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List of additives - United States

182 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 628
E322 - Lecithins 314
E322i - Lecithin 313
E415 - Xanthan gum 226
E150c - Ammonia caramel 206Moderate risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 197No or very low risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 195
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 193
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 185
E202 - Potassium sorbate 173High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 169
E331 - Sodium citrates 164
E412 - Guar gum 148
E270 - Lactic acid 136
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 133Moderate risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 123High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 119
E950 - Acesulfame k 119
E341 - Calcium phosphates 104High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 104High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 103High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 103
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 95
E414 - Acacia gum 94
E428 - Gelatine 94
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 91
E955 - Sucralose 87
E250 - Sodium nitrite 86High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 78
E951 - Aspartame 77No or very low risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 77
E410 - Locust bean gum 77
E340 - Potassium phosphates 68High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 68
E211 - Sodium benzoate 66High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 64
E627 - Disodium guanylate 64
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 64No or very low risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 63
E552 - Calcium silicate 63
E235 - Natamycin 56
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 56
E160c - Paprika extract 55
E200 - Sorbic acid 54High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 53
E171 - Titanium dioxide 51
E160b - Annatto 51
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 49High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 49
E422 - Glycerol 46
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 42
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 40
E262 - Sodium acetates 40
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 40
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 38Moderate risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 37High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 37
E160a - Carotene 35
E160ai - Beta-carotene 35
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 34
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 32
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 32
E1400 - Dextrin 30
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 30Moderate risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 29High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 29
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 28
E326 - Potassium lactate 26
E401 - Sodium alginate 26
E127 - Erythrosine 25
E100 - Curcumin 24
E300 - Ascorbic acid 24
E339 - Sodium phosphates 22High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 22No or very low risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 22
E452 - Polyphosphates 22High risk of over exposure
E355 - Adipic acid 21
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 20High risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 19
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 17High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 17
E310 - Propyl gallate 17
E170 - Calcium carbonates 16
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 16
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 16
E460 - Cellulose 16
E170i - Calcium carbonate 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 15No or very low risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 15
E960 - Steviol glycosides 15Moderate risk of over exposure
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 14
E420 - Sorbitol 13
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 12High risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 12
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 11
E150 - Caramel 11
E327 - Calcium lactate 11
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 11
E260 - Acetic acid 10
E461 - Methyl cellulose 10
E290 - Carbon dioxide 10
E281 - Sodium propionate 10
E930 - Calcium peroxide 10
E904 - Shellac 9
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 9
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 9
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 9
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 8
E570 - Fatty acids 8
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 8
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 8High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 8
E406 - Agar 7
E579 - Iron gluconate 7
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 7
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 7
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 6
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 6
E551 - Silicon dioxide 5
E363 - Succinic acid 5
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 5
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 5
E905 - Synthetic wax 5
E905a - Mineral oil 5
E1200 - Polydextrose 5
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 4
E942 - Nitrous oxide 4
E280 - Propionic acid 4
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 4
E916 - Calcium iodate 3
E416 - Karaya-gum 3
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 3
E968 - Erythritol 3
E418 - Gellan gum 3
E251 - Sodium nitrate 3High risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 3
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 3
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 3High risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 3High risk of over exposure
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 3
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 2
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E500i - Sodium carbonate 2
E336 - Potassium tartrates 2
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 2
Potassium iodide 2
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 2
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 2
E403 - Ammonium alginate 2
E404 - Calcium alginate 2
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 2
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 2
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 2
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 2
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E632 - Dipotassium inosinate 1
E953 - Isomalt 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E417 - Tara gum 1
E965 - Maltitol 1
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 1
E324 - Ethoxyquin 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E14XX - Modified Starch 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E553 - Magnesium silicates 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1