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List of additives - United States

290 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 11569
E322 - Lecithins 5286
E322i - Lecithin 5261
E282 - Calcium propionate 3915
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2871
E341 - Calcium phosphates 2609High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 2596
E500 - Sodium carbonates 2396
E440 - Pectins 2354
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 2333
E150c - Ammonia caramel 2288Moderate risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 2276
E412 - Guar gum 2222
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1930
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1850High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 1566
E202 - Potassium sorbate 1490High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 1465
E450 - Diphosphates 1226High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 1181No or very low risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 1143
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1047
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1039
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 1028
E102 - Tartrazine 992
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 977
E200 - Sorbic acid 962High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 939
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 846Moderate risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 701
E331 - Sodium citrates 686
E160b - Annatto 682
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 655
E340 - Potassium phosphates 610High risk of over exposure
E930 - Calcium peroxide 607
E339 - Sodium phosphates 607High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 596High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 592
E422 - Glycerol 587
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 572
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 569
E428 - Gelatine 561
E410 - Locust bean gum 561
E160a - Carotene 556
E627 - Disodium guanylate 555
E160ai - Beta-carotene 533
E955 - Sucralose 515
E211 - Sodium benzoate 499High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 485
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 485
E297 - Fumaric acid 478
E407 - Carrageenan 475High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 419
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 412High risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 408
E170i - Calcium carbonate 407No or very low risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 386
E260 - Acetic acid 379
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 367
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 367
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 361
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 334Moderate risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 322
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 312
E916 - Calcium iodate 302
E160c - Paprika extract 293
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 287
E250 - Sodium nitrite 281High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 280High risk of over exposure
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 278
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 237
E461 - Methyl cellulose 235
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 233No or very low risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 231
E418 - Gellan gum 231
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 230
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 230High risk of over exposure
E585 - Ferrous lactate 221
E171 - Titanium dioxide 221
E338 - Phosphoric acid 216High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 211
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 194
E452 - Polyphosphates 182High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 165
E235 - Natamycin 164
E132 - Indigotine 151No or very low risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 149
E920 - L-cysteine 146
E950 - Acesulfame k 144
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 135
E127 - Erythrosine 133
E280 - Propionic acid 132
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 131
E579 - Iron gluconate 115
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 112
E924a - Potassium bromate 109
E510 - Ammonium chloride 107
E1200 - Polydextrose 107
E501 - Potassium carbonates 107
E100 - Curcumin 103
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 100
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 97High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 96
E281 - Sodium propionate 96
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 95
E500i - Sodium carbonate 94
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 91No or very low risk of over exposure
E1104 - Lipase 90
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 88
E101 - Riboflavin 83
E501i - Potassium carbonate 82
E552 - Calcium silicate 82
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 80
E903 - Carnauba wax 79
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 79
E570 - Fatty acids 76
E363 - Succinic acid 75
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 74Moderate risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 67
E1510 - Ethanol 62
E960 - Steviol glycosides 58Moderate risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 57
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 56
E965 - Maltitol 55
E905a - Mineral oil 52
E905 - Synthetic wax 52
E14XX - Modified Starch 50
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 48
E221 - Sodium sulphite 48High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 47
E315 - Erythorbic acid 46No or very low risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 44No or very low risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 41
E164 - Saffron 40
E150a - Plain caramel 38No or very low risk of over exposure
E263 - Calcium acetate 37
E968 - Erythritol 36
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 35
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 34
E262i - Sodium acetate 34
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 33High risk of over exposure
E336 - Potassium tartrates 32
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 32
E572 - Magnesium stearate 31
E325 - Sodium lactate 29
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 29
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 29High risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 28
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 26
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 26
E251 - Sodium nitrate 26High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 26
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 25
E967 - Xylitol 24
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 24
E234 - Nisin 22
E917 - Potassium iodate 22
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 22
E425 - Konjac 21
E509 - Calcium chloride 21Moderate risk of over exposure
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 20
E551 - Silicon dioxide 20
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 19
E120 - Cochineal 18
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 18
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 17
E425i - Konjac gum 16
E502 - Carbonates 16
E210 - Benzoic acid 15High risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 15
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 14
E355 - Adipic acid 13
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 13
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 13
E310 - Propyl gallate 13
E451 - Triphosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 12
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 12
E620 - Glutamic acid 11
E640i - Glycine 11
E943b - Isobutane 11
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 11
E332 - Potassium citrates 11
E576 - Sodium gluconate 10
Amino acids 10
E928 - Benzole peroxide 10
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 10
E944 - Propane 9
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 9
E417 - Tara gum 9
E1101 - Protease 9
E413 - Tragacanth 8
E143 - Fast Green FCF 8
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 7
E966 - Lactitol 7
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 7
E515 - Potassium sulphates 7
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 7High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 7
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 7
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 6
E963 - Tagatose 6
E400 - Alginic acid 6
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 5
E160 - Carotenoids 5
E175 - Gold 5
E236 - Formic acid 5
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 5High risk of over exposure
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 5
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 5
E326 - Potassium lactate 4
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 4
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 4
E324 - Ethoxyquin 4
E420i - D-sorbitol 4
E1420 - Acetylated starch 4
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 4High risk of over exposure
E941 - Nitrogen 3
E163 - Anthocyanins 3
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 3
E233 - Thiabendazole 3
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 3
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 3
Potassium iodide 3
E953 - Isomalt 3
E508 - Potassium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 3
E1103 - Invertase 3
E421 - Mannitol 2
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 2
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 2
E553 - Magnesium silicates 2
E553b - Talc 2
E365 - Sodium fumarate 2
E333 - Calcium citrates 2
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 2
E173 - Aluminium 2
E162 - Beetroot red 2
E160d - Lycopene 2
E153 - Vegetable carbon 2
E927b - Carbamide 2
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 2
Organic acids 2
E637 - Ethyl maltol 1
E308 - Gamme-tocopherol 1
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 1
E641 - Leucine 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E226 - Calcium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E902 - Candelilla wax 1
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 1
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 1
E212 - Potassium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E905b - Petroleum jelly 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E130 - Indanthrene blue RS 1
E921 - L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate 1
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E925 - Chlorine 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 1
E1503 - Castor oil 1
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 1
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E515i - Potassium sulphate 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E1413 - Phosphated distarch phosphate 1
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E961 - Neotame 1
E345 - Magnesium citrate 1
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E391 - Phytic acid 1
E416 - Karaya-gum 1
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 1
E622 - Monopotassium glutamate 1
E559 - Aluminium silicate 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E309 - Delta-tocopherol 1