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List of additives - United States

117 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 73
E150c - Ammonia caramel 45Moderate risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 36High risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 35
E322 - Lecithins 35
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 27
E129 - Allura red 27No or very low risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 25
E950 - Acesulfame k 24
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 23
E500 - Sodium carbonates 23
E955 - Sucralose 21
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 20
E202 - Potassium sorbate 17High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 17
E414 - Acacia gum 17
E338 - Phosphoric acid 16High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 16
E440 - Pectins 15
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 14Moderate risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 14
E460 - Cellulose 12
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 12
E951 - Aspartame 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 11
E428 - Gelatine 11
E410 - Locust bean gum 11
E450 - Diphosphates 10High risk of over exposure
E355 - Adipic acid 10
E171 - Titanium dioxide 10
E412 - Guar gum 10
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 10
E341 - Calcium phosphates 10High risk of over exposure
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 10
E627 - Disodium guanylate 9
E631 - Disodium inosinate 9
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 9
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 8
E250 - Sodium nitrite 8High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 8
E340 - Potassium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 8
E160b - Annatto 7
E297 - Fumaric acid 7
E407 - Carrageenan 7High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 7
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 7
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 6High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 6High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 6
E200 - Sorbic acid 6High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 6
E282 - Calcium propionate 6
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 5
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 5
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 5
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 5
E160a - Carotene 5
E296 - Malic acid 5
E160ai - Beta-carotene 5
E516 - Calcium sulphate 5
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 4
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 4
E262 - Sodium acetates 4
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 4
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 4
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 4
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 4
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 4
E401 - Sodium alginate 4
E422 - Glycerol 4
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 4
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 4High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 4
E420 - Sorbitol 3
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2
E160c - Paprika extract 2
E1400 - Dextrin 2
E903 - Carnauba wax 2
E905 - Synthetic wax 2
E905a - Mineral oil 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E260 - Acetic acid 2
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 2
E452 - Polyphosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 2
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E170i - Calcium carbonate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 1
E127 - Erythrosine 1
E170 - Calcium carbonates 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E916 - Calcium iodate 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 1
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 1
E406 - Agar 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E234 - Nisin 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure