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List of additives - United States

135 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 3176
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 335High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 237
E415 - Xanthan gum 227
E450 - Diphosphates 196High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 190
E270 - Lactic acid 183
E631 - Disodium inosinate 180
E627 - Disodium guanylate 151
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 129
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 121
E322i - Lecithin 107
E322 - Lecithins 107
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 105High risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 102High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 98
E412 - Guar gum 96
E500 - Sodium carbonates 90
E150c - Ammonia caramel 90Moderate risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 89
E102 - Tartrazine 87
E211 - Sodium benzoate 77High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 68
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 60
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 50
E262 - Sodium acetates 44
E202 - Potassium sorbate 43High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 43
E300 - Ascorbic acid 40
E260 - Acetic acid 40
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 39
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 37
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 36Moderate risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 35
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 35
E160a - Carotene 35
E160c - Paprika extract 35
E428 - Gelatine 31
E100 - Curcumin 29
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 26
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 26High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 23
E338 - Phosphoric acid 22High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 20
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 18No or very low risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 18
E250 - Sodium nitrite 18High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 16High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 15
E331 - Sodium citrates 14
E341 - Calcium phosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 13
E414 - Acacia gum 12
E339 - Sodium phosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 11
E407 - Carrageenan 11High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 10High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 10
E171 - Titanium dioxide 10
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 8
E420 - Sorbitol 7
E315 - Erythorbic acid 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 6
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 6
E327 - Calcium lactate 6
E251 - Sodium nitrate 6High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 6
E460 - Cellulose 6
E452 - Polyphosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 6
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 5
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 5High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 5
E1105 - Lysozyme 4
E235 - Natamycin 4
E422 - Glycerol 4
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 4
E551 - Silicon dioxide 4
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 4
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 4
E164 - Saffron 3
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 3
E282 - Calcium propionate 3
E234 - Nisin 3
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 3High risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 3
E440 - Pectins 3
E1510 - Ethanol 3
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 3
E1103 - Invertase 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 2
E960 - Steviol glycosides 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 2
E640i - Glycine 2
E965 - Maltitol 2
E221 - Sodium sulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 2
E461 - Methyl cellulose 2
E297 - Fumaric acid 2
E132 - Indigotine 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E579 - Iron gluconate 2
Amino acids 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 1
E170i - Calcium carbonate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E391 - Phytic acid 1
E170 - Calcium carbonates 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1
E950 - Acesulfame k 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E262i - Sodium acetate 1
E326 - Potassium lactate 1
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E502 - Carbonates 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E281 - Sodium propionate 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E622 - Monopotassium glutamate 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E903 - Carnauba wax 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1