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List of additives - United States

175 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E904 - Shellac 1235
E102 - Tartrazine 723
E903 - Carnauba wax 711
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 707Moderate risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 702No or very low risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 594
E414 - Acacia gum 564
E330 - Citric acid 534
E322 - Lecithins 505
E322i - Lecithin 503
E171 - Titanium dioxide 476
E127 - Erythrosine 368
E1400 - Dextrin 240
E500 - Sodium carbonates 196
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 195
E905a - Mineral oil 191
E905 - Synthetic wax 191
E572 - Magnesium stearate 167
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 155Moderate risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 154No or very low risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 148
E450 - Diphosphates 148High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 147
E341 - Calcium phosphates 141High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 141
E428 - Gelatine 135
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 135
E422 - Glycerol 108
E202 - Potassium sorbate 108High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 86
E270 - Lactic acid 84
E415 - Xanthan gum 82
E296 - Malic acid 79
E420 - Sorbitol 64
E150c - Ammonia caramel 63Moderate risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 62
E211 - Sodium benzoate 61High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 60
E160ai - Beta-carotene 55
E570 - Fatty acids 46
E325 - Sodium lactate 44
E412 - Guar gum 40
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 38No or very low risk of over exposure
E1103 - Invertase 38
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 37High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 36
E297 - Fumaric acid 34
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 34
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 33High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 31High risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 31
E516 - Calcium sulphate 28
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 27
E200 - Sorbic acid 27High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 25
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 24
E440 - Pectins 24
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 24
E418 - Gellan gum 21
E160b - Annatto 19
E501 - Potassium carbonates 19
E410 - Locust bean gum 18
E501i - Potassium carbonate 15
E406 - Agar 15
E14XX - Modified Starch 15
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 14
E281 - Sodium propionate 14
E150 - Caramel 13
E355 - Adipic acid 11
E460 - Cellulose 11
E338 - Phosphoric acid 9High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 9
E101 - Riboflavin 9
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 9
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 8High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 8High risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 7
E100 - Curcumin 7
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 7
E162 - Beetroot red 7
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 7
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 7
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 6
E401 - Sodium alginate 6
E553 - Magnesium silicates 6
E163 - Anthocyanins 6
E170 - Calcium carbonates 5
E120 - Cochineal 5
E1200 - Polydextrose 5
E153 - Vegetable carbon 5
E170i - Calcium carbonate 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 5
E336 - Potassium tartrates 5
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 5
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 5
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 5
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 5
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 5
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 4
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 4
E282 - Calcium propionate 4
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 4
E340 - Potassium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 3High risk of over exposure
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 3
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 3High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 3
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 3
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 3
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 3
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 3
E452 - Polyphosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E143 - Fast Green FCF 3
E965 - Maltitol 3
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 3
E928 - Benzole peroxide 3
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 3
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 3
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 3
E262i - Sodium acetate 3
E262 - Sodium acetates 3
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 2
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 2
E339 - Sodium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 2
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 2
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 2
E461 - Methyl cellulose 2
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2
E210 - Benzoic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 2
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 2
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 2
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 2
E553b - Talc 2
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 2
E955 - Sucralose 2
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E474 - Sucroglycerides 1
E250 - Sodium nitrite 1High risk of over exposure
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 1
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
Potassium iodide 1
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 1
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E140i - Chlorophylls 1
E300 - Ascorbic acid 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E125 - Scarlet GN 1
E403 - Ammonium alginate 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E968 - Erythritol 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 1
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E953 - Isomalt 1
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 1