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List of additives - United States

252 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 12599
E955 - Sucralose 3483
E950 - Acesulfame k 3052
E129 - Allura red 2841No or very low risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 2838High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 2760Moderate risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 2593
E212 - Potassium benzoate 2557High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 2531
E202 - Potassium sorbate 2007High risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 1773High risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 1738No or very low risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 1633
E322i - Lecithin 1629
E296 - Malic acid 1618
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1481
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 1461Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 1435
E338 - Phosphoric acid 1281High risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 1195
E407 - Carrageenan 1148High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1059
E415 - Xanthan gum 1055
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1052
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 1018
E440 - Pectins 944
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 935
E960 - Steviol glycosides 879Moderate risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 843
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 766
E452 - Polyphosphates 724High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 691
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 547
E968 - Erythritol 512
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 468
E410 - Locust bean gum 434
E327 - Calcium lactate 434
E297 - Fumaric acid 405
E552 - Calcium silicate 403
E270 - Lactic acid 303
E290 - Carbon dioxide 301
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 296High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 291
E160ai - Beta-carotene 274
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 257
E300 - Ascorbic acid 244
E500 - Sodium carbonates 229
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 222
E341 - Calcium phosphates 217High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 202
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 201
E1400 - Dextrin 178
E401 - Sodium alginate 176
E501 - Potassium carbonates 172
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 167High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 165High risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 134
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 127
E171 - Titanium dioxide 123
E170 - Calcium carbonates 118
E170i - Calcium carbonate 118No or very low risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 112High risk of over exposure
E332 - Potassium citrates 107
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 106
E422 - Glycerol 104
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 99
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 99
E428 - Gelatine 97
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 88High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 88Moderate risk of over exposure
E961 - Neotame 87
E100 - Curcumin 85
E200 - Sorbic acid 84High risk of over exposure
E329 - Magnesium lactate 80
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 79High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 79
E210 - Benzoic acid 79High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 71
E999 - Quillaia extract 69
E501i - Potassium carbonate 66
Potassium iodide 66
E460 - Cellulose 65
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 65
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 58
E339 - Sodium phosphates 57High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 56No or very low risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 48
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 48
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 45
E1200 - Polydextrose 45
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 43
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 40High risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 39No or very low risk of over exposure
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 39
E101 - Riboflavin 39
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 36
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 33
E101i - Riboflavin 32
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 32
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 30
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 29
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 29
E1101 - Protease 28
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 28
E420 - Sorbitol 27
E260 - Acetic acid 27
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 27High risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 26No or very low risk of over exposure
E1104 - Lipase 26
E640i - Glycine 25
E967 - Xylitol 25
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 25
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 25
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 24
E631 - Disodium inosinate 24
E627 - Disodium guanylate 24
E161b - Lutein 23
E421 - Mannitol 21
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 21No or very low risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 20
Amino acids 20
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 19
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 18
E515 - Potassium sulphates 18
E160c - Paprika extract 17
E163 - Anthocyanins 17
E120 - Cochineal 16
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 16Moderate risk of over exposure
E160d - Lycopene 16
E1510 - Ethanol 15
E14XX - Modified Starch 15
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 15
E641 - Leucine 14
E406 - Agar 14
E150 - Caramel 14
E425 - Konjac 14
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 13
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 13High risk of over exposure
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 13
E417 - Tara gum 12
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 11
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 11
E500i - Sodium carbonate 11
E143 - Fast Green FCF 11
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 10
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 10
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 10
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 9
E576 - Sodium gluconate 8
E140i - Chlorophylls 8
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 8
E570 - Fatty acids 8
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 8
E1103 - Invertase 7
E903 - Carnauba wax 6
E336 - Potassium tartrates 6
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 6
E221 - Sodium sulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 6
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 6
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 6
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 6High risk of over exposure
E511 - Magnesium chloride 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 6
E530 - Magnesium oxide 6
E941 - Nitrogen 5
E948 - Oxygen 5
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 5
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 5
E132 - Indigotine 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 4
E355 - Adipic acid 4
E262 - Sodium acetates 4
E235 - Natamycin 4
E637 - Ethyl maltol 4
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 4
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 4
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 3
E124 - Ponceau 4r 3
E352i - Calcium malate 3
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 3
E965 - Maltitol 3
E161g - Canthaxanthin 3
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 3
E352 - Calcium malates 3
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 3
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 3
E953 - Isomalt 3
E164 - Saffron 3
E363 - Succinic acid 3
E451 - Triphosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 3
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 2
E425i - Konjac gum 2
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 2
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 2
E367 - Calcium fumarate 2
E502 - Carbonates 2
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 2
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2
E513 - Sulphuric acid 2
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 2
E577 - Potassium gluconate 2
E175 - Gold 2
E233 - Thiabendazole 2
E246 - Glycolipids 2
E250 - Sodium nitrite 2High risk of over exposure
E331ii - Disodium citrate 2
E957 - Thaumatin 2
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 2
E553 - Magnesium silicates 1
E553b - Talc 1
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 1
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 1
E161h - Zeaxanthin 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E174 - Silver 1
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 1
E181 - Tannin 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 1
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E236 - Formic acid 1
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E927b - Carbamide 1
E416 - Karaya-gum 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1
E425ii - Konjac glucomannan 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 1
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E281 - Sodium propionate 1
E282 - Calcium propionate 1
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E122 - Azorubine 1No or very low risk of over exposure