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List of additives - United States

189 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E322 - Lecithins 5863
E322i - Lecithin 5805
E330 - Citric acid 891
E129 - Allura red 803No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 619Moderate risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 599
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 573
E1103 - Invertase 573
E202 - Potassium sorbate 551High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 523
E420 - Sorbitol 512
E102 - Tartrazine 463
E414 - Acacia gum 427
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 417
E1400 - Dextrin 380
E422 - Glycerol 294
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 281
E132 - Indigotine 269No or very low risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 268High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 264High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 259Moderate risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 228
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 224High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 211
E171 - Titanium dioxide 206
E428 - Gelatine 186
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 175
E127 - Erythrosine 164
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 160High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 134
E331 - Sodium citrates 134
E440 - Pectins 124
E415 - Xanthan gum 114
E501 - Potassium carbonates 108
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 106
E340 - Potassium phosphates 106High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 92
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 84
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 82No or very low risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 80High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 76
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 72Moderate risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 68
E965 - Maltitol 68
E904 - Shellac 68
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 66
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 65
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 62
E570 - Fatty acids 60
E412 - Guar gum 59
E450 - Diphosphates 53High risk of over exposure
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 53High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 50High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 50
E200 - Sorbic acid 49High risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 43
E14XX - Modified Starch 43
E410 - Locust bean gum 41
E1510 - Ethanol 38
E1200 - Polydextrose 37
E160a - Carotene 36
E296 - Malic acid 35
E955 - Sucralose 35
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 35
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 33
E336 - Potassium tartrates 32
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 32
E401 - Sodium alginate 32
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 29
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 28
E101 - Riboflavin 27
E120 - Cochineal 26
E270 - Lactic acid 26
E406 - Agar 25
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 24
E160ai - Beta-carotene 24
E100 - Curcumin 22
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 22
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 21
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 21
E967 - Xylitol 21
E160c - Paprika extract 18
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 18
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 17Moderate risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 16Moderate risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 16
E500i - Sodium carbonate 15
E460 - Cellulose 15
E150 - Caramel 14
E162 - Beetroot red 13
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 13
E170i - Calcium carbonate 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 13
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 12
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 11
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 11
E300 - Ascorbic acid 11
E339 - Sodium phosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 10
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 10
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 9High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 9
E290 - Carbon dioxide 8
E262 - Sodium acetates 7
E950 - Acesulfame k 7
E637 - Ethyl maltol 7
E262i - Sodium acetate 6
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 6
E1101 - Protease 6
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 6High risk of over exposure
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 5
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 5
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 5
E953 - Isomalt 5
E297 - Fumaric acid 5
E966 - Lactitol 5
E905 - Synthetic wax 5
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 4
Potassium iodide 4
E418 - Gellan gum 4
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 4
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 4
E150a - Plain caramel 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 4
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 4
E905a - Mineral oil 4
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 3
E1104 - Lipase 3
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 3
E260 - Acetic acid 3
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 3
E325 - Sodium lactate 3
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 3
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E474 - Sucroglycerides 3
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 3
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 3
E163 - Anthocyanins 2
E250 - Sodium nitrite 2High risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 2
E101i - Riboflavin 2
E327 - Calcium lactate 2
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 2
E281 - Sodium propionate 2
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 2
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E553 - Magnesium silicates 2
E107 - Yellow 2G 2
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 2
E572 - Magnesium stearate 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E172ii - Red iron oxide 1
E172i - Black iron oxide 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E905c - Petroleum wax 1
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 1
E908 - Rice bran wax 1
E153 - Vegetable carbon 1
E951 - Aspartame 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E140i - Chlorophylls 1
E111 - Orange GGN 1
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 1
E420i - D-sorbitol 1
E106 - Flavin mononucleotide 1
E417 - Tara gum 1
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 1
E338 - Phosphoric acid 1High risk of over exposure
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 1
E103 - Alkannin 1
E246 - Glycolipids 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E530 - Magnesium oxide 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E553b - Talc 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1