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List of additives - United States

195 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E322 - Lecithins 541
E322i - Lecithin 537
E330 - Citric acid 504
E500 - Sodium carbonates 240
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 233
E452 - Polyphosphates 135High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 130
E415 - Xanthan gum 128
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 126
E250 - Sodium nitrite 123High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 120High risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 116High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 110
E150c - Ammonia caramel 101Moderate risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 96High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 93
E407 - Carrageenan 82High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 80
E129 - Allura red 76No or very low risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 74No or very low risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 73
E414 - Acacia gum 71
E270 - Lactic acid 71
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 65High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 65High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 62
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 59
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 59High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 58
E102 - Tartrazine 56
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 56
E296 - Malic acid 55
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 49
E1400 - Dextrin 48
E160b - Annatto 48
E428 - Gelatine 47
E460 - Cellulose 45
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 43
E422 - Glycerol 43
E160c - Paprika extract 42
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 42Moderate risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 42High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 42
E262 - Sodium acetates 40
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 39
E955 - Sucralose 38
E631 - Disodium inosinate 34
E627 - Disodium guanylate 34
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 33
E336 - Potassium tartrates 31
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 31
E200 - Sorbic acid 28High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 28
E326 - Potassium lactate 23
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 23
E164 - Saffron 22
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 21
E160a - Carotene 21
E260 - Acetic acid 20
E171 - Titanium dioxide 20
E340 - Potassium phosphates 19High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 19No or very low risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 19
E251 - Sodium nitrate 19High risk of over exposure
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 18
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 17
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 17
E420 - Sorbitol 17
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 16
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 16
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 15
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 15High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 15
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 15
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 14
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 14
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 13High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 13
E282 - Calcium propionate 13
E327 - Calcium lactate 13
E235 - Natamycin 13
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 13
E960 - Steviol glycosides 13Moderate risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 13
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 12
E325 - Sodium lactate 12
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 12
E903 - Carnauba wax 12
E950 - Acesulfame k 12
E965 - Maltitol 12
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 11High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 10
E406 - Agar 10
E425 - Konjac 10
E500i - Sodium carbonate 10
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 10
E297 - Fumaric acid 9
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 9
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 9Moderate risk of over exposure
E425i - Konjac gum 9
E234 - Nisin 8
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 8
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 8
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 8
E904 - Shellac 7
E281 - Sodium propionate 7
E339 - Sodium phosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 6
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 5
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 5High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 5
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 5
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 4
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 4
E413 - Tragacanth 4
E221 - Sodium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 4
E163 - Anthocyanins 4
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 4
E1103 - Invertase 4
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 4
E930 - Calcium peroxide 4
E968 - Erythritol 4
E951 - Aspartame 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 3
E516 - Calcium sulphate 3
E101 - Riboflavin 3
E920 - L-cysteine 3
E551 - Silicon dioxide 3
E310 - Propyl gallate 3
E262i - Sodium acetate 3
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 3
E101i - Riboflavin 3
E212 - Potassium benzoate 2High risk of over exposure
E161j - Astaxanthin 2
E363 - Succinic acid 2
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 2
E290 - Carbon dioxide 2
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 2
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 2
E261 - Potassium acetate 2
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 2
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 2
E640i - Glycine 2
E451 - Triphosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 2
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 2
E1510 - Ethanol 2
E570 - Fatty acids 2
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E641 - Leucine 1
E967 - Xylitol 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E925 - Chlorine 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E928 - Benzole peroxide 1
E338 - Phosphoric acid 1High risk of over exposure
E421 - Mannitol 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E416 - Karaya-gum 1
E175 - Gold 1
E953 - Isomalt 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
Potassium iodide 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 1
E150 - Caramel 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E367 - Calcium fumarate 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E502 - Carbonates 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E1200 - Polydextrose 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1