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List of additives - United States

168 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 270
E322 - Lecithins 190
E322i - Lecithin 190
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 156
E415 - Xanthan gum 150
E500 - Sodium carbonates 128
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 126
E129 - Allura red 116No or very low risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 115High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 111
E410 - Locust bean gum 105
E202 - Potassium sorbate 95High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 86Moderate risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 79Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 79
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 62
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 61
E160b - Annatto 53
E450 - Diphosphates 52High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 52
E428 - Gelatine 50
E341 - Calcium phosphates 46High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 45
E331 - Sodium citrates 44
E211 - Sodium benzoate 44High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 43High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 42
E460 - Cellulose 38
E282 - Calcium propionate 38
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 38
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 36High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 36
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 34Moderate risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 33High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 32
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 28
E631 - Disodium inosinate 27
E951 - Aspartame 26No or very low risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 26
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 25
E171 - Titanium dioxide 25
E414 - Acacia gum 23
E160ai - Beta-carotene 22
E160a - Carotene 22
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 22No or very low risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 21
E903 - Carnauba wax 21
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 21
E296 - Malic acid 21
E440 - Pectins 20
E338 - Phosphoric acid 20High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 20
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 19High risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 18
E422 - Glycerol 18
E200 - Sorbic acid 17High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 16
E406 - Agar 15
E1400 - Dextrin 15
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 15
E955 - Sucralose 15
E340 - Potassium phosphates 14High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 14Moderate risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 13
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 13
E281 - Sodium propionate 13
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 13
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 12
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 12
E297 - Fumaric acid 12
E452 - Polyphosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 11
E1104 - Lipase 11
E300 - Ascorbic acid 10
E516 - Calcium sulphate 10
E127 - Erythrosine 10
E290 - Carbon dioxide 9
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 9High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 9
E339 - Sodium phosphates 9High risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 9
E552 - Calcium silicate 9
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 9
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 8
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 8
E355 - Adipic acid 8
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 8
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 8
E327 - Calcium lactate 8
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 7
E170i - Calcium carbonate 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 7
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 7
E401 - Sodium alginate 7
E170 - Calcium carbonates 7
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 6
E212 - Potassium benzoate 6High risk of over exposure
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 5
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 5
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 5
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 5High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 5
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 5
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 5
E905a - Mineral oil 5
E132 - Indigotine 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 5
E260 - Acetic acid 5
E221 - Sodium sulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E905 - Synthetic wax 5
E965 - Maltitol 5
E418 - Gellan gum 4
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 4
E14XX - Modified Starch 4
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 4
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 4
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 3
E416 - Karaya-gum 3
E150 - Caramel 3
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E325 - Sodium lactate 3
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 3
E551 - Silicon dioxide 3
E500i - Sodium carbonate 2
E953 - Isomalt 2
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 2
E968 - Erythritol 2
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 2
E336 - Potassium tartrates 2
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 2
E150a - Plain caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E924a - Potassium bromate 2
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1
E1101 - Protease 1
E120 - Cochineal 1
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 1
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E329 - Magnesium lactate 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 1
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 1
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E100 - Curcumin 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E502 - Carbonates 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E904 - Shellac 1
E905b - Petroleum jelly 1
E927b - Carbamide 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure