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List of additives - United States

125 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E440 - Pectins 2192
E330 - Citric acid 1977
E331 - Sodium citrates 348
E202 - Potassium sorbate 144High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 102High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 101
E412 - Guar gum 101
E322i - Lecithin 100
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 73
E129 - Allura red 68No or very low risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 58
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 57Moderate risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 47
E160a - Carotene 40
E160ai - Beta-carotene 39
E102 - Tartrazine 36
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 31High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 29
E270 - Lactic acid 29
E296 - Malic acid 28
E297 - Fumaric acid 24
E1200 - Polydextrose 21
E260 - Acetic acid 19
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 17
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 14High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 14High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 13
E300 - Ascorbic acid 13
E150c - Ammonia caramel 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 12
E422 - Glycerol 12
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 11
E420 - Sorbitol 10
E171 - Titanium dioxide 9
E951 - Aspartame 9No or very low risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 9
E967 - Xylitol 8
E234 - Nisin 7
E903 - Carnauba wax 7
E950 - Acesulfame k 7
E338 - Phosphoric acid 7High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 6
E418 - Gellan gum 6
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 6
E406 - Agar 6
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 5
E341 - Calcium phosphates 5High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 5High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 5
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 4
E120 - Cochineal 4
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 3
E1510 - Ethanol 3
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E164 - Saffron 3
E200 - Sorbic acid 3High risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 3
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 3
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 3
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 3
E414 - Acacia gum 3
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 3
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 3
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 3High risk of over exposure
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 3
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 3
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 3
E968 - Erythritol 3
E127 - Erythrosine 2
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 2
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 2
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 2
E452 - Polyphosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 2
Potassium iodide 2
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 2
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2
E262 - Sodium acetates 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 2
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 2
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E250 - Sodium nitrite 2High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 2
E515 - Potassium sulphates 1
E515i - Potassium sulphate 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1
E965 - Maltitol 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E340 - Potassium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E355 - Adipic acid 1
E904 - Shellac 1
E905 - Synthetic wax 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E401 - Sodium alginate 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 1
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 1
E262i - Sodium acetate 1
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E170i - Calcium carbonate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 1
E160c - Paprika extract 1
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 1
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1