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List of additives - United States

143 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E250 - Sodium nitrite 4296High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 3347No or very low risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 2161
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2130
E326 - Potassium lactate 1380
E330 - Citric acid 844
E325 - Sodium lactate 703
E407 - Carrageenan 590High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 589
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 482High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 412
E150c - Ammonia caramel 365Moderate risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 352High risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 261
E262i - Sodium acetate 216
E261 - Potassium acetate 209
E200 - Sorbic acid 157High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 148
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 141
E281 - Sodium propionate 141
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 137
E331 - Sodium citrates 132
E202 - Potassium sorbate 131High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 119
E160c - Paprika extract 104
E270 - Lactic acid 98
E160b - Annatto 97
E211 - Sodium benzoate 96High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 78
E415 - Xanthan gum 74
E420 - Sorbitol 69
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 68
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 58No or very low risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 46
E414 - Acacia gum 44
E452 - Polyphosphates 39High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 35
E428 - Gelatine 35
E627 - Disodium guanylate 34
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 34Moderate risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 33No or very low risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 31High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 29
E322i - Lecithin 28
E322 - Lecithins 28
E296 - Malic acid 26
E412 - Guar gum 24
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 21
E340 - Potassium phosphates 21High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 20
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 16
E1400 - Dextrin 15
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 14
E282 - Calcium propionate 13
E1510 - Ethanol 13
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 12
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 12
E401 - Sodium alginate 11
E327 - Calcium lactate 11
E341 - Calcium phosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 10
E160ai - Beta-carotene 10
E500i - Sodium carbonate 10
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 10
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 10
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 10
E160a - Carotene 10
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 8
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 8
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 8
E280 - Propionic acid 7
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 7
E260 - Acetic acid 7
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 7High risk of over exposure
E451 - Triphosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 6
E234 - Nisin 6
E14XX - Modified Starch 6
E339 - Sodium phosphates 5High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 5High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 5
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 5
E171 - Titanium dioxide 5
E150a - Plain caramel 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 5
E422 - Glycerol 5
E300 - Ascorbic acid 5
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 5High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 4
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 4
E338 - Phosphoric acid 4High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 4
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 3
E363 - Succinic acid 3
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 2
E120 - Cochineal 2
E150 - Caramel 2
E160d - Lycopene 2
E249 - Potassium nitrite 2
E252 - Potassium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E404 - Calcium alginate 2
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 2
E501 - Potassium carbonates 2
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 2
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 2
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 1
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E297 - Fumaric acid 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E968 - Erythritol 1
Potassium iodide 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E1104 - Lipase 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 1High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 1
E175 - Gold 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E1420 - Acetylated starch 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1