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List of additives - World

473 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E500 - Sodium carbonates 71503
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 50824
E322 - Lecithins 34756
E322i - Lecithin 30413
E450 - Diphosphates 23811High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 17235
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 15223
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 15063
E341 - Calcium phosphates 13778High risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 12772
E415 - Xanthan gum 11265
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 10814
E412 - Guar gum 8850
E422 - Glycerol 8619
E202 - Potassium sorbate 8549High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 7241
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 5385
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 5024
E150c - Ammonia caramel 4895Moderate risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 4428High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 4239No or very low risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 4198
E420 - Sorbitol 4062
E102 - Tartrazine 4059
E410 - Locust bean gum 3644
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 3618Moderate risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 3467High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 3363
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 3344Moderate risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 3209
E160a - Carotene 3208
E14XX - Modified Starch 2926
E331 - Sodium citrates 2853
E160b - Annatto 2767
E270 - Lactic acid 2749
E414 - Acacia gum 2722
E200 - Sorbic acid 2673High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 2424
E171 - Titanium dioxide 2225
E296 - Malic acid 2091
E160ai - Beta-carotene 2081
E336 - Potassium tartrates 2068
E1400 - Dextrin 2009
E211 - Sodium benzoate 2003High risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1899
E401 - Sodium alginate 1841
E281 - Sodium propionate 1840
E428 - Gelatine 1814
E160c - Paprika extract 1749
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 1742High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 1699
E501 - Potassium carbonates 1609
E903 - Carnauba wax 1545
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 1541
E406 - Agar 1536
E300 - Ascorbic acid 1486
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 1485High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 1480
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1437High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1403
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 1365
E570 - Fatty acids 1348
E460 - Cellulose 1293
E452 - Polyphosphates 1255High risk of over exposure
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1240
E132 - Indigotine 1238No or very low risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1232No or very low risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 1227
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 1224
E100 - Curcumin 1219
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1192
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1140Moderate risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 1022High risk of over exposure
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 980
E297 - Fumaric acid 977
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 943
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 940
E262 - Sodium acetates 940
E965 - Maltitol 926
E339 - Sodium phosphates 907High risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 869
E461 - Methyl cellulose 827
E170 - Calcium carbonates 797
E955 - Sucralose 777
E451 - Triphosphates 768High risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 725No or very low risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 718
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 687
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 629
E120 - Cochineal 619
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 613High risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 601
E160 - Carotenoids 596
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 588
E170i - Calcium carbonate 580No or very low risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 558
E101 - Riboflavin 542
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 535
E163 - Anthocyanins 531
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 528
E150 - Caramel 527
E260 - Acetic acid 526
E340 - Potassium phosphates 521High risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 504
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 500
E904 - Shellac 490
E920 - L-cysteine 487
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 484No or very low risk of over exposure
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 482
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 478High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 453
E221 - Sodium sulphite 452High risk of over exposure
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 443
E950 - Acesulfame k 440
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 430
E338 - Phosphoric acid 423High risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 418
E551 - Silicon dioxide 416
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 402
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 399
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 388
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 371
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 367No or very low risk of over exposure
E263 - Calcium acetate 357
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 356
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 341
E162 - Beetroot red 340
E418 - Gellan gum 321
E327 - Calcium lactate 317
E101i - Riboflavin 310
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 305
E968 - Erythritol 296
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 294
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 287
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 281
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 276
E502 - Carbonates 272
E333 - Calcium citrates 268
E960 - Steviol glycosides 255Moderate risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 246No or very low risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 240
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 240
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 239
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 229
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 226
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 220High risk of over exposure
E416 - Karaya-gum 219
E1101 - Protease 215
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 215
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 214
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 210High risk of over exposure
E1103 - Invertase 207
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 199
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 194
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 189
E417 - Tara gum 187
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 185
E967 - Xylitol 182
E161b - Lutein 178
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 178
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 174
E326 - Potassium lactate 173
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 172
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 171
E413 - Tragacanth 164
E262i - Sodium acetate 162
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 158
E325 - Sodium lactate 156
E552 - Calcium silicate 150
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 148
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 146
E953 - Isomalt 144
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 139High risk of over exposure
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 127
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 124High risk of over exposure
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 122
E509 - Calcium chloride 122Moderate risk of over exposure
E332 - Potassium citrates 122
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 117
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 116
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 115
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 115
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 114
E153 - Vegetable carbon 113
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 112
E290 - Carbon dioxide 108
E310 - Propyl gallate 107
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 104
E510 - Ammonium chloride 100
E421 - Mannitol 95
E210 - Benzoic acid 92High risk of over exposure
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 91
E363 - Succinic acid 88
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 87
E508 - Potassium chloride 84Moderate risk of over exposure
E425 - Konjac 79
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 79
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 75
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 74
E905 - Synthetic wax 72
E1420 - Acetylated starch 72
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 71
E579 - Iron gluconate 69
E572 - Magnesium stearate 69
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 68
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 67
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 66
E315 - Erythorbic acid 65No or very low risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 65High risk of over exposure
E331i - Monosodium citrate 65
E404 - Calcium alginate 65
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 64No or very low risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 62
Potassium iodide 62
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 61
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 61
E924a - Potassium bromate 58
E131 - Patent blue v 57Moderate risk of over exposure
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 57High risk of over exposure
E124 - Ponceau 4r 57
E122 - Azorubine 56No or very low risk of over exposure
E928 - Benzole peroxide 56
E420i - D-sorbitol 54
E553 - Magnesium silicates 53
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 50
E930 - Calcium peroxide 49
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 48
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 48
E355 - Adipic acid 48
E143 - Fast Green FCF 47
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 46
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 45
E1105 - Lysozyme 44
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 43
E160aii - Plant carotenes 43
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 43
E553b - Talc 42
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 42
E504i - Magnesium carbonate 40
E280 - Propionic acid 39
E175 - Gold 38
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 37
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 36
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 36
E1404 - Oxidised starch 35
E400 - Alginic acid 34
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 34
E350 - Sodium malates 33
E425i - Konjac gum 33
E261 - Potassium acetate 32
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 32
E514 - Sodium sulphates 32
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 32
E620 - Glutamic acid 31
E252 - Potassium nitrate 30High risk of over exposure
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 30
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 30Moderate risk of over exposure
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 29
E515 - Potassium sulphates 29
E640i - Glycine 28
E403 - Ammonium alginate 27
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 26
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 25
E331ii - Disodium citrate 25
E1104 - Lipase 25
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 24
E641 - Leucine 24
E160bi - Annatto bixin 23
E140i - Chlorophylls 23
E173 - Aluminium 23
E941 - Nitrogen 22
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 22
E440ii - Amidated pectin 22
E541i - Acid sodium aluminium phosphate 21
E925 - Chlorine 21
E490 - Propylene glycol 21
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 19
E234 - Nisin 19
E1440 - Hydroxypropyl starch 18
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 18Moderate risk of over exposure
E966 - Lactitol 18
E164 - Saffron 17
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 16
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 16
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 15
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 15
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 15High risk of over exposure
E104 - Quinoline yellow 15
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 14
E637 - Ethyl maltol 14
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 14
E151 - Brilliant black bn 14No or very low risk of over exposure
E155 - Brown ht 14High risk of over exposure
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 13
E576 - Sodium gluconate 13
E440i - Non-amidated pectines 12
Amino acids 12
E365 - Sodium fumarate 12
E440a - Pectin 11
E142 - Green s 11Moderate risk of over exposure
E172ii - Red iron oxide 11
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 11
E965i - D-Maltitol 10
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 10
E500iii - Sodium sesquicarbonate 10
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 9
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 9
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 9
E636 - Maltol 9
E650 - Zinc acetate 9
E364 - E364 food additive 9
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 9
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 9
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 9
E957 - Thaumatin 9
E165 - Gardenia Blue 9
E514i - Sodium sulphate 8
E160d - Lycopene 8
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 8
E212 - Potassium benzoate 8High risk of over exposure
E585 - Ferrous lactate 7
E1401 - Acid-treated modified starch 7
E530 - Magnesium oxide 7
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 7
E511 - Magnesium chloride 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 6
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 6
E905b - Petroleum jelly 6
E469 - Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethylcellulose 6
E630 - Inosinic acid 6
E529 - Calcium oxide 6
E101a - E101a food additive 6
E201 - Sodium sorbate 5
E626 - Guanylic acid 5
E1421 - Acetylated starch 5
E949 - Hydrogen 5
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E457 - Alpha-Cyclodextrine 5
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 5High risk of over exposure
E450vi - Dicalcium diphosphate 5
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 5
E905c - Petroleum wax 5
E180 - Litholrubine bk 5
E441 - Superglycerinated hydrogenated rapeseed oil 4
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 4
E375 - Nicotinic acid 4
E335 - Sodium tartrates 4
E324 - Ethoxyquin 4
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 4
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 4
E203 - Calcium sorbate 4
E493 - Sorbitan monolaurate 4High risk of over exposure
E170ii - Calcium hydrogen carbonate 4
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 4
E527 - Ammonium hydroxide 4
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 4
E1403 - Bleached starch 4
E916 - Calcium iodate 4
E927b - Carbamide 4
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 4
E963 - Tagatose 4
E101ii - Riboflavin-5′-phosphate 4
E424 - Curdlan 3
E559 - Aluminium silicate 3
E446 - Succistearin 3
E302 - Calcium ascorbate 3
E917 - Potassium iodate 3
E123 - Amaranth 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E411 - E411 food additive 3
E1210 - Carbomer 3
E230 - Biphenyl 3
E943a - Butane 3
E944 - Propane 3
E1000 - Cholic acid 3
E550 - Sodium silicate 3
E386 - E386 food additive 3
E226 - Calcium sulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E370 - 1‚4-Heptonolactone 3
E518 - Magnesium sulphate 3
Isomaltose 3
E161 - Xanthophylls 3
E232 - Sodium orthophenyl phenol 3
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 3
E307a - D-Alpha-tocopherol 3
E431 - Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate 2
E402 - Potassium alginate 2
E399 - Calcium lactobionate 2
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 2
E465 - Ethyl methyl cellulose 2
E505 - Ferrous carbonate 2
E337 - Potassium sodium tartrate 2
E1202 - Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 2
E391 - Phytic acid 2
E344 - Lecithin citrate 2
E450iv - Dipotassium dihydrogenpyrophosphate 2
E470aiii - Calcium salts of fatty acids 2
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 2
E225 - Calcium Disulphite 2
E126 - Ponceau 6R 2
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 2
E172iii - Yellow iron oxide 2
E467 - Ethulose 2
E283 - Potassium propionate 2
E233 - Thiabendazole 2
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 2
E304ii - Ascorbyl stearate 2
E921 - L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate 2
E329 - Magnesium lactate 2
E380 - Triammonium citrate 2
E540 - Dicalcium diphosphate 2
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 2
E1411 - Distarch glycerol 2
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 2
E381 - Ferric ammonium citrate 1
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 1
E107 - Yellow 2G 1
E1001 - Choline salt 1
E160f - Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid (C 30) 1
E166 - Sandalwood 1
E496 - Sorbitan trioleate 1
E504ii - Magnesium hydroxide carbonate 1
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 1
E314 - Guaiacum 1
E484 - Stearyl citrate 1
E181 - Tannin 1
E512 - Stannous chloride 1
E478 - Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1 1
E474 - Sucroglycerides 1
E472g - Succinylated monoglycerides 1
E219 - Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E231 - Orthophenyl phenol 1
E367 - Calcium fumarate 1
E1503 - Castor oil 1
E236 - Formic acid 1
E366 - Potassium fumarate 1
E1451 - Acetylated oxidised starch 1
E459 - Beta-cyclodextrine 1High risk of over exposure
E458 - Gamma-Cyclodextrine 1
E239 - Hexamethylene tetramine 1
E240 - Formaldehyde 1
E246 - Glycolipids 1
E249 - Potassium nitrite 1
E450viii - E450(viii) food additive 1
E571 - E571 food additive 1
E574 - Gluconic acid 1
E577 - Potassium gluconate 1
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 1
E622 - Monopotassium glutamate 1
E1410 - Monostarch phosphate 1
E429 - Peptone 1
E632 - Dipotassium inosinate 1
E633 - Calcium inosinate 1
E427 - Cassia gum 1
E426 - Soybean hemicellulose 1
E425ii - Konjac glucomannan 1
E639 - E639 food additive 1
E309 - Delta-tocopherol 1
E311 - Octyl gallate 1
E312 - Dodecyl gallate 1
E419 - Gum ghatti 1
E130 - Indanthrene blue RS 1
E489 - Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester 1
E317 - Erythorbin acid 1
E318 - Calcium erythorbin 1
E322ii - Partially hydrolyzed lecithin 1
E350i - Sodium malate 1
E332i - Monopotassium citrate 1
E345 - Magnesium citrate 1
E333ii - Dicalcium citrate 1
E929 - Acetone peroxide 1
E943b - Isobutane 1
E388 - Thiodipropionic acid 1