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List of additives - United States

290 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E500 - Sodium carbonates 16407
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 16240
E322 - Lecithins 14779
E322i - Lecithin 14684
E341 - Calcium phosphates 7777High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 6891
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 6512
E450 - Diphosphates 5864High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 5773
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 5494
E415 - Xanthan gum 5338
E202 - Potassium sorbate 4168High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 3735No or very low risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 3418Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 3384
E412 - Guar gum 3254
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 3076
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 2820Moderate risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 2782
E422 - Glycerol 2760
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 2554
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2537High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 2486Moderate risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 2215
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2107
E410 - Locust bean gum 1910
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1813High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 1718
E171 - Titanium dioxide 1688
E406 - Agar 1601
E127 - Erythrosine 1499
E200 - Sorbic acid 1354High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1288High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 1267
E160ai - Beta-carotene 1221
E414 - Acacia gum 1219
E903 - Carnauba wax 1193
E160b - Annatto 1188
E407 - Carrageenan 1165High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 1120
E132 - Indigotine 1111No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 1099
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1078No or very low risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 1032
E428 - Gelatine 1018
E282 - Calcium propionate 955
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 883
E440 - Pectins 763
E336 - Potassium tartrates 689
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 683
E331 - Sodium citrates 583
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 577
E401 - Sodium alginate 571
E420 - Sorbitol 530
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 526
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 504
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 502
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 500
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 491
E296 - Malic acid 484
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 450Moderate risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 404High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 372
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 369
E221 - Sodium sulphite 364High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 343
E1510 - Ethanol 339
E452 - Polyphosphates 333High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 318
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 313High risk of over exposure
E263 - Calcium acetate 290
E340 - Potassium phosphates 208High risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 206
E416 - Karaya-gum 201
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 200
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 198
E170 - Calcium carbonates 197
E904 - Shellac 197
E418 - Gellan gum 197
E170i - Calcium carbonate 192No or very low risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 192
E965 - Maltitol 192
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 190
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 187
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 184High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 184
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 180High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 178
E516 - Calcium sulphate 174
E631 - Disodium inosinate 163
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 163
E627 - Disodium guanylate 160
E461 - Methyl cellulose 156
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 156
E100 - Curcumin 152
E160c - Paprika extract 151
E339 - Sodium phosphates 146High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 145
E300 - Ascorbic acid 143
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 143High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 141
E955 - Sucralose 133
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 126
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 126
E327 - Calcium lactate 113
E413 - Tragacanth 111
E501 - Potassium carbonates 101
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 100High risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 98
E235 - Natamycin 97
E262 - Sodium acetates 97
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 91
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 90
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 86
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 86
E210 - Benzoic acid 86High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 85
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 85
E924a - Potassium bromate 84
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 83
E552 - Calcium silicate 81
E950 - Acesulfame k 80
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 79
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 78
E315 - Erythorbic acid 67No or very low risk of over exposure
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 66
E14XX - Modified Starch 61
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 60
E968 - Erythritol 60
E500i - Sodium carbonate 59
E120 - Cochineal 58
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 57
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 56
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 51
E355 - Adipic acid 49
E501i - Potassium carbonate 48
E260 - Acetic acid 48
E425 - Konjac 47
E960 - Steviol glycosides 45Moderate risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 43
E905 - Synthetic wax 42
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 42
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 39
E905a - Mineral oil 38
E143 - Fast Green FCF 38
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 37
E502 - Carbonates 36
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 35
E510 - Ammonium chloride 33
E101 - Riboflavin 33
E1101 - Protease 32
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 32
E417 - Tara gum 31
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 31
E404 - Calcium alginate 31
E928 - Benzole peroxide 30
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 30
E930 - Calcium peroxide 29
E150a - Plain caramel 28No or very low risk of over exposure
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 27High risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 26
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 24
E310 - Propyl gallate 24
E403 - Ammonium alginate 24
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 23High risk of over exposure
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 22
E951 - Aspartame 22No or very low risk of over exposure
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 22
E920 - L-cysteine 22
E425i - Konjac gum 21
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 21
E163 - Anthocyanins 21
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 20
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 19
E925 - Chlorine 19
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 17
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 17
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 16
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 15
E173 - Aluminium 14
E325 - Sodium lactate 13
E553 - Magnesium silicates 13
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 13
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 12
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 12
E234 - Nisin 12
E280 - Propionic acid 12
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E162 - Beetroot red 11
E637 - Ethyl maltol 10
E262i - Sodium acetate 9
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 9
E375 - Nicotinic acid 8
E250 - Sodium nitrite 8High risk of over exposure
E636 - Maltol 8
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 8
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 8
E212 - Potassium benzoate 7High risk of over exposure
E1103 - Invertase 7
Potassium iodide 7
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E333 - Calcium citrates 7
E967 - Xylitol 6
E290 - Carbon dioxide 6
E551 - Silicon dioxide 6
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 5
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 5
E140i - Chlorophylls 5
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 5
E160d - Lycopene 5
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 4
E106 - Flavin mononucleotide 4
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E905b - Petroleum jelly 4
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 4
E420i - D-sorbitol 4
E953 - Isomalt 4
E515 - Potassium sulphates 4
E559 - Aluminium silicate 4
E966 - Lactitol 4
E161b - Lutein 4
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 4
E529 - Calcium oxide 4
E1104 - Lipase 3
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 3
E203 - Calcium sorbate 3
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 3
E160 - Carotenoids 3
E514 - Sodium sulphates 3
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 3
E226 - Calcium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E553b - Talc 2
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 2
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 2
E363 - Succinic acid 2
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 2
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 2
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 2
E530 - Magnesium oxide 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 2
E640i - Glycine 2
Amino acids 2
E1105 - Lysozyme 2
E172iii - Yellow iron oxide 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 1
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 1
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 1
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 1
E311 - Octyl gallate 1
E326 - Potassium lactate 1
E450vi - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E641 - Leucine 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E153 - Vegetable carbon 1
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 1
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 1
E916 - Calcium iodate 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E345 - Magnesium citrate 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E367 - Calcium fumarate 1
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 1High risk of over exposure
E938 - Argon 1
E941 - Nitrogen 1
E944 - Propane 1
E949 - Hydrogen 1
E370 - 1‚4-Heptonolactone 1
E1204 - Pullulan 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E440ii - Amidated pectin 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E175 - Gold 1