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List of additives - United States

144 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E452 - Polyphosphates 879High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 858
E500 - Sodium carbonates 379
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 368
E330 - Citric acid 273
E450 - Diphosphates 262High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 241
E415 - Xanthan gum 189
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 185High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 132
E412 - Guar gum 99
E341 - Calcium phosphates 84High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 83
E150c - Ammonia caramel 76Moderate risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 74
E322 - Lecithins 72
E322i - Lecithin 72
E631 - Disodium inosinate 60
E627 - Disodium guanylate 58
E461 - Methyl cellulose 51
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 47High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 44
E270 - Lactic acid 41
E1400 - Dextrin 40
E460 - Cellulose 39
E100 - Curcumin 38
E401 - Sodium alginate 35
E407 - Carrageenan 33High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 31
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 31
E211 - Sodium benzoate 30High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 30
E260 - Acetic acid 29
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 28
E331 - Sodium citrates 26
E296 - Malic acid 25
E414 - Acacia gum 23
E202 - Potassium sorbate 23High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 23
E129 - Allura red 23No or very low risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 19
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 17High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 14
E102 - Tartrazine 14
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 12
E336 - Potassium tartrates 12
E160ai - Beta-carotene 11
E160a - Carotene 11
E262 - Sodium acetates 11
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 10
E500i - Sodium carbonate 10
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 10
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 10
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 9
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 8
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 8
E282 - Calcium propionate 8
E171 - Titanium dioxide 7
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E451 - Triphosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 7High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 7
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 7
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 6
E300 - Ascorbic acid 6
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E161j - Astaxanthin 5
E120 - Cochineal 5
E200 - Sorbic acid 5High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 5
E14XX - Modified Starch 5
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 5
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 5
E170i - Calcium carbonate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 4
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 4
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 3
E410 - Locust bean gum 3
E297 - Fumaric acid 3
E440 - Pectins 3
E262i - Sodium acetate 3
E235 - Natamycin 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E425 - Konjac 2
E127 - Erythrosine 2
E1510 - Ethanol 2
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E332 - Potassium citrates 2
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 2
E338 - Phosphoric acid 2High risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 2
E417 - Tara gum 2
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 2
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 2
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 2
E529 - Calcium oxide 2
E570 - Fatty acids 2
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E951 - Aspartame 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E234 - Nisin 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E515 - Potassium sulphates 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E161g - Canthaxanthin 1
E551 - Silicon dioxide 1
E552 - Calcium silicate 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E955 - Sucralose 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1