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List of additives - World

211 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E221 - Sodium sulphite 931High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 453
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 442
E322 - Lecithins 351
E322i - Lecithin 351
E341 - Calcium phosphates 240High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 205
E450 - Diphosphates 108High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 98
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 97
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 87
E331 - Sodium citrates 79
E202 - Potassium sorbate 79High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 71
E211 - Sodium benzoate 69High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 65
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 57
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 55
E412 - Guar gum 44
E129 - Allura red 43No or very low risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 40
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 40
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 38High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 35
E451 - Triphosphates 35High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 33
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 32High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 31Moderate risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 29Moderate risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 29
E422 - Glycerol 28
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 27High risk of over exposure
E160b - Annatto 24
E102 - Tartrazine 24
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 22
E262 - Sodium acetates 22
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 21
E250 - Sodium nitrite 21High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 21
E452 - Polyphosphates 20High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 19High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 19
E1400 - Dextrin 18
E171 - Titanium dioxide 18
E428 - Gelatine 18
E631 - Disodium inosinate 17
E407 - Carrageenan 17High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 17
E627 - Disodium guanylate 17
E160a - Carotene 16
E440 - Pectins 16
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 16
E460 - Cellulose 15
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 15
E338 - Phosphoric acid 14High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 14
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 12
E281 - Sodium propionate 12
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 12
E406 - Agar 11
E410 - Locust bean gum 11
E339 - Sodium phosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 11High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 11
E420 - Sorbitol 10
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 10
E127 - Erythrosine 10
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 10
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 10
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 9
E325 - Sodium lactate 8
E252 - Potassium nitrate 8High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 8High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 8
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 8
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 8
E260 - Acetic acid 8
E570 - Fatty acids 8
E955 - Sucralose 7
E282 - Calcium propionate 7
E414 - Acacia gum 6
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 6
E170 - Calcium carbonates 6
E170i - Calcium carbonate 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 6
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 5
E164 - Saffron 5
E326 - Potassium lactate 5
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 5
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 4
E905 - Synthetic wax 4
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 4
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 4
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 4
E150 - Caramel 4
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 4
E340 - Potassium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 4
E501 - Potassium carbonates 4
E132 - Indigotine 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 4
E150a - Plain caramel 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 4
E418 - Gellan gum 3
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 3
E355 - Adipic acid 3
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 3
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 3
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 3
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 3
E509 - Calcium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 3
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 3
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 3
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 3
E315 - Erythorbic acid 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E331i - Monosodium citrate 3
E1210 - Carbomer 3
E552 - Calcium silicate 2
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 2
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 2
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 2
E950 - Acesulfame k 2
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 2
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 2
E101 - Riboflavin 2
E920 - L-cysteine 2
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E502 - Carbonates 2
E235 - Natamycin 2
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 2
E261 - Potassium acetate 2
E1404 - Oxidised starch 2
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 2
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 2
E290 - Carbon dioxide 2
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 2High risk of over exposure
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 2
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 2
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 2
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 2
E163 - Anthocyanins 2
E620 - Glutamic acid 2
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E143 - Fast Green FCF 1
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1
E336 - Potassium tartrates 1
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E927b - Carbamide 1
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E1200 - Polydextrose 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E1101 - Protease 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E333 - Calcium citrates 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E215 - Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E217 - Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E417 - Tara gum 1
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 1
E924a - Potassium bromate 1
E180 - Litholrubine bk 1
E951 - Aspartame 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E411 - E411 food additive 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E213 - Calcium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 1
E493 - Sorbitan monolaurate 1High risk of over exposure
E913 - Lanolin 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E239 - Hexamethylene tetramine 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E240 - Formaldehyde 1
E514i - Sodium sulphate 1
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E400 - Alginic acid 1
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 1