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List of additives - United States

146 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 230
E322 - Lecithins 121
E322i - Lecithin 121
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 107
E412 - Guar gum 99
E415 - Xanthan gum 87
E407 - Carrageenan 79High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 78
E500 - Sodium carbonates 63
E129 - Allura red 61No or very low risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 61
E202 - Potassium sorbate 57High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 54High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 54Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 53
E270 - Lactic acid 45
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 45Moderate risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 42
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 38
E282 - Calcium propionate 38
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 37
E235 - Natamycin 33
E296 - Malic acid 32
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 31Moderate risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 30High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 30High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 28
E300 - Ascorbic acid 27
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 26
E950 - Acesulfame k 26
E331 - Sodium citrates 26
E951 - Aspartame 26No or very low risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 25High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 25
E414 - Acacia gum 25
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 23No or very low risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 23
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 22
E200 - Sorbic acid 19High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 19
E212 - Potassium benzoate 19High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 18
E160ai - Beta-carotene 18
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 16
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 16
E262 - Sodium acetates 16
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 16
E401 - Sodium alginate 16
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 14
E160c - Paprika extract 14
E340 - Potassium phosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 12
E903 - Carnauba wax 12
E631 - Disodium inosinate 11
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 11
E627 - Disodium guanylate 11
E171 - Titanium dioxide 10
E338 - Phosphoric acid 10High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 10
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 9
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 9High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 9
E297 - Fumaric acid 9
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 8
E955 - Sucralose 8
E260 - Acetic acid 8
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E290 - Carbon dioxide 7
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 7
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 7
E920 - L-cysteine 7
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 7High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 7
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 7
E326 - Potassium lactate 7
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 7
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 7
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 6
E325 - Sodium lactate 6
E327 - Calcium lactate 6
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 6
E905a - Mineral oil 5
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 5
E417 - Tara gum 5
E132 - Indigotine 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E905 - Synthetic wax 5
E315 - Erythorbic acid 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 4
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 4High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 4
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 4
E960 - Steviol glycosides 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 3
E904 - Shellac 3
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 3
E579 - Iron gluconate 3
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 3
E942 - Nitrous oxide 3
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 3
E1400 - Dextrin 3
E452 - Polyphosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 2
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 2
E1510 - Ethanol 2
E14XX - Modified Starch 2
E170i - Calcium carbonate 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 2High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 2
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 2
E170 - Calcium carbonates 2
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E355 - Adipic acid 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E585 - Ferrous lactate 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
Potassium iodide 1
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 1
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E150 - Caramel 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1
E281 - Sodium propionate 1
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 1
E1200 - Polydextrose 1
E120 - Cochineal 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1