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List of additives - United States

180 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 5233
E415 - Xanthan gum 649
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 348High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 304
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 293
E202 - Potassium sorbate 250High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 244
E322i - Lecithin 243
E211 - Sodium benzoate 221High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 210No or very low risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 205High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 202
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 199High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 198
E631 - Disodium inosinate 195
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 195
E412 - Guar gum 191
E460 - Cellulose 169
E627 - Disodium guanylate 166
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 151
E150c - Ammonia caramel 146Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 144
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 142
E340 - Potassium phosphates 139High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 131
E407 - Carrageenan 124High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 124High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 121
E160b - Annatto 116
E410 - Locust bean gum 111
E500 - Sodium carbonates 107
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 105
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 105
E331 - Sodium citrates 87
E127 - Erythrosine 84
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 83Moderate risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 82
E235 - Natamycin 76
E950 - Acesulfame k 72
E428 - Gelatine 72
E160ai - Beta-carotene 70
E160a - Carotene 70
E300 - Ascorbic acid 67
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 64
E260 - Acetic acid 59
E414 - Acacia gum 51
E262 - Sodium acetates 51
E160c - Paprika extract 49
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 48
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 46
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 46High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 41Moderate risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 40
E338 - Phosphoric acid 38High risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 37
E420 - Sorbitol 36
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 36
E1400 - Dextrin 34
E250 - Sodium nitrite 33High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 33
E401 - Sodium alginate 33
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 32No or very low risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 30
E315 - Erythorbic acid 30No or very low risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 28
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 27
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 26Moderate risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 26
E171 - Titanium dioxide 24
E200 - Sorbic acid 24High risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 21Moderate risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 19High risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 19
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 19High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 18
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 17
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 16
E132 - Indigotine 15No or very low risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 14
E903 - Carnauba wax 13
E339 - Sodium phosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 11High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 10
E951 - Aspartame 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 9
E14XX - Modified Starch 8
E461 - Methyl cellulose 8
E452 - Polyphosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 7
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 7
E363 - Succinic acid 7
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 6
E234 - Nisin 6
E355 - Adipic acid 6
E251 - Sodium nitrate 6High risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 5
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 5High risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 5
E1510 - Ethanol 5
E282 - Calcium propionate 5
E101 - Riboflavin 5
E221 - Sodium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 4
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 4
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 4
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 4
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 4
E120 - Cochineal 4
E509 - Calcium chloride 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 4
E164 - Saffron 4
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 4
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 4
E579 - Iron gluconate 3
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 3
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 3
E1200 - Polydextrose 3
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 3
E150 - Caramel 3
E965 - Maltitol 3
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E640i - Glycine 2
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 2
E425 - Konjac 2
E175 - Gold 2
E620 - Glutamic acid 2
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 2
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 2
Amino acids 2
E1103 - Invertase 2
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 2High risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 2
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E233 - Thiabendazole 1
E170i - Calcium carbonate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 1
E281 - Sodium propionate 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E324 - Ethoxyquin 1
E153 - Vegetable carbon 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E391 - Phytic acid 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E417 - Tara gum 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E1104 - Lipase 1
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E502 - Carbonates 1
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E572 - Magnesium stearate 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1
E622 - Monopotassium glutamate 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E637 - Ethyl maltol 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E904 - Shellac 1
E905 - Synthetic wax 1
E905a - Mineral oil 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E921 - L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 1
E967 - Xylitol 1