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List of additives - United States

197 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1559
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1537
E322 - Lecithins 1312
E322i - Lecithin 1301
E415 - Xanthan gum 933
E330 - Citric acid 922
E202 - Potassium sorbate 896High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 896
E450 - Diphosphates 836High risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 818High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 816
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 796
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 676
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 543High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 523
E129 - Allura red 492No or very low risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 469
E422 - Glycerol 460
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 334Moderate risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 327Moderate risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 321Moderate risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 309
E211 - Sodium benzoate 273High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 239
E102 - Tartrazine 227
E410 - Locust bean gum 219
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 206
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 190
E282 - Calcium propionate 188
E406 - Agar 177
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 176High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 167
E296 - Malic acid 156
E200 - Sorbic acid 147High risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 145
E440 - Pectins 140
E171 - Titanium dioxide 136
E331 - Sodium citrates 121
E570 - Fatty acids 117
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 117No or very low risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 114High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 102
E132 - Indigotine 94No or very low risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 94High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 86
E401 - Sodium alginate 80
E160b - Annatto 68
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 66
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 58
E414 - Acacia gum 58
E1510 - Ethanol 54
E903 - Carnauba wax 53
E460 - Cellulose 51
E300 - Ascorbic acid 49
E263 - Calcium acetate 48
E1400 - Dextrin 46
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 45
E336 - Potassium tartrates 45
E418 - Gellan gum 44
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 42
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 41
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 40High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 40Moderate risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 35
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 35
E452 - Polyphosphates 33High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 33
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 33
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 31
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 29
E170i - Calcium carbonate 27No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 27
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 26
E297 - Fumaric acid 24
E965 - Maltitol 23
E100 - Curcumin 22
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 21
E930 - Calcium peroxide 20
E1200 - Polydextrose 19
E955 - Sucralose 19
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 19High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 18
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 18
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 18
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 17
E510 - Ammonium chloride 17
E461 - Methyl cellulose 17
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 16
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 16
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 16
E516 - Calcium sulphate 16
E501 - Potassium carbonates 16
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 15
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 13
E924a - Potassium bromate 13
E210 - Benzoic acid 13High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 12
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 12High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 11
E413 - Tragacanth 10
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 10
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 10
E950 - Acesulfame k 9
E339 - Sodium phosphates 9High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 9
E552 - Calcium silicate 9
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 8
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 8
E920 - L-cysteine 8
E375 - Nicotinic acid 7
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 7
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 7
E260 - Acetic acid 6
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 6
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 6
E928 - Benzole peroxide 6
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 6
E163 - Anthocyanins 5
E315 - Erythorbic acid 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 5
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 5
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 5
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 5
E327 - Calcium lactate 5
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 4
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 4
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 4
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 4
E404 - Calcium alginate 4
E106 - Flavin mononucleotide 4
E221 - Sodium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 4
E262 - Sodium acetates 4
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 4
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 3
E212 - Potassium benzoate 3High risk of over exposure
E280 - Propionic acid 3
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 3
E355 - Adipic acid 3
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 3
E905 - Synthetic wax 3
E905a - Mineral oil 3
E968 - Erythritol 3
E333 - Calcium citrates 2
E173 - Aluminium 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 2
E101 - Riboflavin 2
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E502 - Carbonates 2
E250 - Sodium nitrite 2High risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 2
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 2
E572 - Magnesium stearate 2
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 2
E120 - Cochineal 2
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 2
E500i - Sodium carbonate 2
E101i - Riboflavin 2
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2
E925 - Chlorine 1
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E440ii - Amidated pectin 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E403 - Ammonium alginate 1
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E559 - Aluminium silicate 1
Amino acids 1
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 1High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E161b - Lutein 1
Potassium iodide 1
E916 - Calcium iodate 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E153 - Vegetable carbon 1