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List of additives - United States

180 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 185
E322 - Lecithins 148
E322i - Lecithin 142
E500 - Sodium carbonates 98
E415 - Xanthan gum 96
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 92
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 76
E412 - Guar gum 72
E341 - Calcium phosphates 71High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 62
E450 - Diphosphates 60High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 54Moderate risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 54
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 51
E202 - Potassium sorbate 49High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 48High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 42High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 38
E282 - Calcium propionate 36
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 31No or very low risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 28
E160a - Carotene 28
E440 - Pectins 28
E422 - Glycerol 28
E160ai - Beta-carotene 27
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 27High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 25
E200 - Sorbic acid 25High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 25
E331 - Sodium citrates 24
E211 - Sodium benzoate 24High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 23
E631 - Disodium inosinate 22
E296 - Malic acid 21
E460 - Cellulose 19
E160c - Paprika extract 18
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 18
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 17
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 16
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 16
E955 - Sucralose 16
E428 - Gelatine 16
E340 - Potassium phosphates 15High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 15
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 15
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 15
E950 - Acesulfame k 14
E300 - Ascorbic acid 14
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 13
E418 - Gellan gum 13
E235 - Natamycin 13
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 12
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 11
E297 - Fumaric acid 11
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 11Moderate risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 11
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 10
E401 - Sodium alginate 10
E420 - Sorbitol 9
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 9
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 8
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 8
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 8
E326 - Potassium lactate 8
E338 - Phosphoric acid 7High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 7
E170 - Calcium carbonates 7
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 6
E516 - Calcium sulphate 6
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 6
E461 - Methyl cellulose 6
Potassium iodide 5
E260 - Acetic acid 5
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 5
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 5
E310 - Propyl gallate 5
E406 - Agar 5
E501 - Potassium carbonates 5
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 5
E930 - Calcium peroxide 5
E951 - Aspartame 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 5
E281 - Sodium propionate 4
E325 - Sodium lactate 4
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 4
E339 - Sodium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E579 - Iron gluconate 4
E968 - Erythritol 4
E1400 - Dextrin 4
E500i - Sodium carbonate 4
E150a - Plain caramel 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 4
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 4
E221 - Sodium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E404 - Calcium alginate 4
E234 - Nisin 4
E905a - Mineral oil 3
E417 - Tara gum 3
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 3
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 3
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 3
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 3
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 3High risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 3
E501i - Potassium carbonate 3
E502 - Carbonates 3
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 3
E1200 - Polydextrose 3
E572 - Magnesium stearate 3
E120 - Cochineal 3
E905 - Synthetic wax 3
E916 - Calcium iodate 3
E101i - Riboflavin 3
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 3
E336 - Potassium tartrates 3
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 2
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 2
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 2
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2
E150 - Caramel 2
E14XX - Modified Starch 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 2
E920 - L-cysteine 2
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 2
E510 - Ammonium chloride 2
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E280 - Propionic acid 2
E263 - Calcium acetate 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 2
E425 - Konjac 2
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 1
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 1
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 1
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E355 - Adipic acid 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 1
E1000 - Cholic acid 1
E530 - Magnesium oxide 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E551 - Silicon dioxide 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E161 - Xanthophylls 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
E175 - Gold 1
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E212 - Potassium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 1
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E165 - Gardenia Blue 1
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1