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List of additives – World

618 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 194629
E322 - Lecithins 129375
E322i - Lecithin 108734
E500 - Sodium carbonates 81184
E415 - Xanthan gum 67871
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 60723
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 56585
E202 - Potassium sorbate 55979High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 55387
E450 - Diphosphates 43280High risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 41096
E407 - Carrageenan 40715High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 39426
E250 - Sodium nitrite 39167High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 36232
E331 - Sodium citrates 35654
E270 - Lactic acid 33299
E129 - Allura red 29183No or very low risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 29113
E150c - Ammonia caramel 26971Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 26853
E211 - Sodium benzoate 26059High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 25104Moderate risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 23376
E955 - Sucralose 22796
E341 - Calcium phosphates 22227High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 22225
E414 - Acacia gum 22101
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 21919High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 21839
E410 - Locust bean gum 21449
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 20519
E296 - Malic acid 20251
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 19138
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 19052
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 18925
E420 - Sorbitol 18017
E950 - Acesulfame k 17875
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 17578
E160b - Annatto 17482
E262 - Sodium acetates 16376
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 15605
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 14830No or very low risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 14508
E282 - Calcium propionate 13640
E200 - Sorbic acid 12650High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 12116
E100 - Curcumin 11977
E452 - Polyphosphates 11569High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 11272
E160ai - Beta-carotene 11124
E460 - Cellulose 10836
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 10298
E631 - Disodium inosinate 10174
E451 - Triphosphates 9968High risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 9886High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 9492
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 9325
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 9239
E1400 - Dextrin 9084
E340 - Potassium phosphates 8997High risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 8758No or very low risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 8716
E260 - Acetic acid 8660
E401 - Sodium alginate 8439
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 8251
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 8205High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 7415
E290 - Carbon dioxide 7322
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 7233
E338 - Phosphoric acid 6963High risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 6953Moderate risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 6720Moderate risk of over exposure
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 6675
E150a - Plain caramel 6615No or very low risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 6553
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 6462
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 6421
E127 - Erythrosine 6279
E252 - Potassium nitrate 6192High risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 6118Moderate risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 5873High risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 5835
E406 - Agar 5589
E326 - Potassium lactate 5585
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 5432No or very low risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 5365High risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 5364
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 5136
E461 - Methyl cellulose 5089
E325 - Sodium lactate 5057
E132 - Indigotine 4999No or very low risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 4971
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 4851
E297 - Fumaric acid 4628
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 4536
E160 - Carotenoids 4433
E170 - Calcium carbonates 4405
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 4392
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 4223No or very low risk of over exposure