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List of additives - United States

52 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 162Moderate risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 159No or very low risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 148
E102 - Tartrazine 146
E330 - Citric acid 137
E127 - Erythrosine 110
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 108
E903 - Carnauba wax 100
E414 - Acacia gum 79
E572 - Magnesium stearate 74
E904 - Shellac 61
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 56
E428 - Gelatine 55
E322 - Lecithins 48
E322i - Lecithin 48
E296 - Malic acid 38
E270 - Lactic acid 37
E132 - Indigotine 30No or very low risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 25
E440 - Pectins 25
E202 - Potassium sorbate 23High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 23
E325 - Sodium lactate 20
E422 - Glycerol 18
E905 - Synthetic wax 13
E905a - Mineral oil 13
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 9
E953 - Isomalt 9
E1400 - Dextrin 6
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 6
E340 - Potassium phosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 6
E401 - Sodium alginate 6
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 6High risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 5
E413 - Tragacanth 5
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 4
E950 - Acesulfame k 4
E355 - Adipic acid 3
E297 - Fumaric acid 3
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 2High risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 1
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 1
E450 - Diphosphates 1High risk of over exposure