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List of additives - United States

115 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E450 - Diphosphates 155High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 119
E500 - Sodium carbonates 95
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 94
E452 - Polyphosphates 71High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 68
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 67
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 65
E412 - Guar gum 52
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 48
E150c - Ammonia caramel 44Moderate risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 32
E322i - Lecithin 32
E341 - Calcium phosphates 30High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 27
E428 - Gelatine 20
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 20High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 19High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 19
E160b - Annatto 19
E160c - Paprika extract 17
E627 - Disodium guanylate 17
E631 - Disodium inosinate 16
E129 - Allura red 15No or very low risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 15
E407 - Carrageenan 14High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 14
E250 - Sodium nitrite 13High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 13
E100 - Curcumin 11
E414 - Acacia gum 11
E202 - Potassium sorbate 11High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 11Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 11
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 10
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 9
E1400 - Dextrin 9
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 9
E171 - Titanium dioxide 9
E14XX - Modified Starch 8
E410 - Locust bean gum 8
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 8
E262 - Sodium acetates 8
E338 - Phosphoric acid 6High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 6
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 5
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 5
E420 - Sorbitol 5
E336 - Potassium tartrates 5
E234 - Nisin 5
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 4
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 4
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 4
E461 - Methyl cellulose 3
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E161j - Astaxanthin 3
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 3
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 3
E413 - Tragacanth 3
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E401 - Sodium alginate 2
E300 - Ascorbic acid 2
E326 - Potassium lactate 2
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 2
E340 - Potassium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 2
E200 - Sorbic acid 2High risk of over exposure
Potassium iodide 2
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 2
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2
E160ai - Beta-carotene 2
E160a - Carotene 2
E579 - Iron gluconate 2
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2
E331 - Sodium citrates 2
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E161g - Canthaxanthin 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 1
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 1
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E327 - Calcium lactate 1
E282 - Calcium propionate 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E406 - Agar 1
E251 - Sodium nitrate 1High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 1
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E120 - Cochineal 1