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List of additives - World

439 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E450 - Diphosphates 38259High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 23792
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 18900
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 15063
E322 - Lecithins 12874
E322i - Lecithin 11051
E330 - Citric acid 10896
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 10712
E415 - Xanthan gum 8336
E341 - Calcium phosphates 8267High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 7181
E202 - Potassium sorbate 6579High risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 5302High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 5257
E412 - Guar gum 5240
E451 - Triphosphates 3596High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 3303
E407 - Carrageenan 3204High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 3147
E14XX - Modified Starch 3082
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 2882
E331 - Sodium citrates 2776
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 2730
E420 - Sorbitol 2700
E452 - Polyphosphates 2670High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 2581Moderate risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 2364
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2315High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 2266
E102 - Tartrazine 2210
E150c - Ammonia caramel 2164Moderate risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 2102High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 2034No or very low risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 2005
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 1841
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 1813
E270 - Lactic acid 1799
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 1789No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 1723Moderate risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 1688High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 1678
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 1614
E262 - Sodium acetates 1590
E160b - Annatto 1565
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1565
E410 - Locust bean gum 1504
E160c - Paprika extract 1452
E428 - Gelatine 1400
E171 - Titanium dioxide 1336
E160ai - Beta-carotene 1328
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1307High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 1295
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1279
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 1211
E414 - Acacia gum 1195
E281 - Sodium propionate 1185
E120 - Cochineal 1063
E406 - Agar 1058
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 1048High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 961
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 949
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 901High risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 892
E500i - Sodium carbonate 881
E460 - Cellulose 850
E339 - Sodium phosphates 844High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 791
E100 - Curcumin 785
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 773No or very low risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 739
E631 - Disodium inosinate 721
E461 - Methyl cellulose 709
E627 - Disodium guanylate 638
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 576High risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 556
E160 - Carotenoids 555
E150a - Plain caramel 544No or very low risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 529High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 526
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 519
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 508
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 508Moderate risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 506
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 505
E132 - Indigotine 491No or very low risk of over exposure
E325 - Sodium lactate 486
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 476
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 470
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 465
E170 - Calcium carbonates 465
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 458
E501 - Potassium carbonates 450
E516 - Calcium sulphate 442
E260 - Acetic acid 442
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 430
E1510 - Ethanol 420
E338 - Phosphoric acid 402High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 393
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 389
E101 - Riboflavin 360
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 347High risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 339
E955 - Sucralose 338
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 336
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 334
E920 - L-cysteine 330
E252 - Potassium nitrate 326High risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 321
E502 - Carbonates 316
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 316
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 307
E327 - Calcium lactate 299
E170i - Calcium carbonate 292No or very low risk of over exposure
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 290High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 288
E904 - Shellac 287
E263 - Calcium acetate 282
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 279
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 278
E235 - Natamycin 269
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 266
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 256
E965 - Maltitol 244
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 235High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 224
E262i - Sodium acetate 220
E333 - Calcium citrates 214
E416 - Karaya-gum 213
E950 - Acesulfame k 212
E162 - Beetroot red 209
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 207
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 199
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 199
E336 - Potassium tartrates 193
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 189
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 189High risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 188
E418 - Gellan gum 187
E261 - Potassium acetate 183
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 174
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 173
E509 - Calcium chloride 172Moderate risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 169
E501i - Potassium carbonate 169
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 168
E551 - Silicon dioxide 167
E508 - Potassium chloride 163Moderate risk of over exposure
E332 - Potassium citrates 158
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 155
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 153
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 152
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 150
E161b - Lutein 150
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 146
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 145No or very low risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 142
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 137High risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 134
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 132
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 125
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 124
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 120
E552 - Calcium silicate 117
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 112
E221 - Sodium sulphite 108High risk of over exposure
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 106
E510 - Ammonium chloride 104
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 102
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 101High risk of over exposure
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 100
E251 - Sodium nitrate 99High risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 99
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 98
E417 - Tara gum 97
E404 - Calcium alginate 96
E1105 - Lysozyme 92
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 87
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 85
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 84
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 84
E413 - Tragacanth 82
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 81High risk of over exposure
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 79
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 79
E951 - Aspartame 76No or very low risk of over exposure
E315 - Erythorbic acid 74No or very low risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 67
E579 - Iron gluconate 67
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 67
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 66
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 64
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 64
E234 - Nisin 62
E210 - Benzoic acid 61High risk of over exposure
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 61
Potassium iodide 61
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 58
E1420 - Acetylated starch 58
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 57
E153 - Vegetable carbon 56
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 51
E363 - Succinic acid 50
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 49
E425 - Konjac 48
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 47
E928 - Benzole peroxide 46
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 46
E905 - Synthetic wax 43
E905a - Mineral oil 43
E280 - Propionic acid 42
E420i - D-sorbitol 42
E160aii - Plant carotenes 41
E1103 - Invertase 40
E924a - Potassium bromate 40
E1404 - Oxidised starch 39
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 39
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 39
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 39
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 37
E960 - Steviol glycosides 37Moderate risk of over exposure
E124 - Ponceau 4r 36
E930 - Calcium peroxide 36
E1101 - Protease 35
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 35
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 33
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 33
E243 - Ethyl lauroyl arginate 32
E160d - Lycopene 32
E440ii - Amidated pectin 32
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 31No or very low risk of over exposure
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 30
E403 - Ammonium alginate 29
E122 - Azorubine 29No or very low risk of over exposure
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 29
E400 - Alginic acid 29
E131 - Patent blue v 28Moderate risk of over exposure
E355 - Adipic acid 27
E290 - Carbon dioxide 27
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 26
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 25
E968 - Erythritol 25
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 23
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 23
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 22
E949 - Hydrogen 21
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 21
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 21
E317 - Erythorbin acid 20
E553 - Magnesium silicates 20
E514 - Sodium sulphates 20
E1104 - Lipase 20
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 19
E425i - Konjac gum 19
E331ii - Disodium citrate 18
E572 - Magnesium stearate 18
E515 - Potassium sulphates 18
E640i - Glycine 18
E925 - Chlorine 18
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 18Moderate risk of over exposure
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 18
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 17
E160bi - Annatto bixin 17
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 17
E953 - Isomalt 16
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 16
E967 - Xylitol 16
E161g - Canthaxanthin 16
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 15
E331i - Monosodium citrate 15
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 14
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 14
E143 - Fast Green FCF 13
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 13
E576 - Sodium gluconate 13
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 13
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 13
E620 - Glutamic acid 13
E172ii - Red iron oxide 13
E173 - Aluminium 13
E553b - Talc 12
E440i - Non-amidated pectines 12
E140i - Chlorophylls 11
E917 - Potassium iodate 11
E175 - Gold 10
E155 - Brown ht 10High risk of over exposure
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 10
E164 - Saffron 9
E249 - Potassium nitrite 8
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E511 - Magnesium chloride 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E636 - Maltol 8
E1440 - Hydroxypropyl starch 8
E916 - Calcium iodate 8
E440a - Pectin 8
E490 - Propylene glycol 8
E450vi - Dicalcium diphosphate 8
E212 - Potassium benzoate 8High risk of over exposure
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 7
E201 - Sodium sorbate 7
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 7
E104 - Quinoline yellow 7
E365 - Sodium fumarate 7
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 7
E324 - Ethoxyquin 6
E151 - Brilliant black bn 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E637 - Ethyl maltol 6
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 5
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 5High risk of over exposure
E559 - Aluminium silicate 5
E142 - Green s 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E450iv - Dipotassium dihydrogenpyrophosphate 5
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 5
E941 - Nitrogen 4
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 4
E335 - Sodium tartrates 4
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 4
E541i - Acid sodium aluminium phosphate 4
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 4
E550 - Sodium silicate 4
E957 - Thaumatin 3
E965i - D-Maltitol 3
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 3
E165 - Gardenia Blue 3
E493 - Sorbitan monolaurate 3High risk of over exposure
E441 - Superglycerinated hydrogenated rapeseed oil 3
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 3
E226 - Calcium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
Amino acids 3
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 3
E469 - Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethylcellulose 3
E1403 - Bleached starch 3
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E232 - Sodium orthophenyl phenol 3
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 3
E375 - Nicotinic acid 3
E370 - 1‚4-Heptonolactone 3
E367 - Calcium fumarate 3
E1421 - Acetylated starch 3
E421 - Mannitol 3
E180 - Litholrubine bk 3
E364 - E364 food additive 3
E540 - Dicalcium diphosphate 3
E578 - Calcium gluconate 2
E101ii - Riboflavin-5′-phosphate 2
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 2
E1405 - Enzyme treated starch 2
E15x - E15x food additive 2
E170ii - Calcium hydrogen carbonate 2
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E283 - Potassium propionate 2
E302 - Calcium ascorbate 2
E318 - Calcium erythorbin 2
E332i - Monopotassium citrate 2
E350 - Sodium malates 2
E380 - Triammonium citrate 2
E381 - Ferric ammonium citrate 2
E391 - Phytic acid 2
E411 - E411 food additive 2
E431 - Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate 2
E434 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E465 - Ethyl methyl cellulose 2
E470aiii - Calcium salts of fatty acids 2
E514i - Sodium sulphate 2
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 2
E529 - Calcium oxide 2
E632 - Dipotassium inosinate 2
E639 - E639 food additive 2
E921 - L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate 2
E963 - Tagatose 2
E504ii - Magnesium hydroxide carbonate 1
E504i - Magnesium carbonate 1
E500iii - Sodium sesquicarbonate 1
E496 - Sorbitan trioleate 1
E489 - Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester 1
E488 - Ethoxylated Mono- and Di-Glycerides 1
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 1
E478 - Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1 1
E467 - Ethulose 1
E457 - Alpha-Cyclodextrine 1
E574 - Gluconic acid 1
E452iii - Sodium calcium polyphosphate 1
E450viii - E450(viii) food additive 1
E577 - Potassium gluconate 1
E446 - Succistearin 1
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 1
E426 - Soybean hemicellulose 1
E425ii - Konjac glucomannan 1
E626 - Guanylic acid 1
E424 - Curdlan 1
E630 - Inosinic acid 1
E402 - Potassium alginate 1
E966 - Lactitol 1
E388 - Thiodipropionic acid 1
E366 - Potassium fumarate 1
E352 - Calcium malates 1
E123 - Amaranth 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E351 - Potassium malate 1
E345 - Magnesium citrate 1
E650 - Zinc acetate 1
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 1
E337 - Potassium sodium tartrate 1
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 1
E335i - Monosodium tartrate 1
E333ii - Dicalcium citrate 1
E328 - Ammonium lactate 1
E322ii - Partially hydrolyzed lecithin 1
E913 - Lanolin 1
E312 - Dodecyl gallate 1
E309 - Delta-tocopherol 1
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E1001 - Choline salt 1
E307a - D-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E304ii - Ascorbyl stearate 1
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 1
E246 - Glycolipids 1
E927b - Carbamide 1
E240 - Formaldehyde 1
E236 - Formic acid 1
E233 - Thiabendazole 1
E231 - Orthophenyl phenol 1
E219 - Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E215 - Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E161 - Xanthophylls 1
E152 - Black 7984 1
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 1
E1503 - Castor oil 1
E1451 - Acetylated oxidised starch 1
E1411 - Distarch glycerol 1
E961 - Neotame 1
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 1
E1000 - Cholic acid 1
E1410 - Monostarch phosphate 1
E1401 - Acid-treated modified starch 1
E128 - Red 2G 1
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 1
E530 - Magnesium oxide 1
E518 - Magnesium sulphate 1
E542 - Bone phosphate 1