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List of additives - World

476 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E415 - Xanthan gum 60334
E330 - Citric acid 21553
E412 - Guar gum 17410
E202 - Potassium sorbate 14058High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 11839
E500 - Sodium carbonates 11263
E322i - Lecithin 11043
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 10428
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 8984
E450 - Diphosphates 8336High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 7826
E407 - Carrageenan 7565High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 6798High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 6484
E410 - Locust bean gum 5643
E150c - Ammonia caramel 5298Moderate risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 5288
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 4977
E341 - Calcium phosphates 4772High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 4600
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 4159
E160a - Carotene 3525
E331 - Sodium citrates 3402
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 3291Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 3229
E440 - Pectins 3162
E129 - Allura red 3160No or very low risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 3109High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 2918
E160b - Annatto 2901
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2821High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 2801
E250 - Sodium nitrite 2715High risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 2652
E414 - Acacia gum 2598
E160c - Paprika extract 2590
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 2500Moderate risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 2364
E460 - Cellulose 2222
E260 - Acetic acid 2202
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 2161
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 2125High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 2121
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2057Moderate risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 1987
E955 - Sucralose 1874
E262 - Sodium acetates 1834
E171 - Titanium dioxide 1772
E420 - Sorbitol 1678
E428 - Gelatine 1649
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1617
E296 - Malic acid 1586
E338 - Phosphoric acid 1576High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1557
E452 - Polyphosphates 1556High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 1531No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 1505
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1441
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1415High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 1349
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1345
E406 - Agar 1260
E451 - Triphosphates 1239High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1214No or very low risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 1098
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1050
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 1030
E570 - Fatty acids 1009
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1006High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 1003
E100 - Curcumin 1000
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 968
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 905
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 895High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 865
E235 - Natamycin 855
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 847
E340 - Potassium phosphates 792High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 785
E127 - Erythrosine 778
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 761
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 752
E150a - Plain caramel 750No or very low risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 714
E120 - Cochineal 697
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 661
E903 - Carnauba wax 638
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 632
E339 - Sodium phosphates 608High risk of over exposure
E161b - Lutein 595
E160 - Carotenoids 565
E417 - Tara gum 563
E297 - Fumaric acid 563
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 561
E336 - Potassium tartrates 554
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 548
E960 - Steviol glycosides 538Moderate risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 524
E132 - Indigotine 520No or very low risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 519
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 514
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 491High risk of over exposure
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 460
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 448
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 447
E327 - Calcium lactate 445
E418 - Gellan gum 444
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 437High risk of over exposure
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 429
E170 - Calcium carbonates 429
E326 - Potassium lactate 428
E163 - Anthocyanins 423
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 420
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 412
E101 - Riboflavin 410
E951 - Aspartame 403No or very low risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 383
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 383No or very low risk of over exposure
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 375
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 375
E150 - Caramel 361
E500i - Sodium carbonate 356
E263 - Calcium acetate 350
E965 - Maltitol 349
E1200 - Polydextrose 347
E1510 - Ethanol 346
E170i - Calcium carbonate 344No or very low risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 344
E162 - Beetroot red 336
E501 - Potassium carbonates 333
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 317
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 316
E509 - Calcium chloride 314Moderate risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 313
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 312
E551 - Silicon dioxide 291
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 272High risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 269
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 266
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 262
E920 - L-cysteine 257
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 250
E101i - Riboflavin 249
E290 - Carbon dioxide 220
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 216
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 210
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 206
E425 - Konjac 204
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 199
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 195
E1105 - Lysozyme 187
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 183
E579 - Iron gluconate 179
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 176High risk of over exposure
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 164High risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 158
E508 - Potassium chloride 155Moderate risk of over exposure
E552 - Calcium silicate 152
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 151
E310 - Propyl gallate 149
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 148
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 148
E967 - Xylitol 147
E413 - Tragacanth 145
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 143
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 140
E210 - Benzoic acid 140High risk of over exposure
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 140
E160d - Lycopene 138
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 135
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 131
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 131
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 129
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 129
E501i - Potassium carbonate 126
E363 - Succinic acid 124
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 122
E1104 - Lipase 117
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 116
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 116
E332 - Potassium citrates 116
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 115
E333 - Calcium citrates 115
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 114
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 106High risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 104High risk of over exposure
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 101
E510 - Ammonium chloride 95
E252 - Potassium nitrate 94High risk of over exposure
E421 - Mannitol 94
E315 - Erythorbic acid 94No or very low risk of over exposure
E153 - Vegetable carbon 93
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 92
E261 - Potassium acetate 91
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 89
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 86
E425i - Konjac gum 82
E1101 - Protease 82
E234 - Nisin 82
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 81
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 80
E416 - Karaya-gum 75
E1103 - Invertase 73
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 72
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 72
E928 - Benzole peroxide 71
E502 - Carbonates 70
E280 - Propionic acid 69
E124 - Ponceau 4r 66
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 65
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 62
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 61No or very low risk of over exposure
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 59
E355 - Adipic acid 59
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 56
E143 - Fast Green FCF 54
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 51
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 50
E905 - Synthetic wax 50
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 50
E514 - Sodium sulphates 47
E1420 - Acetylated starch 47
E122 - Azorubine 46No or very low risk of over exposure
E404 - Calcium alginate 44
E930 - Calcium peroxide 44
E905a - Mineral oil 44
E640i - Glycine 43
E440ii - Amidated pectin 43
E164 - Saffron 43
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 42
E620 - Glutamic acid 42
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 41
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 40
E924a - Potassium bromate 40
E221 - Sodium sulphite 40High risk of over exposure
E1210 - Carbomer 38
E641 - Leucine 38
E212 - Potassium benzoate 37High risk of over exposure
E151 - Brilliant black bn 36No or very low risk of over exposure
E131 - Patent blue v 36Moderate risk of over exposure
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 36Moderate risk of over exposure
E160aii - Plant carotenes 36
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 36
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 36
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 34High risk of over exposure
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 34
E1404 - Oxidised starch 34
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 34
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 33
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 31
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 30
E636 - Maltol 29
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 28High risk of over exposure
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 28
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 28
E386 - E386 food additive 27
E161h - Zeaxanthin 27
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 27
Potassium iodide 26
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 26
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 25
E331i - Monosodium citrate 25
E243 - Ethyl lauroyl arginate 25
E553 - Magnesium silicates 25
E572 - Magnesium stearate 24
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 24Moderate risk of over exposure
E400 - Alginic acid 23
E324 - Ethoxyquin 22
E420i - D-sorbitol 22
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 22
E175 - Gold 22
E331ii - Disodium citrate 21
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 20
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 20
E576 - Sodium gluconate 18
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 18
E953 - Isomalt 17
E490 - Propylene glycol 17
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 17
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 17
E140i - Chlorophylls 17
E104 - Quinoline yellow 17
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 17
Amino acids 16
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 16
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 16
E160bi - Annatto bixin 15
E161g - Canthaxanthin 15
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 15
E553b - Talc 15
E963 - Tagatose 15
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 14
E961 - Neotame 14
E559 - Aluminium silicate 14
E925 - Chlorine 14
E957 - Thaumatin 13
E1440 - Hydroxypropyl starch 13
E440a - Pectin 13
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 12
E637 - Ethyl maltol 12
E403 - Ammonium alginate 12
E172ii - Red iron oxide 12
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 12
E530 - Magnesium oxide 12
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 12
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 12
E927b - Carbamide 12
E541i - Acid sodium aluminium phosphate 11
E173 - Aluminium 11
E142 - Green s 10Moderate risk of over exposure
E942 - Nitrous oxide 9
E365 - Sodium fumarate 9
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 9
E302 - Calcium ascorbate 9
E905b - Petroleum jelly 9
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 8
Organic acids 8
E916 - Calcium iodate 8
E966 - Lactitol 8
E1503 - Castor oil 8
E155 - Brown ht 8High risk of over exposure
E440i - Non-amidated pectines 7
E201 - Sodium sorbate 7
E949 - Hydrogen 6
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 6
E307a - D-Alpha-tocopherol 6
E425ii - Konjac glucomannan 6
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 6
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E941 - Nitrogen 6
E457 - Alpha-Cyclodextrine 6
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 6High risk of over exposure
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 6
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 6
E1401 - Acid-treated modified starch 6
E225 - Calcium Disulphite 6
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 5
E236 - Formic acid 5
E101ii - Riboflavin-5′-phosphate 5
E317 - Erythorbin acid 5
E375 - Nicotinic acid 5
E152 - Black 7984 5
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 5
E578 - Calcium gluconate 5
E577 - Potassium gluconate 5
E350 - Sodium malates 5
E203 - Calcium sorbate 5
E226 - Calcium sulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E429 - Peptone 4
E249 - Potassium nitrite 4
E514i - Sodium sulphate 4
E515 - Potassium sulphates 4
E180 - Litholrubine bk 4
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 4
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 4
E585 - Ferrous lactate 4
E370 - 1‚4-Heptonolactone 4
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 4
E1421 - Acetylated starch 4
E902 - Candelilla wax 4
E411 - E411 food additive 4
E917 - Potassium iodate 4
E1204 - Pullulan 4
E1203 - Polyvinyl alcohol 4
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 4
E999 - Quillaia extract 4
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 3
E15x - E15x food additive 3
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 3
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 3
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 3
E558 - Bentonite 3
E364 - E364 food additive 3
E165 - Gardenia Blue 3
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 3
E465 - Ethyl methyl cellulose 3
E944 - Propane 3
E493 - Sorbitan monolaurate 3High risk of over exposure
E511 - Magnesium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E219 - Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 3
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 3
E174 - Silver 3
E1403 - Bleached starch 3
E1405 - Enzyme treated starch 3
E329 - Magnesium lactate 3
E335 - Sodium tartrates 3
E479b - Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E154 - Brown FK 3
E639 - E639 food additive 3
E504i - Magnesium carbonate 3
E123 - Amaranth 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E351 - Potassium malate 2
E427 - Cassia gum 2
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 2
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 2
E529 - Calcium oxide 2
E172iii - Yellow iron oxide 2
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 2
E450iv - Dipotassium dihydrogenpyrophosphate 2
E366 - Potassium fumarate 2
E573 - Aluminium stearate 2
E574 - Gluconic acid 2
E424 - Curdlan 2
E441 - Superglycerinated hydrogenated rapeseed oil 2
E586 - 4-hexylresorcinol 2
E161 - Xanthophylls 2
E630 - Inosinic acid 2
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 2
E1410 - Monostarch phosphate 2
E383 - Calcium glycerophosphate 2
E908 - Rice bran wax 2
E434 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E391 - Phytic acid 2
E938 - Argon 2
E948 - Oxygen 2
E470aiii - Calcium salts of fatty acids 2
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 2
E512 - Stannous chloride 2
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 2
E542 - Bone phosphate 1
E304ii - Ascorbyl stearate 1
E283 - Potassium propionate 1
E478 - Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1 1
E345 - Magnesium citrate 1
E965i - D-Maltitol 1
E328 - Ammonium lactate 1
E380 - Triammonium citrate 1
E1411 - Distarch glycerol 1
E181 - Tannin 1
E504ii - Magnesium hydroxide carbonate 1
E540 - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E505 - Ferrous carbonate 1
E910 - Wax ester 1
E912 - Montanic acid esters 1
E913 - Lanolin 1
E309 - Delta-tocopherol 1
E1001 - Choline salt 1
E337 - Potassium sodium tartrate 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E500iii - Sodium sesquicarbonate 1
E344 - Lecithin citrate 1
E474 - Sucroglycerides 1
E431 - Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate 1
E130 - Indanthrene blue RS 1
E128 - Red 2G 1
E518 - Magnesium sulphate 1
E311 - Octyl gallate 1
E430 - Polyoxyethylene (8) stearate 1
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 1
E217 - Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E960c - Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides 1
E332i - Monopotassium citrate 1
E1000 - Cholic acid 1
E469 - Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethylcellulose 1
E182 - Orcein 1
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 1
E318 - Calcium erythorbin 1
E161j - Astaxanthin 1
E399 - Calcium lactobionate 1
E557 - Hemimorphite 1
E489 - Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester 1
E467 - Ethulose 1
E170ii - Calcium hydrogen carbonate 1
E233 - Thiabendazole 1
E230 - Biphenyl 1
E409 - Arabinogalactan 1
E626 - Guanylic acid 1
E103 - Alkannin 1
E629 - Calcium guanylate 1
E241 - Gum Guaicum 1
E486 - Calcium stearoyl fumarate 1
E246 - Glycolipids 1
E484 - Stearyl citrate 1
E513 - Sulphuric acid 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1