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List of additives - United States

72 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 68
E212 - Potassium benzoate 43High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 35No or very low risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 32
E414 - Acacia gum 24
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 24
E202 - Potassium sorbate 24High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 24
E322i - Lecithin 23
E150c - Ammonia caramel 23Moderate risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 22Moderate risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 21
E955 - Sucralose 18
E950 - Acesulfame k 18
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 18
E500 - Sodium carbonates 18
E338 - Phosphoric acid 13High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 13
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 13
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 13
E452 - Polyphosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 12
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 11
E951 - Aspartame 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 10
E340 - Potassium phosphates 9High risk of over exposure
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 8
E270 - Lactic acid 7
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 6High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 6
E127 - Erythrosine 5
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 5High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 4
E1400 - Dextrin 4
E627 - Disodium guanylate 3
E160b - Annatto 3
E160c - Paprika extract 3
E297 - Fumaric acid 3
E331 - Sodium citrates 3
E341 - Calcium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 3
E415 - Xanthan gum 3
E422 - Glycerol 3
E631 - Disodium inosinate 3
E903 - Carnauba wax 3
E132 - Indigotine 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 2
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 2
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 2
E412 - Guar gum 2
E211 - Sodium benzoate 2High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2
E428 - Gelatine 2
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 1
E100 - Curcumin 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
E904 - Shellac 1
E905 - Synthetic wax 1
E905a - Mineral oil 1
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 1
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 1
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 1
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 1
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E262 - Sodium acetates 1
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1