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List of additives - World

218 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E412 - Guar gum 1040
E415 - Xanthan gum 874
E14XX - Modified Starch 849
E330 - Citric acid 844
E160c - Paprika extract 554
E450 - Diphosphates 529High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 418
E407 - Carrageenan 321High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 248
E260 - Acetic acid 216
E202 - Potassium sorbate 211High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 202
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 197High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 184High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 179High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 153
E300 - Ascorbic acid 149
E420 - Sorbitol 131
E270 - Lactic acid 131
E461 - Methyl cellulose 122
E325 - Sodium lactate 102
E451 - Triphosphates 97High risk of over exposure
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 93High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 92
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 88
E100 - Curcumin 87
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 76High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 74
E296 - Malic acid 71
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 71
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 62
E120 - Cochineal 61
E322 - Lecithins 60
E160b - Annatto 58
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 54High risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 52
E150c - Ammonia caramel 51Moderate risk of over exposure
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 51
E401 - Sodium alginate 49
E509 - Calcium chloride 49Moderate risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 47
E406 - Agar 45
E341 - Calcium phosphates 42High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 39
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 37
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 35
E631 - Disodium inosinate 32
E262i - Sodium acetate 32
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 31
E460 - Cellulose 31
E250 - Sodium nitrite 30High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 29High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 28
E500i - Sodium carbonate 28
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 28
E326 - Potassium lactate 28
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 27
E627 - Disodium guanylate 27
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 26
E1400 - Dextrin 26
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 26
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 24
E101 - Riboflavin 19
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 18
E129 - Allura red 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 16High risk of over exposure
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 16
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 16
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 15
E102 - Tartrazine 15
E160ai - Beta-carotene 15
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 15
E414 - Acacia gum 15
E579 - Iron gluconate 14
E150 - Caramel 14
E171 - Titanium dioxide 14
E161b - Lutein 13
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 12Moderate risk of over exposure
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 12High risk of over exposure
E160 - Carotenoids 12
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E261 - Potassium acetate 11
E339 - Sodium phosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 11
E252 - Potassium nitrate 11High risk of over exposure
E1420 - Acetylated starch 11
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 10
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 10
E551 - Silicon dioxide 10
E332 - Potassium citrates 10
E150a - Plain caramel 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 9
E170 - Calcium carbonates 9
E101i - Riboflavin 9
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 9
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 9
E1404 - Oxidised starch 8
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 8
E160d - Lycopene 7
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 7
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 7
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E124 - Ponceau 4r 7
E440 - Pectins 6
E164 - Saffron 6
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 6
E338 - Phosphoric acid 6High risk of over exposure
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 5
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 5
E290 - Carbon dioxide 5
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 5
E576 - Sodium gluconate 5
E336 - Potassium tartrates 5
E501 - Potassium carbonates 4
E949 - Hydrogen 4
E1510 - Ethanol 4
E327 - Calcium lactate 4
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 4
E413 - Tragacanth 4
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 4
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 4
E210 - Benzoic acid 4High risk of over exposure
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 3
E570 - Fatty acids 3
E422 - Glycerol 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 3
E340 - Potassium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E153 - Vegetable carbon 3
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 3
E950 - Acesulfame k 3
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 3
E951 - Aspartame 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E161j - Astaxanthin 3
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 3
Amino acids 3
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 3High risk of over exposure
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 3
E1101 - Protease 3
E417 - Tara gum 3
Potassium iodide 2
E1200 - Polydextrose 2
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 2
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 2
E161g - Canthaxanthin 2
E163 - Anthocyanins 2
E170i - Calcium carbonate 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E175 - Gold 2
E203 - Calcium sorbate 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 2
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 2
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 2
E331ii - Disodium citrate 2
E333 - Calcium citrates 2
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 2
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 2
E502 - Carbonates 2
E514 - Sodium sulphates 2
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 2
E578 - Calcium gluconate 2
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 2
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 2
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 1
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E425 - Konjac 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 1
E508 - Potassium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E386 - E386 food additive 1
E510 - Ammonium chloride 1
E1451 - Acetylated oxidised starch 1
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E542 - Bone phosphate 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E240 - Formaldehyde 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 1
E180 - Litholrubine bk 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 1
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 1
E151 - Brilliant black bn 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E640i - Glycine 1
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E906 - Benzoin resin 1
E917 - Potassium iodate 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E1410 - Monostarch phosphate 1
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E928 - Benzole peroxide 1
E941 - Nitrogen 1
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 1
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E489 - Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester 1
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 1High risk of over exposure
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1