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List of additives - United States

116 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E250 - Sodium nitrite 1563High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 1286No or very low risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 864
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 838
E326 - Potassium lactate 499
E330 - Citric acid 442
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 413High risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 362
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 309
E310 - Propyl gallate 210
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 173
E200 - Sorbic acid 145High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 128
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 122
E262i - Sodium acetate 109
E235 - Natamycin 105
E202 - Potassium sorbate 90High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 81
E261 - Potassium acetate 80
E160b - Annatto 80
E251 - Sodium nitrate 67High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 66
E420 - Sorbitol 63
E150c - Ammonia caramel 59Moderate risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 48
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 47
E127 - Erythrosine 41
E129 - Allura red 31No or very low risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 27High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 27High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 21
E414 - Acacia gum 21
E627 - Disodium guanylate 20
E631 - Disodium inosinate 20
E415 - Xanthan gum 19
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 19
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 19
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 18No or very low risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 17High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 16
E322 - Lecithins 14
E450 - Diphosphates 14High risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 14
E340 - Potassium phosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 12
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 12
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 9
E282 - Calcium propionate 9
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 9
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 9
E327 - Calcium lactate 8
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 8
E412 - Guar gum 7
E160ai - Beta-carotene 7
E160a - Carotene 7
E341 - Calcium phosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 6
E280 - Propionic acid 6
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 5
E171 - Titanium dioxide 5
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 5
E296 - Malic acid 5
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 5
E1400 - Dextrin 4
E300 - Ascorbic acid 4
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 4
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 4High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 4High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 4
E422 - Glycerol 4
E401 - Sodium alginate 4
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 3
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 3
E234 - Nisin 3
E100 - Curcumin 3
E339 - Sodium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 3
E451 - Triphosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 3
E363 - Succinic acid 2
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 2
E338 - Phosphoric acid 2High risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 2
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 2
E404 - Calcium alginate 2
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 1
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 1
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 1
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E297 - Fumaric acid 1
E260 - Acetic acid 1
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 1High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E175 - Gold 1
E14XX - Modified Starch 1
E120 - Cochineal 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E102 - Tartrazine 1
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 1