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List of additives - United States

236 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E500 - Sodium carbonates 7933
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 7847
E322 - Lecithins 7653
E322i - Lecithin 7588
E341 - Calcium phosphates 2597High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 1968
E330 - Citric acid 1846
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1719
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1637
E129 - Allura red 1535No or very low risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 1506
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1400
E450 - Diphosphates 1378High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 1333Moderate risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 1309
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 1252
E150c - Ammonia caramel 1036Moderate risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 915
E127 - Erythrosine 842
E422 - Glycerol 777
E202 - Potassium sorbate 756High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 747
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 680Moderate risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 643No or very low risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 608
E160b - Annatto 593
E1400 - Dextrin 464
E414 - Acacia gum 460
E336 - Potassium tartrates 429
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 426
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 368
E211 - Sodium benzoate 368High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 364
E428 - Gelatine 352
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 350
E412 - Guar gum 345
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 335
E160a - Carotene 291
E160ai - Beta-carotene 274
E440 - Pectins 273
E270 - Lactic acid 266
E281 - Sodium propionate 261
E420 - Sorbitol 255
E407 - Carrageenan 244High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 227
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 208No or very low risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 198
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 197
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 193
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 183High risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 152
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 135High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 134
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 133
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 132High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 124
E401 - Sodium alginate 122
E570 - Fatty acids 113
E221 - Sodium sulphite 111High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 105
E627 - Disodium guanylate 104
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 104High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 103
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 92High risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 90
E200 - Sorbic acid 83High risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 82
E1200 - Polydextrose 79
E904 - Shellac 79
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 77
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 77High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 72
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 69
E160c - Paprika extract 69
E327 - Calcium lactate 61
E282 - Calcium propionate 61
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 56
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 55
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 55
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 54
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 54
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 53
E501 - Potassium carbonates 51
E955 - Sucralose 51
E418 - Gellan gum 48
E924a - Potassium bromate 48
E413 - Tragacanth 47
E460 - Cellulose 45
E120 - Cochineal 44
E452 - Polyphosphates 43High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 43
E968 - Erythritol 41
E339 - Sodium phosphates 41High risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 40
E338 - Phosphoric acid 38High risk of over exposure
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 37
E100 - Curcumin 36
E262 - Sodium acetates 36
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 35
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 35
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 33Moderate risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 32
E960 - Steviol glycosides 31Moderate risk of over exposure
E425 - Konjac 29
E500i - Sodium carbonate 29
E502 - Carbonates 27
E572 - Magnesium stearate 26
E170 - Calcium carbonates 26
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 23
E170i - Calcium carbonate 22No or very low risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 21
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 21High risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 20No or very low risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 19High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 17
E461 - Methyl cellulose 17
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 17
E516 - Calcium sulphate 17
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 15
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 15
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 15
E425i - Konjac gum 15
E101 - Riboflavin 14
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 14
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 14
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 14
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 13
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 13
E150a - Plain caramel 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 12
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 11High risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 11
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E905 - Synthetic wax 11
E905a - Mineral oil 11
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 11
E355 - Adipic acid 10
E300 - Ascorbic acid 10
E404 - Calcium alginate 10
E403 - Ammonium alginate 10
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 10
E162 - Beetroot red 10
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 10
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 10
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 9
E101i - Riboflavin 8
E637 - Ethyl maltol 8
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 8
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 8
E1103 - Invertase 7
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 7
E416 - Karaya-gum 6
E290 - Carbon dioxide 6
E234 - Nisin 6
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 6
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 6
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 6
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 6
E553 - Magnesium silicates 6
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 6
E297 - Fumaric acid 5
E552 - Calcium silicate 5
E928 - Benzole peroxide 5
E953 - Isomalt 4
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 4
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 4
E325 - Sodium lactate 4
E1101 - Protease 4
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 4
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 4
E143 - Fast Green FCF 4
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 4
E263 - Calcium acetate 4
E333 - Calcium citrates 4
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 3
E160 - Carotenoids 3
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 3
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 3
E514 - Sodium sulphates 3
E636 - Maltol 3
Potassium iodide 3
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 3
E925 - Chlorine 2
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E310 - Propyl gallate 2
E420i - D-sorbitol 2
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E529 - Calcium oxide 2
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 2
E967 - Xylitol 2
E966 - Lactitol 2
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 2
E173 - Aluminium 2
E203 - Calcium sorbate 2
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 2
E417 - Tara gum 1
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 1
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 1
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 1
E450vi - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E938 - Argon 1
E949 - Hydrogen 1
E370 - 1‚4-Heptonolactone 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E172iii - Yellow iron oxide 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E175 - Gold 1
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 1
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 1
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 1
E311 - Octyl gallate 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E553b - Talc 1
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 1