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List of additives - United States

247 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E903 - Carnauba wax 8041
E129 - Allura red 5141No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 4840Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 4566
E330 - Citric acid 3844
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 3460
E322i - Lecithin 2781
E322 - Lecithins 2781
E1400 - Dextrin 2055
E171 - Titanium dioxide 2038
E414 - Acacia gum 1984
E127 - Erythrosine 1926
E428 - Gelatine 1847
E331 - Sodium citrates 1571
E132 - Indigotine 1350No or very low risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1288
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1288
E296 - Malic acid 1223
E905 - Synthetic wax 1016
E905a - Mineral oil 1006
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 962
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 897
E422 - Glycerol 855
E420 - Sorbitol 805
E440 - Pectins 786
E904 - Shellac 711
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 693Moderate risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 660High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 633High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 617
E415 - Xanthan gum 539
E270 - Lactic acid 535
E450 - Diphosphates 471High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 470
E572 - Magnesium stearate 469
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 440
E160b - Annatto 374
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 361
E412 - Guar gum 351
E325 - Sodium lactate 312
E160a - Carotene 307
E150c - Ammonia caramel 296Moderate risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 293
E407 - Carrageenan 285High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 267
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 216High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 196
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 192
E406 - Agar 192
E965 - Maltitol 191
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 185
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 180
E967 - Xylitol 176
E950 - Acesulfame k 165
E160c - Paprika extract 152
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 147
E951 - Aspartame 147No or very low risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 144
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 141
E211 - Sodium benzoate 138High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 130High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 127
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 117
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 114
E955 - Sucralose 112
E410 - Locust bean gum 109
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 107
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 107No or very low risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 106
E14XX - Modified Starch 100
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 100
E200 - Sorbic acid 98High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 94
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 87
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 81Moderate risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 76
E338 - Phosphoric acid 75High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 65
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 65
E460 - Cellulose 61
E150 - Caramel 61
E170 - Calcium carbonates 60
E421 - Mannitol 59
E336 - Potassium tartrates 58
E553 - Magnesium silicates 57
E170i - Calcium carbonate 57No or very low risk of over exposure
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 55
E413 - Tragacanth 51
E418 - Gellan gum 48
E452 - Polyphosphates 47High risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 45
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 42
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 42
E461 - Methyl cellulose 41
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 41High risk of over exposure
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 41High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 39
E1510 - Ethanol 39
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 39
E340 - Potassium phosphates 38High risk of over exposure
E153 - Vegetable carbon 37
E953 - Isomalt 36
E961 - Neotame 34
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 32High risk of over exposure
E161b - Lutein 32
E260 - Acetic acid 28
E355 - Adipic acid 28
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 28
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 28
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 28
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 26
E282 - Calcium propionate 24
E553b - Talc 24
E300 - Ascorbic acid 24
E327 - Calcium lactate 24
E401 - Sodium alginate 23
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 23
E263 - Calcium acetate 23
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 23
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 22High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 21
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 21
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 21
E968 - Erythritol 21
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 21
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 20
E960 - Steviol glycosides 20Moderate risk of over exposure
E1103 - Invertase 19
E162 - Beetroot red 19
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 19
E905b - Petroleum jelly 18
E902 - Candelilla wax 18
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 17
E101 - Riboflavin 16
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 15High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 14
E143 - Fast Green FCF 14
E101i - Riboflavin 13
E150a - Plain caramel 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 12
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 12
E210 - Benzoic acid 12High risk of over exposure
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 11
E350 - Sodium malates 11
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 11
E516 - Calcium sulphate 10
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 10
E164 - Saffron 10
E326 - Potassium lactate 10
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 10
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 9
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 9
E905c - Petroleum wax 9
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 9
E339 - Sodium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 8
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 7
E350i - Sodium malate 7
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 7
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 7
E924a - Potassium bromate 6
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 6
E416 - Karaya-gum 6
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 6
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E160d - Lycopene 6
E140i - Chlorophylls 6
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 6
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 5
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 5
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 5
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 4
E908 - Rice bran wax 4
E417 - Tara gum 4
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 4
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 4
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 3
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 3
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 3
E928 - Benzole peroxide 3
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 3
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 3
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 3
E363 - Succinic acid 3
E913 - Lanolin 3
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 3
E420i - D-sorbitol 3
E250 - Sodium nitrite 3High risk of over exposure
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 3
E221 - Sodium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 3
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 2
E1503 - Castor oil 2
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 2
E172ii - Red iron oxide 2
E174 - Silver 2
E280 - Propionic acid 2
E290 - Carbon dioxide 2
E310 - Propyl gallate 2
E315 - Erythorbic acid 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 2
E403 - Ammonium alginate 2
E404 - Calcium alginate 2
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 2
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E501 - Potassium carbonates 2
E510 - Ammonium chloride 2
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 2
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 2
E925 - Chlorine 2
Potassium iodide 2
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E641 - Leucine 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E530 - Magnesium oxide 1
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 1
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 1
E502 - Carbonates 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 1
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E352 - Calcium malates 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E331ii - Disodium citrate 1
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1
E262i - Sodium acetate 1
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 1
E234 - Nisin 1
E173 - Aluminium 1
E152 - Black 7984 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E559 - Aluminium silicate 1
E125 - Scarlet GN 1
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 1High risk of over exposure