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List of additives - World

NOVA group: 3 - Processed foods

181 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 17710
E300 - Ascorbic acid 4886
E500 - Sodium carbonates 4155
E250 - Sodium nitrite 3725High risk of over exposure
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 3196
E202 - Potassium sorbate 3152High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 2815
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 1429
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1402High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 1176High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 1162
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 1138High risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1113
E235 - Natamycin 1072
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 1008
E252 - Potassium nitrate 914High risk of over exposure
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 770No or very low risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 754
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 727High risk of over exposure
E579 - Iron gluconate 663
E341 - Calcium phosphates 654High risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 607
E262 - Sodium acetates 560
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 547
E1105 - Lysozyme 547
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 543
E282 - Calcium propionate 516
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 485
E200 - Sorbic acid 470High risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 435High risk of over exposure
E336 - Potassium tartrates 409
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 315
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 284
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 273
E251 - Sodium nitrate 270High risk of over exposure
E1510 - Ethanol 255
E296 - Malic acid 254
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 181
E500i - Sodium carbonate 177
E501 - Potassium carbonates 152
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 151
E340 - Potassium phosphates 141High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 139
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 137
E262i - Sodium acetate 119
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 116
E221 - Sodium sulphite 115High risk of over exposure
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 108
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 90
E281 - Sodium propionate 88
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 86
E339 - Sodium phosphates 85High risk of over exposure
E509 - Calcium chloride 84Moderate risk of over exposure
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 81
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 81
E501i - Potassium carbonate 79
E338 - Phosphoric acid 78High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 77
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 76No or very low risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 75
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 73
E502 - Carbonates 64
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 64
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 64
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 61
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 55
E210 - Benzoic acid 54High risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 54
E924a - Potassium bromate 52
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 52
E234 - Nisin 51
E552 - Calcium silicate 43
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 41
E949 - Hydrogen 37
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 36
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 36
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 36
E315 - Erythorbic acid 33No or very low risk of over exposure
E203 - Calcium sorbate 33
E263 - Calcium acetate 27
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 27
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 26
E285 - Sodium tetraborate (borax) 24
E1103 - Invertase 23
E363 - Succinic acid 23
E261 - Potassium acetate 22
E310 - Propyl gallate 21
E570 - Fatty acids 20
E280 - Propionic acid 20
E529 - Calcium oxide 20
E440a - Pectin 18
Amino acids 18
Potassium iodide 17
E331i - Monosodium citrate 16
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 16
E332 - Potassium citrates 15
E212 - Potassium benzoate 15High risk of over exposure
E1101 - Protease 15
E249 - Potassium nitrite 14
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 14
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 13
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 13
E1200 - Polydextrose 13
E515 - Potassium sulphates 13
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 10High risk of over exposure
E333 - Calcium citrates 10
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 10
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 9
E510 - Ammonium chloride 9
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 8
E201 - Sodium sorbate 7
E324 - Ethoxyquin 7
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 6
E585 - Ferrous lactate 6
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 6
E930 - Calcium peroxide 5
E511 - Magnesium chloride 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 5
E386 - E386 food additive 5
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 4
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 4
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 4
E514 - Sodium sulphates 4
E928 - Benzole peroxide 4
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 3
E572 - Magnesium stearate 3
E239 - Hexamethylene tetramine 3
E331ii - Disodium citrate 3
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 3
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 3
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 2
E916 - Calcium iodate 2
E917 - Potassium iodate 2
E233 - Thiabendazole 2
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 2
E553 - Magnesium silicates 2
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 2
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 2
E225 - Calcium Disulphite 2
E500iii - Sodium sesquicarbonate 2
E353 - Metatartaric acid 2
E553b - Talc 2
E914 - Oxidised polyethylene wax 2
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 1
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E350i - Sodium malate 1
E352 - Calcium malates 1
E367 - Calcium fumarate 1
E380 - Triammonium citrate 1
E411 - E411 food additive 1
E440b - Pectin amide 1
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1
E323 - E323 food additive 1
E317 - Erythorbin acid 1
E311 - Octyl gallate 1
E308 - Gamme-tocopherol 1
E304ii - Ascorbyl stearate 1
E302 - Calcium ascorbate 1
E283 - Potassium propionate 1
E504i - Magnesium carbonate 1
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E515i - Potassium sulphate 1
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 1
E527 - Ammonium hydroxide 1
E230 - Biphenyl 1
E227 - Calcium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E545 - Ammonium polyphosphate 1
E571 - E571 food additive 1
E1204 - Pullulan 1
E576 - Sodium gluconate 1
E586 - 4-hexylresorcinol 1
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 1
E926 - Chlorine dioxide 1
E927b - Carbamide 1
E948 - Oxygen 1
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 1
E999 - Quillaia extract 1
Organic acids 1