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List of additives - United States

72 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 68
E500 - Sodium carbonates 68
E330 - Citric acid 63
E415 - Xanthan gum 49
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 46
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 41
E341 - Calcium phosphates 41High risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 40
E322 - Lecithins 40
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 37
E202 - Potassium sorbate 37High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 36High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 32No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 26Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 25
E450 - Diphosphates 22High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 22
E903 - Carnauba wax 21
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 20
E570 - Fatty acids 19
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 17Moderate risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 16
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 16
E296 - Malic acid 12
E414 - Acacia gum 11
E331 - Sodium citrates 11
E440 - Pectins 10
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 10
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 9
E171 - Titanium dioxide 9
E100 - Curcumin 9
E407 - Carrageenan 8High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 8
E412 - Guar gum 8
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 8
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 7High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 6
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 5
E410 - Locust bean gum 5
E150c - Ammonia caramel 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 4High risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 3
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 3
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 3
E401 - Sodium alginate 3
E406 - Agar 2
E422 - Glycerol 2
E460 - Cellulose 2
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 2
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E631 - Disodium inosinate 2
E955 - Sucralose 1
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 1High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E160b - Annatto 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E160ai - Beta-carotene 1
E572 - Magnesium stearate 1
E160a - Carotene 1
E340 - Potassium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1