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List of additives - United States

83 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E500 - Sodium carbonates 153
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 151
E450 - Diphosphates 80High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 76
E412 - Guar gum 48
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 47
E341 - Calcium phosphates 43High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 43
E150c - Ammonia caramel 35Moderate risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 31
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 30
E336 - Potassium tartrates 30
E330 - Citric acid 27
E415 - Xanthan gum 27
E460 - Cellulose 18
E452 - Polyphosphates 15High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 15
E160b - Annatto 13
E461 - Methyl cellulose 13
E401 - Sodium alginate 11
E428 - Gelatine 10
E202 - Potassium sorbate 9High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 8
E270 - Lactic acid 8
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 7
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 7
E500i - Sodium carbonate 6
E1400 - Dextrin 6
E627 - Disodium guanylate 6
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 6
E100 - Curcumin 5
E322 - Lecithins 5
E322i - Lecithin 5
E407 - Carrageenan 5High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 5
E171 - Titanium dioxide 4
E211 - Sodium benzoate 4High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 4High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 4High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 4High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 4
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 3
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 3
E262 - Sodium acetates 3
E296 - Malic acid 3
E300 - Ascorbic acid 3
E339 - Sodium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 3
E327 - Calcium lactate 2
E235 - Natamycin 2
E920 - L-cysteine 2
E160ai - Beta-carotene 2
E160a - Carotene 2
E14XX - Modified Starch 2
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 2
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 2
E102 - Tartrazine 2
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E331 - Sodium citrates 1
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 1
E406 - Agar 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E420 - Sorbitol 1
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 1
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 1
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 1