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List of additives - United States

92 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E250 - Sodium nitrite 159High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 125
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 85No or very low risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 64Moderate risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 63
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 58
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 55
E262 - Sodium acetates 55
E415 - Xanthan gum 47
E326 - Potassium lactate 38
E407 - Carrageenan 37High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 36High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 36
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 34
E500 - Sodium carbonates 34
E450 - Diphosphates 30High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 29High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 28
E627 - Disodium guanylate 27
E631 - Disodium inosinate 26
E270 - Lactic acid 24
E322i - Lecithin 22
E322 - Lecithins 22
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 20
E410 - Locust bean gum 19
E315 - Erythorbic acid 18No or very low risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 18High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 17High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 16
E297 - Fumaric acid 16
E281 - Sodium propionate 15
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 14High risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 14
E251 - Sodium nitrate 10High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 10
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 9
E1105 - Lysozyme 9
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 9High risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 9
E336 - Potassium tartrates 9
E341 - Calcium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 7
E160b - Annatto 7
E401 - Sodium alginate 7
E460 - Cellulose 7
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 6
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 6
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 5High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 5
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 5
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 5
E331 - Sodium citrates 5
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 4
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 4
E955 - Sucralose 3
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 3
E160a - Carotene 3
E282 - Calcium propionate 3
E296 - Malic acid 3
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 3
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 3
E428 - Gelatine 3
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 2
E102 - Tartrazine 2
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 2
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 2
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 2
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 2High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 2
E129 - Allura red 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 2
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E160c - Paprika extract 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 1
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 1
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 1
E127 - Erythrosine 1