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List of additives - United States

225 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 8943
E415 - Xanthan gum 8087
E150c - Ammonia caramel 3560Moderate risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 2942High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 2706High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 1777High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 1771
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1572
E412 - Guar gum 1355
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1223
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1076
E338 - Phosphoric acid 875High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 685
E322 - Lecithins 642
E322i - Lecithin 638
E410 - Locust bean gum 587
E407 - Carrageenan 553High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 547
E102 - Tartrazine 472
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 461
E160c - Paprika extract 445
E414 - Acacia gum 442
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 394
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 384
E440 - Pectins 368
E160b - Annatto 356
E129 - Allura red 344No or very low risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 325
E200 - Sorbic acid 296High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 288Moderate risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 276
E460 - Cellulose 264
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 256
E160a - Carotene 249
E160ai - Beta-carotene 245
E296 - Malic acid 239
E171 - Titanium dioxide 237
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 232
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 222
E250 - Sodium nitrite 198High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 194
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 190Moderate risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 186
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 186Moderate risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 184No or very low risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 181High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 166
E235 - Natamycin 146
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 141
E340 - Potassium phosphates 140High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 137
E552 - Calcium silicate 137
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 134High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 125
E401 - Sodium alginate 118
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 118High risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 118No or very low risk of over exposure
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 117
E955 - Sucralose 114
E262 - Sodium acetates 109
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 107
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 106No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 103
E327 - Calcium lactate 99
E452 - Polyphosphates 98High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 96
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 91High risk of over exposure
Potassium iodide 88
E14XX - Modified Starch 87
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 87
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 84
E450 - Diphosphates 82High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 80
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 73
E363 - Succinic acid 69
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 69
E422 - Glycerol 64
E127 - Erythrosine 56
E150 - Caramel 53
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 49
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 48
E420 - Sorbitol 47
E282 - Calcium propionate 47
E341 - Calcium phosphates 43High risk of over exposure
E579 - Iron gluconate 40
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 38
E1510 - Ethanol 35
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 35High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 34
E234 - Nisin 34
E1105 - Lysozyme 34
E297 - Fumaric acid 33
E325 - Sodium lactate 33
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 31
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 29No or very low risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 27
E300 - Ascorbic acid 26
E101 - Riboflavin 26
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 25
E251 - Sodium nitrate 25High risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 24No or very low risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 24
E620 - Glutamic acid 23
E324 - Ethoxyquin 23
E164 - Saffron 23
E418 - Gellan gum 22
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 19
E310 - Propyl gallate 19
E336 - Potassium tartrates 19
E132 - Indigotine 18No or very low risk of over exposure
E1104 - Lipase 18
E960 - Steviol glycosides 17Moderate risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 17
E339 - Sodium phosphates 16High risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 15
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 14
E967 - Xylitol 13
E262i - Sodium acetate 13
E221 - Sodium sulphite 13High risk of over exposure
E924a - Potassium bromate 12
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 12
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 12
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 11
E212 - Potassium benzoate 11High risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 10
E1200 - Polydextrose 10
E551 - Silicon dioxide 10
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 9
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 8
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 8
E406 - Agar 8
E160d - Lycopene 8
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 8
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 8
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 8
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 8
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 8
E572 - Magnesium stearate 7
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 7
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 6
E143 - Fast Green FCF 6
E120 - Cochineal 6
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 6
E624 - Monoammonium glutamate 6
Amino acids 6
E951 - Aspartame 6No or very low risk of over exposure
Organic acids 6
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 6
E500i - Sodium carbonate 6
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 5
E510 - Ammonium chloride 5
E263 - Calcium acetate 5
E903 - Carnauba wax 5
E461 - Methyl cellulose 5
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 5
E570 - Fatty acids 5
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 5
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 4
E355 - Adipic acid 4
E968 - Erythritol 4
E170 - Calcium carbonates 3
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 3
E417 - Tara gum 3
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 3
E163 - Anthocyanins 3
E509 - Calcium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 3High risk of over exposure
E622 - Monopotassium glutamate 3
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 3
E640i - Glycine 3
E905a - Mineral oil 2
E333 - Calcium citrates 2
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 2High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 2
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 2High risk of over exposure
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 2
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 2
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 2
E953 - Isomalt 2
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 2
E425 - Konjac 2
E501 - Potassium carbonates 2
E501i - Potassium carbonate 2
E502 - Carbonates 2
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 2
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 2
E905 - Synthetic wax 2
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 2
E421 - Mannitol 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 1
E902 - Candelilla wax 1
E124 - Ponceau 4r 1
E921 - L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 1
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E386 - E386 food additive 1
E123 - Amaranth 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E350i - Sodium malate 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E529 - Calcium oxide 1
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 1
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 1
E420i - D-sorbitol 1
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E965 - Maltitol 1
E161g - Canthaxanthin 1
E130 - Indanthrene blue RS 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1