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List of additives - United States

99 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 159
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 97High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 44
E322 - Lecithins 37
E150c - Ammonia caramel 37Moderate risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 36
E102 - Tartrazine 33
E202 - Potassium sorbate 32High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 30
E500 - Sodium carbonates 29
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 29
E211 - Sodium benzoate 22High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 22
E260 - Acetic acid 21
E129 - Allura red 21No or very low risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 19High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 18
E627 - Disodium guanylate 17
E631 - Disodium inosinate 17
E412 - Guar gum 17
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 16High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 14
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 12
E127 - Erythrosine 12
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 12
E440 - Pectins 11
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 11
E401 - Sodium alginate 10
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 9High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 8
E341 - Calcium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 8
E170i - Calcium carbonate 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 7
E170 - Calcium carbonates 7
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 7
E1400 - Dextrin 7
E551 - Silicon dioxide 7
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 7
E516 - Calcium sulphate 7
E920 - L-cysteine 6
E414 - Acacia gum 6
E955 - Sucralose 6
E212 - Potassium benzoate 6High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 6
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 5
E961 - Neotame 5
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 4
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 4High risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 3
E262 - Sodium acetates 3
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 3
E950 - Acesulfame k 3
E410 - Locust bean gum 3
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 3
E296 - Malic acid 3
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 2High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 2
E160c - Paprika extract 2
E164 - Saffron 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 2
E327 - Calcium lactate 2
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 2
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 2
E428 - Gelatine 2
E579 - Iron gluconate 2
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E331 - Sodium citrates 1
Potassium iodide 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 1High risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 1
E452 - Polyphosphates 1High risk of over exposure