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List of additives - United States

76 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E917 - Potassium iodate 92
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 79
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 77
E516 - Calcium sulphate 69
E920 - L-cysteine 68
E282 - Calcium propionate 65
E412 - Guar gum 60
E330 - Citric acid 51
E322i - Lecithin 50
E322 - Lecithins 50
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 48High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 41
E300 - Ascorbic acid 40
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 32
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 32
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 27
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 21
E341 - Calcium phosphates 21High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 17High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 17
E924a - Potassium bromate 14
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 10High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 9Moderate risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 7High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 6High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 5
E262 - Sodium acetates 5
E260 - Acetic acid 5
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 5
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 5
E280 - Propionic acid 5
E331 - Sodium citrates 4
E340 - Potassium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 3High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 3High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 3
E460 - Cellulose 3
E916 - Calcium iodate 3
E102 - Tartrazine 2
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 2
E500 - Sodium carbonates 2
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 2
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 2
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E281 - Sodium propionate 2
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 1High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 1
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1
E905 - Synthetic wax 1
E905a - Mineral oil 1
E955 - Sucralose 1
E160ai - Beta-carotene 1
E160a - Carotene 1
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 1
E129 - Allura red 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 1
E127 - Erythrosine 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E420 - Sorbitol 1
E422 - Glycerol 1
E428 - Gelatine 1
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 1
E326 - Potassium lactate 1
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure