Beta-carotene 35
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 35
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 34
E905b - Petroleum jelly 33
E905a - Mineral oil 33
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 32
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 31
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 28
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 27Moderate risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 26
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 25
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 23
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 23
E171 - Titanium dioxide 22
E282 - Calcium propionate 20
E927b - Carbamide 20
E300 - Ascorbic acid 19
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 18
E460 - Cellulose 17
E1400 - Dextrin 16
E440 - Pectins 16
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 15High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 14
E1503 - Castor oil 14
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 13High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 12
E250 - Sodium nitrite 11High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 11
E260 - Acetic acid 11
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 10Moderate risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 10
E406 - Agar 10
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 9
E414 - Acacia gum 9
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 9Moderate risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 9
E1510 - Ethanol 8
E281 - Sodium propionate 8
E502 - Carbonates 8
E200 - Sorbic acid 8High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 8
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 8
E640i - Glycine 8
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 8
E416 - Karaya-gum 8
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 7
E553b - Talc 7
E310 - Propyl gallate 7
E553 - Magnesium silicates 7
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 7
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 7
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 7
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 7
E410 - Locust bean gum 7
E407 - Carrageenan 6High risk of over exposure
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 6
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 6
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 6High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 5
E461 - Methyl cellulose 5
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 5
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 5
E160c - Paprika extract 5
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 4
E340 - Potassium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 4
E100 - Curcumin 4
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 4
E559 - Aluminium silicate 4
E262 - Sodium acetates 3
E325 - Sodium lactate 3
E210 - Benzoic acid 3High risk of over exposure
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 3
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 3
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 3
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 3
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 3
E338 - Phosphoric acid 3High risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 3
E944 - Propane 3
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 3
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 3
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 2
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 2
E339 - Sodium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 2
E579 - Iron gluconate 2
E620 - Glutamic acid 2
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 2
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 2
E235 - Natamycin 2
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2
E920 - L-cysteine 2
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 2
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 2
E928 - Benzole peroxide 2
E955 - Sucralose 2
E943b - Isobutane 2
E173 - Aluminium 1
E639 - E639 food additive 1
E164 - Saffron 1
E163 - Anthocyanins 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E902 - Candelilla wax 1
E903 - Carnauba wax 1
E904 - Shellac 1
E14XX - Modified Starch 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E212 - Potassium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1
E434 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 1
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 1
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 1
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 1
E326 - Potassium lactate 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 1
E1001 - Choline salt 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E513 - Sulphuric acid 1
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 1
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E558 - Bentonite 1
E572 - Magnesium stearate 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E175 - Gold 1