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List of additives - World

180 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E14XX - Modified Starch 486
E250 - Sodium nitrite 355High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 311
E415 - Xanthan gum 267
E407 - Carrageenan 230High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 192No or very low risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 190
E202 - Potassium sorbate 185High risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 178
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 171
E322 - Lecithins 142
E322i - Lecithin 126
E450 - Diphosphates 123High risk of over exposure
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 121
E160c - Paprika extract 118
E452 - Polyphosphates 99High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 97
E160a - Carotene 91
E451 - Triphosphates 90High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 89
E440 - Pectins 84
E500 - Sodium carbonates 80
E120 - Cochineal 78
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 72High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 69
E326 - Potassium lactate 66
E428 - Gelatine 58
E262i - Sodium acetate 58
E160b - Annatto 57
E160ai - Beta-carotene 54
E150a - Plain caramel 53No or very low risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 40
E160 - Carotenoids 38
E235 - Natamycin 32
E252 - Potassium nitrate 32High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 31
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 30High risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 29
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 28
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 27
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 26
E420 - Sorbitol 26
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 24
E161b - Lutein 23
E401 - Sodium alginate 23
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 23High risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 23
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 22High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 22High risk of over exposure
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 22
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 22High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 22
E410 - Locust bean gum 20
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 18
E509 - Calcium chloride 18Moderate risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 16
E325 - Sodium lactate 16
E631 - Disodium inosinate 15
E627 - Disodium guanylate 15
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 15
E339 - Sodium phosphates 15High risk of over exposure
E955 - Sucralose 14
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 13
E150 - Caramel 13
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 12
E422 - Glycerol 11
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 11High risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 11Moderate risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 10
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 10
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 10
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 10
E500i - Sodium carbonate 9
E460 - Cellulose 9
E461 - Methyl cellulose 9
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 9
E501 - Potassium carbonates 9
E340 - Potassium phosphates 9High risk of over exposure
E951 - Aspartame 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 8
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 7
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 7High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 7
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 7
E153 - Vegetable carbon 7
E336 - Potassium tartrates 7
E251 - Sodium nitrate 7High risk of over exposure
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 6
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 6
E162 - Beetroot red 6
E508 - Potassium chloride 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 6
E579 - Iron gluconate 6
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 6
E960 - Steviol glycosides 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 5
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 5High risk of over exposure
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E263 - Calcium acetate 5
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 5
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 5
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 5
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 5
E327 - Calcium lactate 4
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 4
E417 - Tara gum 4
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 4
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 4High risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 4
E296 - Malic acid 4
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 4
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 4
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 4
E1510 - Ethanol 4
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 3
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 3
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 3
E440ii - Amidated pectin 3
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 3
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 3
E164 - Saffron 3
E234 - Nisin 3
E171 - Titanium dioxide 3
E341 - Calcium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 3
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 3
E920 - L-cysteine 3
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 3
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 2
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 2
E418 - Gellan gum 2
E420i - D-sorbitol 2
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2
E333 - Calcium citrates 2
E261 - Potassium acetate 2
E249 - Potassium nitrite 2
E101i - Riboflavin 2
E203 - Calcium sorbate 2
E170 - Calcium carbonates 2
E151 - Brilliant black bn 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 2
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 2
E1101 - Protease 2
E406 - Agar 2
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E160bi - Annatto bixin 1
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 1
E160aii - Plant carotenes 1
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 1
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E280 - Propionic acid 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E553 - Magnesium silicates 1
E553b - Talc 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 1
E641 - Leucine 1
E903 - Carnauba wax 1
E904 - Shellac 1
E317 - Erythorbin acid 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E404 - Calcium alginate 1
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 1