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List of additives - World

409 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E300 - Ascorbic acid 33252
E330 - Citric acid 12840
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 5604
E250 - Sodium nitrite 4753High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 3538High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 3298High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 3190
E331 - Sodium citrates 3016
E322 - Lecithins 2997
E415 - Xanthan gum 2796
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2589
E14XX - Modified Starch 2531
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 2522
E412 - Guar gum 2444
E322i - Lecithin 2371
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2234High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 1944
E160a - Carotene 1905
E262 - Sodium acetates 1637
E440 - Pectins 1575
E341 - Calcium phosphates 1504High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1481
E451 - Triphosphates 1362High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 1260High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 1227High risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1171
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 1156
E200 - Sorbic acid 1081High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 1055
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 978No or very low risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 953
E950 - Acesulfame k 939
E211 - Sodium benzoate 913High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 889
E120 - Cochineal 883
E414 - Acacia gum 831
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 775
E290 - Carbon dioxide 752
E160ai - Beta-carotene 748
E920 - L-cysteine 723
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 721
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 711
E160 - Carotenoids 658
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 653High risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 643
E401 - Sodium alginate 639
E260 - Acetic acid 639
E452 - Polyphosphates 624High risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 622
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 578
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 570
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 563
E422 - Glycerol 553
E160b - Annatto 532
E428 - Gelatine 529
E252 - Potassium nitrate 518High risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 517
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 508
E150c - Ammonia caramel 472Moderate risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 466High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 463No or very low risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 453
E960 - Steviol glycosides 437Moderate risk of over exposure
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 419
E930 - Calcium peroxide 397
E410 - Locust bean gum 392
E509 - Calcium chloride 381Moderate risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 370
E325 - Sodium lactate 366
E951 - Aspartame 354No or very low risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 352
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 323
E150a - Plain caramel 322No or very low risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 307
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 306
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 303
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 276
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 256
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 252No or very low risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 251
E297 - Fumaric acid 245
E461 - Methyl cellulose 243
E916 - Calcium iodate 243
E327 - Calcium lactate 239
E161b - Lutein 236
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 225High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 222
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 221
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 218
E163 - Anthocyanins 206
E631 - Disodium inosinate 201
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 196Moderate risk of over exposure
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 195
E1510 - Ethanol 190
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 173
E1400 - Dextrin 172
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 172High risk of over exposure
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 163
E263 - Calcium acetate 160
E627 - Disodium guanylate 155
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 155
E101 - Riboflavin 154
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 152
E339 - Sodium phosphates 151High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 148
E162 - Beetroot red 147
E417 - Tara gum 145
E102 - Tartrazine 142
E171 - Titanium dioxide 142
E406 - Agar 141
E551 - Silicon dioxide 139
E129 - Allura red 136No or very low risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 136
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 131High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 129
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 126High risk of over exposure
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 116
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 114Moderate risk of over exposure
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 112
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 111
E338 - Phosphoric acid 110High risk of over exposure
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 109
E261 - Potassium acetate 109
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 109
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 107
E500i - Sodium carbonate 106
E333 - Calcium citrates 103
E340 - Potassium phosphates 102High risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 102
E903 - Carnauba wax 101
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 100
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 98
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 97
E418 - Gellan gum 97
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 97
E332 - Potassium citrates 96
E235 - Natamycin 90
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 90
E251 - Sodium nitrate 87High risk of over exposure
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 86
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 85
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 83
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 81
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 80
E501 - Potassium carbonates 79
E579 - Iron gluconate 76
E1200 - Polydextrose 75
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 75
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 74
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 73High risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 70
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 69
E101i - Riboflavin 69
E570 - Fatty acids 68
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 67
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 66
E510 - Ammonium chloride 66
E127 - Erythrosine 66
E221 - Sodium sulphite 64High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 62
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 61
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 60No or very low risk of over exposure
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 59
E160aii - Plant carotenes 59
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 59
E142 - Green s 57Moderate risk of over exposure
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 56
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 54
E576 - Sodium gluconate 53
E131 - Patent blue v 52Moderate risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 50Moderate risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 49
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 48
E508 - Potassium chloride 47Moderate risk of over exposure
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 46
E924a - Potassium bromate 45
E917 - Potassium iodate 44
E404 - Calcium alginate 43
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 43
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 42
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 41
E502 - Carbonates 41
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 40
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 40
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 40
E425 - Konjac 40
E928 - Benzole peroxide 40
E1104 - Lipase 40
E331i - Monosodium citrate 39
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 37
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 36
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 36
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 35
E153 - Vegetable carbon 34
E501i - Potassium carbonate 34
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 33High risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 33
E336 - Potassium tartrates 32
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 32
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 32
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 31High risk of over exposure
E160d - Lycopene 30
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 28
E440ii - Amidated pectin 27
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 26
E530 - Magnesium oxide 26
E953 - Isomalt 26
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 26
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 26No or very low risk of over exposure
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 25
E124 - Ponceau 4r 25
E1101 - Protease 25
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 25
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 25
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 23
E280 - Propionic acid 23
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 23
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 22
E331ii - Disodium citrate 22
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 22
E310 - Propyl gallate 20
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 20
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 19
E552 - Calcium silicate 19
E968 - Erythritol 19
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 18
E104 - Quinoline yellow 17
E315 - Erythorbic acid 17No or very low risk of over exposure
E425i - Konjac gum 17
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 16
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 16
E140i - Chlorophylls 15
E122 - Azorubine 15No or very low risk of over exposure
E504i - Magnesium carbonate 14
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 14
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 14
E210 - Benzoic acid 14High risk of over exposure
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 14High risk of over exposure
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 14
E302 - Calcium ascorbate 14
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 13
E365 - Sodium fumarate 13
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 13
E172ii - Red iron oxide 13
E355 - Adipic acid 13
E132 - Indigotine 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E400 - Alginic acid 12
E620 - Glutamic acid 12
E949 - Hydrogen 12
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 12
Potassium iodide 11
E1420 - Acetylated starch 11
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 11
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 11
E553 - Magnesium silicates 10
E553b - Talc 10
E386 - E386 food additive 10
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 10
E514 - Sodium sulphates 10
E317 - Erythorbin acid 10
E941 - Nitrogen 10
E160bi - Annatto bixin 10
E440a - Pectin 9
E234 - Nisin 9
E350 - Sodium malates 9
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 8
E925 - Chlorine 8
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 8
E1404 - Oxidised starch 8
E479b - Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 8
E363 - Succinic acid 8
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 8
E329 - Magnesium lactate 7
E421 - Mannitol 7
E249 - Potassium nitrite 7
E335 - Sodium tartrates 7
E966 - Lactitol 7
E101ii - Riboflavin-5′-phosphate 7
E967 - Xylitol 7
E572 - Magnesium stearate 7
E413 - Tragacanth 6
E1103 - Invertase 6
E1440 - Hydroxypropyl starch 6
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 6
E470aiii - Calcium salts of fatty acids 6
E511 - Magnesium chloride 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E201 - Sodium sorbate 6
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 6High risk of over exposure
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 5
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 5
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E440i - Non-amidated pectines 5
E164 - Saffron 5
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 5
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 5
E175 - Gold 5
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 4
E640i - Glycine 4
E203 - Calcium sorbate 4
E577 - Potassium gluconate 4
E420i - D-sorbitol 4
E416 - Karaya-gum 4
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 4
E490 - Propylene glycol 4
E337 - Potassium sodium tartrate 4
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 4
E923 - Ammonium persulfate 4
E905a - Mineral oil 4
E905 - Synthetic wax 4
E375 - Nicotinic acid 3
E1405 - Enzyme treated starch 3
E311 - Octyl gallate 3
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 3
E161 - Xanthophylls 3
E1401 - Acid-treated modified starch 3
E457 - Alpha-Cyclodextrine 3
E585 - Ferrous lactate 3
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 3
E515 - Potassium sulphates 3
E641 - Leucine 3
E542 - Bone phosphate 3
E431 - Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate 3
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E541i - Acid sodium aluminium phosphate 3
E230 - Biphenyl 3
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 3
E151 - Brilliant black bn 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E961 - Neotame 3
de:Gärungskohlensäure 2
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 2
E446 - Succistearin 2
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 2
E469 - Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethylcellulose 2
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 2
E380 - Triammonium citrate 2
E484 - Stearyl citrate 2
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 2
E324 - Ethoxyquin 2
E514i - Sodium sulphate 2
E283 - Potassium propionate 2
E518 - Magnesium sulphate 2
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 2
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 2
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 2
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 2
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 2
E212 - Potassium benzoate 2High risk of over exposure
E180 - Litholrubine bk 2
E174 - Silver 2
E170ii - Calcium hydrogen carbonate 2
E165 - Gardenia Blue 2
E921 - L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate 2
E927b - Carbamide 2
E143 - Fast Green FCF 2
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 2
E963 - Tagatose 2
E101a - E101a food additive 2
E545 - Ammonium polyphosphate 1
E638 - E638 food additive 1
E227 - Calcium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E231 - Orthophenyl phenol 1
E529 - Calcium oxide 1
Organic acids 1
E450iv - Dipotassium dihydrogenpyrophosphate 1
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 1
E236 - Formic acid 1
E161g - Canthaxanthin 1
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 1
E515i - Potassium sulphate 1
E906 - Benzoin resin 1
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 1
E504ii - Magnesium hydroxide carbonate 1
E15x - E15x food additive 1
E459 - Beta-cyclodextrine 1High risk of over exposure
E312 - Dodecyl gallate 1
E155 - Brown ht 1High risk of over exposure
E335i - Monosodium tartrate 1
E926 - Chlorine dioxide 1
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E152 - Black 7984 1
E450vi - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E353 - Metatartaric acid 1
E366 - Potassium fumarate 1
E943a - Butane 1
E944 - Propane 1
E948 - Oxygen 1
E370 - 1‚4-Heptonolactone 1
de:Quellkohlensäure 1
E1411 - Distarch glycerol 1
E472f - Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E424 - Curdlan 1
E426 - Soybean hemicellulose 1
E130 - Indanthrene blue RS 1
E1208 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E427 - Cassia gum 1
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E215 - Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E574 - Gluconic acid 1
E578 - Calcium gluconate 1
E465 - Ethyl methyl cellulose 1
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E219 - Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E226 - Calcium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E181 - Tannin 1
Isomaltose 1
E632 - Dipotassium inosinate 1