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List of additives - United States

176 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E452 - Polyphosphates 1266High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 1228
E450 - Diphosphates 600High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 573
E500 - Sodium carbonates 470
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 446
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 404
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 383High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 344
E412 - Guar gum 228
E322 - Lecithins 174
E322i - Lecithin 174
E420 - Sorbitol 159
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 157
E160c - Paprika extract 150
E407 - Carrageenan 148High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 140Moderate risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 128
E341 - Calcium phosphates 125High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 120
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 107High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 101High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 97
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 89
E211 - Sodium benzoate 77High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 73
E202 - Potassium sorbate 73High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 69
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 66
E461 - Methyl cellulose 65
E260 - Acetic acid 64
E160b - Annatto 60
E331 - Sodium citrates 57
E460 - Cellulose 56
E428 - Gelatine 51
E1400 - Dextrin 51
E129 - Allura red 49No or very low risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 48
E100 - Curcumin 47
E120 - Cochineal 43
E160a - Carotene 41
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 40
E160ai - Beta-carotene 40
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 40
E14XX - Modified Starch 39
E401 - Sodium alginate 38
E250 - Sodium nitrite 37High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 36
E102 - Tartrazine 35
E414 - Acacia gum 35
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 33
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 25
E340 - Potassium phosphates 24High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 24
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 24
E500i - Sodium carbonate 22
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 22Moderate risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 21
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 21
E171 - Titanium dioxide 20
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 20
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 20No or very low risk of over exposure
E160d - Lycopene 17
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 17No or very low risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 17
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 16
E282 - Calcium propionate 16
E200 - Sorbic acid 16High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 16
E327 - Calcium lactate 16
E1510 - Ethanol 16
E336 - Potassium tartrates 16
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 13Moderate risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 13
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 12
E325 - Sodium lactate 12
E338 - Phosphoric acid 11High risk of over exposure
E451 - Triphosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 10
E300 - Ascorbic acid 10
E221 - Sodium sulphite 9High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 9
E127 - Erythrosine 8
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 8
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 8High risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 7
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 7
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 7
E324 - Ethoxyquin 7
E551 - Silicon dioxide 7
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 6High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 6
E161j - Astaxanthin 6
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 6High risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E161g - Canthaxanthin 5
E406 - Agar 5
E516 - Calcium sulphate 5
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 5
E440 - Pectins 5
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 5
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 5
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 4
E150a - Plain caramel 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 4
E170i - Calcium carbonate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 4
E363 - Succinic acid 4
E413 - Tragacanth 4
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 4
E640i - Glycine 4
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E570 - Fatty acids 3
E552 - Calcium silicate 3
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 3
E297 - Fumaric acid 3
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 3
E920 - L-cysteine 3
E576 - Sodium gluconate 3
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 2
E332 - Potassium citrates 2
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 2
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 2
E425 - Konjac 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E160 - Carotenoids 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 2
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 2
E529 - Calcium oxide 2
E579 - Iron gluconate 2
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 2
Potassium iodide 2
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 2
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 2
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E951 - Aspartame 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E417 - Tara gum 2
E955 - Sucralose 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E515 - Potassium sulphates 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E140i - Chlorophylls 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E365 - Sodium fumarate 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E101i - Riboflavin 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E164 - Saffron 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E101 - Riboflavin 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E502 - Carbonates 1
E999 - Quillaia extract 1