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List of additives - United States

175 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 312
E322 - Lecithins 213
E322i - Lecithin 213
E415 - Xanthan gum 155
E500 - Sodium carbonates 108
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 104
E129 - Allura red 102No or very low risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 98Moderate risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 94
E412 - Guar gum 92
E202 - Potassium sorbate 85High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 80
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 70Moderate risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 66High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 63
E407 - Carrageenan 61High risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 61High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 57
E331 - Sodium citrates 56
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 55
E270 - Lactic acid 53
E282 - Calcium propionate 49
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 49
E211 - Sodium benzoate 46High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 41
E410 - Locust bean gum 41
E250 - Sodium nitrite 40High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 39
E422 - Glycerol 37
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 37
E296 - Malic acid 35
E171 - Titanium dioxide 34
E200 - Sorbic acid 33High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 32
E903 - Carnauba wax 30
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 27High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 27No or very low risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 26
E951 - Aspartame 26No or very low risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 25
E460 - Cellulose 25
E127 - Erythrosine 23
E235 - Natamycin 22
E414 - Acacia gum 21
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 21
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 21
E297 - Fumaric acid 21
E452 - Polyphosphates 20High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 20
E262 - Sodium acetates 19
E950 - Acesulfame k 18
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 18
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 17
E326 - Potassium lactate 16
E401 - Sodium alginate 16
E212 - Potassium benzoate 16High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 15
E160ai - Beta-carotene 15
E160a - Carotene 15
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 15
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 15
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 15
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 14High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 14Moderate risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 14
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 13High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 13
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 13
E132 - Indigotine 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E355 - Adipic acid 12
E300 - Ascorbic acid 12
E627 - Disodium guanylate 12
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 12
E1400 - Dextrin 12
E420 - Sorbitol 11
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 11Moderate risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 11
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 11
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 11
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 10
E905 - Synthetic wax 10
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 10
E905a - Mineral oil 10
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 9
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 9
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 9
E281 - Sodium propionate 9
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 8
E290 - Carbon dioxide 8
E260 - Acetic acid 7
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 7
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 7
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 7
E221 - Sodium sulphite 7High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 7
E338 - Phosphoric acid 7High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 7
E904 - Shellac 6
E413 - Tragacanth 5
E325 - Sodium lactate 5
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 5
E516 - Calcium sulphate 5
E170i - Calcium carbonate 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 5
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 5High risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 5
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 5
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 4
E942 - Nitrous oxide 4
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 4
E461 - Methyl cellulose 4
E552 - Calcium silicate 4
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 4
E585 - Ferrous lactate 4
E920 - L-cysteine 4
E327 - Calcium lactate 4
E417 - Tara gum 4
E416 - Karaya-gum 4
E965 - Maltitol 3
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 3
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 3
E336 - Potassium tartrates 3
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 3
E339 - Sodium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 3
E406 - Agar 3
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 3
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 3
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 3
E640i - Glycine 3
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 2
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E917 - Potassium iodate 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 2
E150 - Caramel 2
E930 - Calcium peroxide 2
E14XX - Modified Starch 2
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 2
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 2
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 2
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 2
E576 - Sodium gluconate 2
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 2
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 2
E1101 - Protease 1
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E570 - Fatty acids 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E949 - Hydrogen 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E953 - Isomalt 1