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List of additives - World

401 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E414 - Acacia gum 19339
E330 - Citric acid 8171
E322 - Lecithins 7136
E322i - Lecithin 6443
E129 - Allura red 4221No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 3923Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 3831
E903 - Carnauba wax 3717
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 3109
E500 - Sodium carbonates 2718
E415 - Xanthan gum 2599
E202 - Potassium sorbate 2528High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 2248
E422 - Glycerol 2170
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 2150
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 2082
E955 - Sucralose 2007
E950 - Acesulfame k 1979
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1903
E1400 - Dextrin 1747
E331 - Sodium citrates 1694
E412 - Guar gum 1581
E420 - Sorbitol 1558
E904 - Shellac 1534
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1519High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 1507No or very low risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 1310
E296 - Malic acid 1301
E160a - Carotene 1250
E951 - Aspartame 1239No or very low risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 1193High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 1137Moderate risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 1079High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 1023
E270 - Lactic acid 976
E407 - Carrageenan 952High risk of over exposure
E212 - Potassium benzoate 918High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 895Moderate risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 884
E100 - Curcumin 874
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 865
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 862
E300 - Ascorbic acid 831
E440 - Pectins 831
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 803
E120 - Cochineal 769
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 760
E967 - Xylitol 757
E428 - Gelatine 675
E410 - Locust bean gum 655
E340 - Potassium phosphates 581High risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 569
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 569
E160c - Paprika extract 542
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 532
E14XX - Modified Starch 511
E572 - Magnesium stearate 510
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 502
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 459
E163 - Anthocyanins 439
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 438
E421 - Mannitol 422
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 396
E631 - Disodium inosinate 390
E160b - Annatto 389
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 382
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 379
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 377High risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 372Moderate risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 367
E627 - Disodium guanylate 361
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 351
E290 - Carbon dioxide 348
E953 - Isomalt 340
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 336High risk of over exposure
E162 - Beetroot red 336
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 327
E452 - Polyphosphates 324High risk of over exposure
E338 - Phosphoric acid 323High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 317No or very low risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 305High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 293
E905 - Synthetic wax 277
E418 - Gellan gum 272
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 270
E153 - Vegetable carbon 269
E336 - Potassium tartrates 264
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 263
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 252
E905a - Mineral oil 242
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 239
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 237High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 235High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 228
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 228
E297 - Fumaric acid 222
E553 - Magnesium silicates 214
E968 - Erythritol 214
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 212
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 211
E570 - Fatty acids 207
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 205
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 199High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 195
E150a - Plain caramel 195No or very low risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 188No or very low risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 186
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 185Moderate risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 184
E461 - Methyl cellulose 184
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 183
E262 - Sodium acetates 183
E161b - Lutein 182
E552 - Calcium silicate 181
E553b - Talc 175
E401 - Sodium alginate 173
E327 - Calcium lactate 167
E1103 - Invertase 163
E325 - Sodium lactate 160
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 155
E101 - Riboflavin 155
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 154No or very low risk of over exposure
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 152
E160 - Carotenoids 148
E1200 - Polydextrose 147
E282 - Calcium propionate 143
E250 - Sodium nitrite 139High risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 129
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 129
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 125High risk of over exposure
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 122
E131 - Patent blue v 117Moderate risk of over exposure
E413 - Tragacanth 116
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 109No or very low risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 109
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 105
E500i - Sodium carbonate 103
E260 - Acetic acid 103
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 100
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 96
E501 - Potassium carbonates 93
E1510 - Ethanol 91
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 90
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 85
E339 - Sodium phosphates 85High risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 84
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 83
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 81
E150 - Caramel 80
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 79
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 76
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 72
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 72
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 70
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 70High risk of over exposure
E417 - Tara gum 69
E510 - Ammonium chloride 68
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 68
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 67High risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 66
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 64
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 63
E235 - Natamycin 62
E961 - Neotame 61
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 59
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 59
E122 - Azorubine 57No or very low risk of over exposure
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 56
E516 - Calcium sulphate 53
E124 - Ponceau 4r 51
E143 - Fast Green FCF 51
E355 - Adipic acid 47
E501i - Potassium carbonate 47
E332 - Potassium citrates 46
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 44
E363 - Succinic acid 43
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 43
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 42High risk of over exposure
E451 - Triphosphates 41High risk of over exposure
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 41
E329 - Magnesium lactate 41
E502 - Carbonates 40
E263 - Calcium acetate 40
E310 - Propyl gallate 40
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 39
E576 - Sodium gluconate 36
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 35
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 35
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 34
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 34
E404 - Calcium alginate 33
E104 - Quinoline yellow 33
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 32
E333 - Calcium citrates 30
E403 - Ammonium alginate 29
E902 - Candelilla wax 28
E315 - Erythorbic acid 28No or very low risk of over exposure
E210 - Benzoic acid 28High risk of over exposure
E350 - Sodium malates 27
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 27
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 26
E425 - Konjac 26
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 26
E905c - Petroleum wax 26
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 25
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 24
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 24No or very low risk of over exposure
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 24
E326 - Potassium lactate 24
E1101 - Protease 23
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 23
E140i - Chlorophylls 23
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 22
E928 - Benzole peroxide 22
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 21
E514 - Sodium sulphates 21
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 21
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 21
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 21
E331i - Monosodium citrate 21
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 21
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 20
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 20
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 19
E160aii - Plant carotenes 19
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 18
E262i - Sodium acetate 18
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 18
E930 - Calcium peroxide 18
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 17High risk of over exposure
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 17
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 16
E151 - Brilliant black bn 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 15
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 15
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 15
E1105 - Lysozyme 15
E941 - Nitrogen 15
E999 - Quillaia extract 15
E640i - Glycine 14
E920 - L-cysteine 14
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 14
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 13
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E420i - D-sorbitol 13
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 13
E1104 - Lipase 13
E425i - Konjac gum 13
E174 - Silver 13
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 12
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 11
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 11
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 11
E957 - Thaumatin 11
E164 - Saffron 11
E155 - Brown ht 11High risk of over exposure
E966 - Lactitol 11
Isomaltose 11
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 10
E579 - Iron gluconate 10
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 10
E925 - Chlorine 10
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 10
E172ii - Red iron oxide 10
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 10Moderate risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 9
E251 - Sodium nitrate 9High risk of over exposure
E530 - Magnesium oxide 9
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 9
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 8
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 8
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 8
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 8
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 8
E416 - Karaya-gum 8
E508 - Potassium chloride 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E641 - Leucine 7
E280 - Propionic acid 7
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 7
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 7
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 7
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 7
E252 - Potassium nitrate 6High risk of over exposure
E175 - Gold 6
E440a - Pectin 6
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 6High risk of over exposure
E650 - Zinc acetate 6
E160d - Lycopene 6
E924a - Potassium bromate 6
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 6
E221 - Sodium sulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 6
E1401 - Acid-treated modified starch 6
E101a - E101a food additive 5
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 5
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 5
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 5
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 5
E942 - Nitrous oxide 5
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 5
E440ii - Amidated pectin 5
E509 - Calcium chloride 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 5
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E353 - Metatartaric acid 4
E261 - Potassium acetate 4
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 4
Amino acids 4
E1420 - Acetylated starch 4
E142 - Green s 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E636 - Maltol 3
E172i - Black iron oxide 3
E620 - Glutamic acid 3
E965i - D-Maltitol 3
E350i - Sodium malate 3
E173 - Aluminium 3
E335 - Sodium tartrates 3
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 3
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 3
E101ii - Riboflavin-5′-phosphate 3
E452iv - Calcium polyphosphate 3
E243 - Ethyl lauroyl arginate 3
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 3
Potassium iodide 3
E1404 - Oxidised starch 3
E518 - Magnesium sulphate 2
E511 - Magnesium chloride 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E504ii - Magnesium hydroxide carbonate 2
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 2
E559 - Aluminium silicate 2
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 2High risk of over exposure
E364 - E364 food additive 2
E577 - Potassium gluconate 2
E490 - Propylene glycol 2
E637 - Ethyl maltol 2
E203 - Calcium sorbate 2
E465 - Ethyl methyl cellulose 2
E130 - Indanthrene blue RS 2
E123 - Amaranth 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E905b - Petroleum jelly 2
E905cii - Paraffin wax 2
E446 - Succistearin 2
E949 - Hydrogen 2
E1204 - Pullulan 2
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 2
E441 - Superglycerinated hydrogenated rapeseed oil 2
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 2
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 2
E152 - Black 7984 2
E474 - Sucroglycerides 1
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E430 - Polyoxyethylene (8) stearate 1
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E469 - Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethylcellulose 1
E1405 - Enzyme treated starch 1
E386 - E386 food additive 1
E504i - Magnesium carbonate 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E419 - Gum ghatti 1
E1210 - Carbomer 1
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 1
E161 - Xanthophylls 1
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E1001 - Choline salt 1
E909 - Spermaceti 1
E916 - Calcium iodate 1
E541i - Acid sodium aluminium phosphate 1
E160bi - Annatto bixin 1
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 1
E927b - Carbamide 1
E450vi - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E285 - Sodium tetraborate (borax) 1
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 1
E311 - Octyl gallate 1
E944 - Propane 1
E512 - Stannous chloride 1
E1205 - Basic methacrylate copolymer 1
E513 - Sulphuric acid 1
E409 - Arabinogalactan 1
E324 - Ethoxyquin 1
E515 - Potassium sulphates 1
E574 - Gluconic acid 1
E111 - Orange GGN 1
E172iii - Yellow iron oxide 1
E331ii - Disodium citrate 1
E365 - Sodium fumarate 1
E585 - Ferrous lactate 1
E496 - Sorbitan trioleate 1
E514i - Sodium sulphate 1
E623 - Calcium diglutamate 1
E624 - Monoammonium glutamate 1
E484 - Stearyl citrate 1
E180 - Litholrubine bk 1
E181 - Tannin 1
E165 - Gardenia Blue 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E638 - E638 food additive 1
E639 - E639 food additive 1
E182 - Orcein 1