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List of additives - World

360 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E401 - Sodium alginate 7467
E330 - Citric acid 3029
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2514
E412 - Guar gum 2341
E322 - Lecithins 2134
E415 - Xanthan gum 2122
E500 - Sodium carbonates 1841
E322i - Lecithin 1808
E450 - Diphosphates 1680High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 1610
E407 - Carrageenan 1500High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 1453High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1291
E14XX - Modified Starch 1006
E341 - Calcium phosphates 967High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 920
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 907
E422 - Glycerol 829
E410 - Locust bean gum 731
E331 - Sodium citrates 693
E160a - Carotene 651
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 647
E300 - Ascorbic acid 642
E200 - Sorbic acid 590High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 582
E160b - Annatto 483
E150c - Ammonia caramel 480Moderate risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 477
E211 - Sodium benzoate 469High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 409High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 409
E296 - Malic acid 379
E129 - Allura red 377No or very low risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 375
E452 - Polyphosphates 372High risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 372High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 358
E102 - Tartrazine 356
E250 - Sodium nitrite 350High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 327
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 326Moderate risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 317
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 317
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 310
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 307
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 304
E100 - Curcumin 279
E282 - Calcium propionate 268
E516 - Calcium sulphate 268
E406 - Agar 264
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 235
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 233High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 230Moderate risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 225
E509 - Calcium chloride 225Moderate risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 224High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 214
E262 - Sodium acetates 210
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 208
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 208
E160 - Carotenoids 200
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 192
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 187
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 177No or very low risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 177
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 173
E414 - Acacia gum 173
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 173
E163 - Anthocyanins 167
E627 - Disodium guanylate 162
E120 - Cochineal 162
E101 - Riboflavin 154
E340 - Potassium phosphates 152High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 144No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 143
E501 - Potassium carbonates 138
E150a - Plain caramel 136No or very low risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 136
E327 - Calcium lactate 135
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 135
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 131
E170 - Calcium carbonates 131
E260 - Acetic acid 130
E451 - Triphosphates 129High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 128
E500i - Sodium carbonate 121
E162 - Beetroot red 116
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 115
E263 - Calcium acetate 113
E570 - Fatty acids 110
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 106Moderate risk of over exposure
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 98
E170i - Calcium carbonate 92No or very low risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 88
E333 - Calcium citrates 85
E132 - Indigotine 83No or very low risk of over exposure
E332 - Potassium citrates 82
E417 - Tara gum 80
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 77
E1510 - Ethanol 76
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 76
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 75
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 74
E150 - Caramel 74
E1200 - Polydextrose 73
E101i - Riboflavin 69
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 69
E127 - Erythrosine 68
E955 - Sucralose 68
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 66High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 66
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 66High risk of over exposure
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 63High risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 63
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 62
E404 - Calcium alginate 61
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 61
E904 - Shellac 60
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 59
E338 - Phosphoric acid 58High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 58
E262i - Sodium acetate 58
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 56
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 55High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 55
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 54
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 50
E501i - Potassium carbonate 49
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 49High risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 48
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 48
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 48
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 46
E363 - Succinic acid 44
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 44No or very low risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 44
E336 - Potassium tartrates 42
E161b - Lutein 41
E950 - Acesulfame k 41
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 40
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 40
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 40
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 40
E325 - Sodium lactate 39
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 38
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 38
E1103 - Invertase 38
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 37
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 37
E510 - Ammonium chloride 37
E425 - Konjac 37
E903 - Carnauba wax 35
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 34
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 33
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 33High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 33
E552 - Calcium silicate 33
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 32
E965 - Maltitol 32
E153 - Vegetable carbon 32
E235 - Natamycin 29
E551 - Silicon dioxide 28
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 28
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 27
E252 - Potassium nitrate 27High risk of over exposure
E261 - Potassium acetate 26
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 26
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 26
E920 - L-cysteine 26
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 25
E355 - Adipic acid 25
E951 - Aspartame 25No or very low risk of over exposure
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 24
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 24
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 24
E930 - Calcium peroxide 23
E968 - Erythritol 22
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 22
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 20
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 20High risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 20
E400 - Alginic acid 19
E508 - Potassium chloride 19Moderate risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 19
E579 - Iron gluconate 18
E425i - Konjac gum 18
E160aii - Plant carotenes 18
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 16
E416 - Karaya-gum 16
E1104 - Lipase 16
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 16
E960 - Steviol glycosides 16Moderate risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 15
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 15
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 14
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 14
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 14
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 14
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 14
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 13
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 13
E967 - Xylitol 13
E122 - Azorubine 13No or very low risk of over exposure
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 13
E576 - Sodium gluconate 13
E131 - Patent blue v 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 12High risk of over exposure
E942 - Nitrous oxide 12
E413 - Tragacanth 12
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 12
E310 - Propyl gallate 11
E124 - Ponceau 4r 11
E1420 - Acetylated starch 11
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 11
E221 - Sodium sulphite 11High risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 10High risk of over exposure
E440ii - Amidated pectin 10
E420i - D-sorbitol 9
E140i - Chlorophylls 9
E928 - Benzole peroxide 9
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 9
E515 - Potassium sulphates 9
E953 - Isomalt 8
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 8
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 8
E290 - Carbon dioxide 7
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 7
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 7
E572 - Magnesium stearate 7
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E331i - Monosodium citrate 7
E315 - Erythorbic acid 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 7
E1105 - Lysozyme 6
E160bi - Annatto bixin 6
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 6
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 6
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 6
E553 - Magnesium silicates 5
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 5
E1421 - Acetylated starch 5
E331ii - Disodium citrate 5
E142 - Green s 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E421 - Mannitol 5
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 5
E234 - Nisin 5
E101ii - Riboflavin-5′-phosphate 5
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 5
E175 - Gold 4
E280 - Propionic acid 4
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 4
E172ii - Red iron oxide 4
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E440a - Pectin 4
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 4
Potassium iodide 4
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 4
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 4
E514 - Sodium sulphates 4
E553b - Talc 4
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 4
E440i - Non-amidated pectines 3
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 3
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 3
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 3
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 3
E151 - Brilliant black bn 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E493 - Sorbitan monolaurate 3High risk of over exposure
E335 - Sodium tartrates 3
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 3
E143 - Fast Green FCF 3
E104 - Quinoline yellow 3
E203 - Calcium sorbate 3
E164 - Saffron 3
E160d - Lycopene 3
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 3
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 3
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 3
E924a - Potassium bromate 2
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 2High risk of over exposure
Amino acids 2
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 2
E1210 - Carbomer 2
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E640i - Glycine 2
E641 - Leucine 2
E386 - E386 food additive 2
E905 - Synthetic wax 2
E905a - Mineral oil 2
E365 - Sodium fumarate 2
E925 - Chlorine 2
E941 - Nitrogen 2
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 2
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
E1411 - Distarch glycerol 2
E154 - Brown FK 1
E542 - Bone phosphate 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E233 - Thiabendazole 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E431 - Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate 1
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 1
E309 - Delta-tocopherol 1
E559 - Aluminium silicate 1
E318 - Calcium erythorbin 1
E160f - Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid (C 30) 1
E161 - Xanthophylls 1
E1440 - Hydroxypropyl starch 1
E578 - Calcium gluconate 1
E165 - Gardenia Blue 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 1
E1101 - Protease 1
E628 - Dipotassium guanylate 1
E173 - Aluminium 1
E632 - Dipotassium inosinate 1
E403 - Ammonium alginate 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E637 - Ethyl maltol 1
E639 - E639 food additive 1
E180 - Litholrubine bk 1
E478 - Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1 1
E236 - Formic acid 1
E390 - E390 food additive 1
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 1
E467 - Ethulose 1
E902 - Candelilla wax 1
E375 - Nicotinic acid 1
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 1
E333ii - Dicalcium citrate 1
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 1
E963 - Tagatose 1
E1404 - Oxidised starch 1
E484 - Stearyl citrate 1
E364 - E364 food additive 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E212 - Potassium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E500iii - Sodium sesquicarbonate 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 1
E943a - Butane 1
E943b - Isobutane 1
E949 - Hydrogen 1
E490 - Propylene glycol 1
E1405 - Enzyme treated starch 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E457 - Alpha-Cyclodextrine 1
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 1
E317 - Erythorbin acid 1
E441 - Superglycerinated hydrogenated rapeseed oil 1
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 1
E529 - Calcium oxide 1
E458 - Gamma-Cyclodextrine 1
E465 - Ethyl methyl cellulose 1
E537 - Ferrous hexacyanomanganate 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E540 - Dicalcium diphosphate 1