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List of additives - United States

139 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 177
E102 - Tartrazine 72
E129 - Allura red 55No or very low risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 55
E322i - Lecithin 52
E322 - Lecithins 52
E270 - Lactic acid 50
E412 - Guar gum 50
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 48Moderate risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 46High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 44Moderate risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 42
E407 - Carrageenan 40High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 38
E331 - Sodium citrates 38
E428 - Gelatine 34
E440 - Pectins 29
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 29High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 28
E410 - Locust bean gum 28
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 27Moderate risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 26High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 26
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 25No or very low risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 24
E160b - Annatto 24
E250 - Sodium nitrite 23High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 22
E500 - Sodium carbonates 22
E171 - Titanium dioxide 22
E414 - Acacia gum 19
E296 - Malic acid 18
E903 - Carnauba wax 18
E951 - Aspartame 17No or very low risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 16High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 16
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 14
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 14
E450 - Diphosphates 14High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 13High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 13
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 13
E460 - Cellulose 12
E235 - Natamycin 12
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 11
E1400 - Dextrin 11
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 11
E950 - Acesulfame k 11
E282 - Calcium propionate 11
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 10
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 10
E338 - Phosphoric acid 10High risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 9
E341 - Calcium phosphates 9High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 9
E401 - Sodium alginate 9
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 8
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 8
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 8
E955 - Sucralose 8
E160ai - Beta-carotene 8
E160a - Carotene 8
E339 - Sodium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E905 - Synthetic wax 8
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 8
E100 - Curcumin 7
E200 - Sorbic acid 7High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 7
E127 - Erythrosine 7
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 7
E422 - Glycerol 6
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 6
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 6
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 5
E579 - Iron gluconate 5
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 5High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 4High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 4
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 4
E920 - L-cysteine 4
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E280 - Propionic acid 3
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 3
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 3
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 3High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 3
E510 - Ammonium chloride 3
E132 - Indigotine 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 3
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 3
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 3
E14XX - Modified Starch 3
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 2
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 2
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 2
E300 - Ascorbic acid 2
E297 - Fumaric acid 2
E260 - Acetic acid 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2
E516 - Calcium sulphate 2
E570 - Fatty acids 2
E1104 - Lipase 2
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 2
E406 - Agar 2
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E120 - Cochineal 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
Potassium iodide 1
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 1
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E965 - Maltitol 1
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1