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List of additives - United States

165 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 334
E322 - Lecithins 186
E322i - Lecithin 186
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 135
E202 - Potassium sorbate 116High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 113
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 113
E150c - Ammonia caramel 103Moderate risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 102
E129 - Allura red 101No or very low risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 99
E102 - Tartrazine 94
E211 - Sodium benzoate 73High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 72
E270 - Lactic acid 72
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 70Moderate risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 67High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 64
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 58Moderate risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 58High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 57
E341 - Calcium phosphates 51High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 50
E450 - Diphosphates 49High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 48
E440 - Pectins 45
E631 - Disodium inosinate 41
E414 - Acacia gum 40
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 38
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 38
E627 - Disodium guanylate 38
E950 - Acesulfame k 38
E955 - Sucralose 35
E340 - Potassium phosphates 34High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 32
E250 - Sodium nitrite 32High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 31
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 30
E171 - Titanium dioxide 30
E428 - Gelatine 30
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 30High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 30
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 30
E200 - Sorbic acid 29High risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 27High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 27
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 26
E460 - Cellulose 25
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 25
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 24No or very low risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 24No or very low risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 22
E401 - Sodium alginate 21
E212 - Potassium benzoate 21High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 20High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 20
E1400 - Dextrin 20
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 19High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 19
E552 - Calcium silicate 19
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 19No or very low risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 17Moderate risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 16
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 15
E297 - Fumaric acid 15
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 15
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 14
E406 - Agar 14
E262 - Sodium acetates 13
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 13
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 12
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 11
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 11High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 11
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 11
E355 - Adipic acid 11
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 10
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 10
E310 - Propyl gallate 10
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 10High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 10
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 9
E160c - Paprika extract 9
E420 - Sorbitol 9
E339 - Sodium phosphates 9High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 8
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 8
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 8
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E417 - Tara gum 8
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 8
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 8
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 7
E160a - Carotene 7
E570 - Fatty acids 7
E160ai - Beta-carotene 7
E300 - Ascorbic acid 7
E127 - Erythrosine 6
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 6
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 6
E579 - Iron gluconate 6
E327 - Calcium lactate 5
E132 - Indigotine 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 5
E235 - Natamycin 5
E315 - Erythorbic acid 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 5
E516 - Calcium sulphate 5
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 5
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 5
E170i - Calcium carbonate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E290 - Carbon dioxide 4
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 4
E100 - Curcumin 4
E942 - Nitrous oxide 4
E150 - Caramel 4
E170 - Calcium carbonates 4
E930 - Calcium peroxide 3
E418 - Gellan gum 3
E905a - Mineral oil 3
E905 - Synthetic wax 3
E325 - Sodium lactate 3
E324 - Ethoxyquin 3
E262i - Sodium acetate 3
E280 - Propionic acid 3
E1200 - Polydextrose 3
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 2
E461 - Methyl cellulose 2
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 2
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 2
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 2
E326 - Potassium lactate 2
E281 - Sodium propionate 2
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E916 - Calcium iodate 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E925 - Chlorine 1
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 1
Potassium iodide 1
E928 - Benzole peroxide 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1