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List of additives - United States

132 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E415 - Xanthan gum 495
E330 - Citric acid 452
E211 - Sodium benzoate 333High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 322High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 206
E412 - Guar gum 118
E262 - Sodium acetates 89
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 85
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 81No or very low risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 81
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 77Moderate risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 76
E407 - Carrageenan 75High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 61
E452 - Polyphosphates 56High risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 55
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 54
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 54
E235 - Natamycin 52
E450 - Diphosphates 51High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 49Moderate risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 46
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 46
E410 - Locust bean gum 45
E322i - Lecithin 45
E322 - Lecithins 45
E250 - Sodium nitrite 45High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 41
E1105 - Lysozyme 39
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 36
E579 - Iron gluconate 35
E631 - Disodium inosinate 33
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 33High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 31Moderate risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 29
E414 - Acacia gum 29
E627 - Disodium guanylate 28
E160c - Paprika extract 26
E325 - Sodium lactate 26
E401 - Sodium alginate 25
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 23High risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 21High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 20No or very low risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 20
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 20
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 19
E171 - Titanium dioxide 19
E234 - Nisin 19
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 18
E326 - Potassium lactate 18
E120 - Cochineal 17
E200 - Sorbic acid 16High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 15
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 15High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 14
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 13High risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 12
E428 - Gelatine 12
E440 - Pectins 12
E251 - Sodium nitrate 10High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 10
E282 - Calcium propionate 10
E161g - Canthaxanthin 10
E1104 - Lipase 9
E300 - Ascorbic acid 9
E160d - Lycopene 8
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 8
E160ai - Beta-carotene 7
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 7
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 7High risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 7
E160a - Carotene 7
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 7
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 6
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 6
E327 - Calcium lactate 6
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 5
E636 - Maltol 5
E170 - Calcium carbonates 5
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 5
E262i - Sodium acetate 5
E170i - Calcium carbonate 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 5
E406 - Agar 5
E930 - Calcium peroxide 4
E14XX - Modified Starch 4
E1510 - Ethanol 4
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 4
E339 - Sodium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 4
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 4High risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 4
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 4
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 4
E221 - Sodium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 2
E324 - Ethoxyquin 2
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 2
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 2
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 2
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E500i - Sodium carbonate 2
E516 - Calcium sulphate 2
E100 - Curcumin 2
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 2
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 2
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 2
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E422 - Glycerol 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E451 - Triphosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 1
E552 - Calcium silicate 1
E150a - Plain caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E150 - Caramel 1
E585 - Ferrous lactate 1
E1400 - Dextrin 1
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 1
E249 - Potassium nitrite 1
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 1
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1