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List of additives - United States

117 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 152
E150c - Ammonia caramel 97Moderate risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 76
E322 - Lecithins 76
E211 - Sodium benzoate 52High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 50No or very low risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 42
E415 - Xanthan gum 40
E102 - Tartrazine 40
E212 - Potassium benzoate 36High risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 36No or very low risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 34
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 34
E950 - Acesulfame k 29
E250 - Sodium nitrite 29High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 29No or very low risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 28High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 28High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 25
E412 - Guar gum 24
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 24Moderate risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 23
E202 - Potassium sorbate 23High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 22
E341 - Calcium phosphates 21High risk of over exposure
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 20
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 20
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 20
E631 - Disodium inosinate 19
E160b - Annatto 19
E627 - Disodium guanylate 18
E414 - Acacia gum 18
E410 - Locust bean gum 18
E428 - Gelatine 17
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 16
E340 - Potassium phosphates 16High risk of over exposure
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 15
E450 - Diphosphates 15High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 15High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 15
E326 - Potassium lactate 14
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 13
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 12
E171 - Titanium dioxide 11
E422 - Glycerol 11
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 10
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 10
E296 - Malic acid 9
E440 - Pectins 8
E282 - Calcium propionate 8
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 8
E160ai - Beta-carotene 7
E160a - Carotene 7
E300 - Ascorbic acid 7
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 7
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 7
E401 - Sodium alginate 7
E516 - Calcium sulphate 7
E170 - Calcium carbonates 6
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 6
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 6
E170i - Calcium carbonate 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 6
E235 - Natamycin 5
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 5High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 5
E955 - Sucralose 5
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 4
E903 - Carnauba wax 4
E413 - Tragacanth 4
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 3High risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 3
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 3
E1400 - Dextrin 3
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 3
E452 - Polyphosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E260 - Acetic acid 2
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 2
E905 - Synthetic wax 2
E905a - Mineral oil 2
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 2
E339 - Sodium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2
E460 - Cellulose 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E297 - Fumaric acid 2
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E916 - Calcium iodate 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E355 - Adipic acid 1
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 1
E406 - Agar 1
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 1
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E552 - Calcium silicate 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E150 - Caramel 1
E14XX - Modified Starch 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1