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List of additives - World

118 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E250 - Sodium nitrite 597High risk of over exposure
E252 - Potassium nitrate 320High risk of over exposure
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 282
E330 - Citric acid 184
E500 - Sodium carbonates 129
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 119No or very low risk of over exposure
E235 - Natamycin 103
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 96
E300 - Ascorbic acid 76
E450 - Diphosphates 67High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 66
E202 - Potassium sorbate 63High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 58
E251 - Sodium nitrate 58High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 56
E331 - Sodium citrates 45
E160b - Annatto 44
E440 - Pectins 40
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 35High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 33High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 33
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 31
E415 - Xanthan gum 30
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 29
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 28High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 27
E14XX - Modified Starch 26
E160 - Carotenoids 25
E153 - Vegetable carbon 24
E422 - Glycerol 23
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 21
E412 - Guar gum 18
E414 - Acacia gum 18
E1103 - Invertase 18
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 16High risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 13
E262 - Sodium acetates 12
E150 - Caramel 12
E150a - Plain caramel 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E290 - Carbon dioxide 10
E150c - Ammonia caramel 10Moderate risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 9
E407 - Carrageenan 9High risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 8
E451 - Triphosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 7
E170 - Calcium carbonates 6
E211 - Sodium benzoate 6High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 5
E501 - Potassium carbonates 5
E249 - Potassium nitrite 5
E296 - Malic acid 4
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 4
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 4
E101 - Riboflavin 4
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 4
E502 - Carbonates 4
E160ai - Beta-carotene 4
E170i - Calcium carbonate 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 3
E401 - Sodium alginate 3
E904 - Shellac 3
E1510 - Ethanol 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 3High risk of over exposure
de:Gärungskohlensäure 3
E452 - Polyphosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 3
E120 - Cochineal 3
E460 - Cellulose 2
E100 - Curcumin 2
E101i - Riboflavin 2
E1104 - Lipase 2
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E221 - Sodium sulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E336 - Potassium tartrates 2
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 2
E461 - Methyl cellulose 2
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 2
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E579 - Iron gluconate 2
E903 - Carnauba wax 2
E335 - Sodium tartrates 1
E327 - Calcium lactate 1
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 1
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 1
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E260 - Acetic acid 1
E171 - Titanium dioxide 1
E162 - Beetroot red 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E160c - Paprika extract 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E515 - Potassium sulphates 1
E515i - Potassium sulphate 1
E553 - Magnesium silicates 1
E553b - Talc 1
E570 - Fatty acids 1
E950 - Acesulfame k 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E413 - Tragacanth 1
E410 - Locust bean gum 1
E340 - Potassium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E429 - Peptone 1
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 1