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List of additives - United States

188 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E250 - Sodium nitrite 4998High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 3747No or very low risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 2331
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2283
E330 - Citric acid 1603
E326 - Potassium lactate 1498
E150c - Ammonia caramel 863Moderate risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 774
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 744High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 742High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 720
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 505
E415 - Xanthan gum 430
E251 - Sodium nitrate 393High risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 340
E500 - Sodium carbonates 336
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 321
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 309
E262i - Sodium acetate 253
E200 - Sorbic acid 246High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 245
E270 - Lactic acid 240
E202 - Potassium sorbate 227High risk of over exposure
E261 - Potassium acetate 218
E160c - Paprika extract 208
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 208
E631 - Disodium inosinate 194
E450 - Diphosphates 192High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 192
E211 - Sodium benzoate 187High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 183
E627 - Disodium guanylate 167
E160b - Annatto 165
E331 - Sodium citrates 161
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 160
E281 - Sodium propionate 148
E452 - Polyphosphates 140High risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 130
E322 - Lecithins 130
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 110
E414 - Acacia gum 102
E341 - Calcium phosphates 95High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 89
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 87
E1400 - Dextrin 81
E420 - Sorbitol 81
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 81No or very low risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 67
E296 - Malic acid 62
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 61
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 58
E282 - Calcium propionate 56
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 51
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 51
E127 - Erythrosine 50
E401 - Sodium alginate 49
E129 - Allura red 49No or very low risk of over exposure
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 48
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 46Moderate risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 38
E500i - Sodium carbonate 38
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 37
E336 - Potassium tartrates 37
E363 - Succinic acid 35
E340 - Potassium phosphates 34High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 32
E260 - Acetic acid 32
E339 - Sodium phosphates 29High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 27
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 27High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 24
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 23
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 22
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 22High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 21
E171 - Titanium dioxide 20
E510 - Ammonium chloride 19
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 18High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 17
E160ai - Beta-carotene 17
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 17
E102 - Tartrazine 17
E338 - Phosphoric acid 17High risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 16
E300 - Ascorbic acid 15
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 15
E1510 - Ethanol 15
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 14
E516 - Calcium sulphate 14
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 13
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 13
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 13
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 12
E422 - Glycerol 12
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 10
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 10High risk of over exposure
E451 - Triphosphates 10High risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 9
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 9
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 9
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 8
E280 - Propionic acid 8
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 8
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 7High risk of over exposure
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 7
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 7
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 7
E924a - Potassium bromate 6
E552 - Calcium silicate 5
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 5
E150 - Caramel 5
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E263 - Calcium acetate 5
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 5
E160d - Lycopene 5
E620 - Glutamic acid 4
E920 - L-cysteine 4
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 4
E425 - Konjac 4
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 4
E297 - Fumaric acid 3
E404 - Calcium alginate 3
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 3
E413 - Tragacanth 3
E315 - Erythorbic acid 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E252 - Potassium nitrate 3High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 3
E162 - Beetroot red 3
E501 - Potassium carbonates 3
E509 - Calcium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E576 - Sodium gluconate 3
E930 - Calcium peroxide 3
E164 - Saffron 2
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 2
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 2
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E418 - Gellan gum 2
Potassium iodide 2
E249 - Potassium nitrite 2
Amino acids 2
E579 - Iron gluconate 2
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 2
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2
E120 - Cochineal 2
E968 - Erythritol 2
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 2
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E1420 - Acetylated starch 1
E551 - Silicon dioxide 1
E406 - Agar 1
E570 - Fatty acids 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E226 - Calcium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E175 - Gold 1
E355 - Adipic acid 1
E950 - Acesulfame k 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 1
E965 - Maltitol 1
E417 - Tara gum 1
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1