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List of additives - World

220 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E412 - Guar gum 1068
E415 - Xanthan gum 919
E14XX - Modified Starch 889
E330 - Citric acid 879
E160c - Paprika extract 599
E450 - Diphosphates 564High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 446
E407 - Carrageenan 337High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 262
E202 - Potassium sorbate 231High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 217
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 214High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 212
E452 - Polyphosphates 195High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 191High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 164
E300 - Ascorbic acid 154
E420 - Sorbitol 145
E270 - Lactic acid 135
E461 - Methyl cellulose 132
E325 - Sodium lactate 106
E451 - Triphosphates 104High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 99
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 96
E100 - Curcumin 95
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 94High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 80High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 79
E120 - Cochineal 76
E296 - Malic acid 73
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 72
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 66
E322 - Lecithins 64
E160b - Annatto 59
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 55High risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 53
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 51
E150c - Ammonia caramel 51Moderate risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 50
E509 - Calcium chloride 49Moderate risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 47
E406 - Agar 47
E341 - Calcium phosphates 44High risk of over exposure
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 40
E410 - Locust bean gum 39
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 38
E631 - Disodium inosinate 38
E262i - Sodium acetate 35
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 33
E250 - Sodium nitrite 32High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 32
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 31
E627 - Disodium guanylate 30
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 29High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 29
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 29
E326 - Potassium lactate 29
E500i - Sodium carbonate 29
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 28
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 28
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 27
E1400 - Dextrin 27
E101 - Riboflavin 24
E171 - Titanium dioxide 18
E200 - Sorbic acid 17High risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 17
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 17
E160ai - Beta-carotene 17
E150 - Caramel 16
E129 - Allura red 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 16
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 16
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 16
E102 - Tartrazine 15
E414 - Acacia gum 15
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 15
E579 - Iron gluconate 14
E160d - Lycopene 14
E161b - Lutein 13
E160 - Carotenoids 13
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 12
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 12
E252 - Potassium nitrate 12High risk of over exposure
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 12High risk of over exposure
E1420 - Acetylated starch 11
E339 - Sodium phosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E332 - Potassium citrates 11
E955 - Sucralose 11
E261 - Potassium acetate 10
E551 - Silicon dioxide 10
E150a - Plain caramel 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 10
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 9
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 9
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 9
E170 - Calcium carbonates 9
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 8
E124 - Ponceau 4r 7
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 7
E1404 - Oxidised starch 7
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 7
E327 - Calcium lactate 6
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 6
E338 - Phosphoric acid 6High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 6
E164 - Saffron 6
E336 - Potassium tartrates 5
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 5
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E290 - Carbon dioxide 5
E234 - Nisin 5
E1510 - Ethanol 5
E210 - Benzoic acid 5High risk of over exposure
E576 - Sodium gluconate 5
E413 - Tragacanth 4
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 4
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 4
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 4
E501 - Potassium carbonates 4
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 4
E949 - Hydrogen 4
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 4
E422 - Glycerol 4
Amino acids 3
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 3
E1101 - Protease 3
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 3
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 3
E153 - Vegetable carbon 3
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 3
E161j - Astaxanthin 3
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 3
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E340 - Potassium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 3High risk of over exposure
E417 - Tara gum 3
E570 - Fatty acids 3
E950 - Acesulfame k 3
E951 - Aspartame 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 2
E333 - Calcium citrates 2
E331ii - Disodium citrate 2
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 2
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 2
E282 - Calcium propionate 2
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E203 - Calcium sorbate 2
E502 - Carbonates 2
E175 - Gold 2
E170i - Calcium carbonate 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 2
E514 - Sodium sulphates 2
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 2
E161g - Canthaxanthin 2
E578 - Calcium gluconate 2
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 2
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 2
E1200 - Polydextrose 2
Potassium iodide 2
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E240 - Formaldehyde 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E906 - Benzoin resin 1
E180 - Litholrubine bk 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E508 - Potassium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 1
E928 - Benzole peroxide 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E941 - Nitrogen 1
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E542 - Bone phosphate 1
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E151 - Brilliant black bn 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E386 - E386 food additive 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E1451 - Acetylated oxidised starch 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 1
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E1410 - Monostarch phosphate 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 1
E425 - Konjac 1
E489 - Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester 1
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure