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List of additives - World

500 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 45170
E322 - Lecithins 27098
E322i - Lecithin 23986
E500 - Sodium carbonates 20347
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 18651
E415 - Xanthan gum 17716
E412 - Guar gum 15345
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 14893
E202 - Potassium sorbate 13724High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 11671High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 11602No or very low risk of over exposure
E440 - Pectins 10915
E250 - Sodium nitrite 10765High risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 10597High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 10568
E102 - Tartrazine 10377
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 10117Moderate risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 9094
E428 - Gelatine 8726
E150c - Ammonia caramel 7572Moderate risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 7328
E14XX - Modified Starch 7157
E422 - Glycerol 7124
E300 - Ascorbic acid 7029
E160b - Annatto 6913
E410 - Locust bean gum 6879
E903 - Carnauba wax 6554
E296 - Malic acid 6128
E160a - Carotene 6001
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 5626High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 5553High risk of over exposure
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 5303
E341 - Calcium phosphates 5295High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 5222
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 4992
E414 - Acacia gum 4724
E262 - Sodium acetates 4719
E160c - Paprika extract 4704
E171 - Titanium dioxide 4592
E420 - Sorbitol 4580
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 4538No or very low risk of over exposure
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 4207
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 3800
E200 - Sorbic acid 3425High risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 3289
E100 - Curcumin 3127
E235 - Natamycin 3088
E631 - Disodium inosinate 2878
E452 - Polyphosphates 2854High risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 2848
E627 - Disodium guanylate 2753
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2750
E460 - Cellulose 2701
E401 - Sodium alginate 2671
E955 - Sucralose 2563
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2433High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 2422
E282 - Calcium propionate 2413
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2315
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2290Moderate risk of over exposure
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 2256
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 2241
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 2221
E451 - Triphosphates 2167High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 2135
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 2112
E325 - Sodium lactate 2038
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 2018
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1966
E260 - Acetic acid 1856
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 1841
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1815
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1714Moderate risk of over exposure
E252 - Potassium nitrate 1706High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 1628No or very low risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 1599
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 1573
E406 - Agar 1571
E950 - Acesulfame k 1548
E160 - Carotenoids 1531
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 1482High risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 1479High risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 1469No or very low risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1382High risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 1362
E297 - Fumaric acid 1342
E965 - Maltitol 1334
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 1326High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 1256
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1252
E338 - Phosphoric acid 1226High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 1084
E904 - Shellac 1068
E281 - Sodium propionate 1031
E905 - Synthetic wax 1011
E905a - Mineral oil 1003
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 991
E327 - Calcium lactate 983
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 967No or very low risk of over exposure
E336 - Potassium tartrates 963
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 932High risk of over exposure
E153 - Vegetable carbon 902
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 883High risk of over exposure
E960 - Steviol glycosides 857Moderate risk of over exposure
E290 - Carbon dioxide 849
E150 - Caramel 796
E161b - Lutein 786
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 777
E170 - Calcium carbonates 764
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 759No or very low risk of over exposure
E162 - Beetroot red 751
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 742
E262i - Sodium acetate 740
E251 - Sodium nitrate 738High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 723
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 710
E1105 - Lysozyme 706
E1510 - Ethanol 695
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 672
E500i - Sodium carbonate 665
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 632
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 628
E570 - Fatty acids 624
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 606
E170i - Calcium carbonate 594No or very low risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 582
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 569
E951 - Aspartame 554No or very low risk of over exposure
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 548
E417 - Tara gum 540
E920 - L-cysteine 520
E1200 - Polydextrose 517
E101 - Riboflavin 514
E418 - Gellan gum 512
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 499
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 496High risk of over exposure
E350 - Sodium malates 494
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 477
E509 - Calcium chloride 465Moderate risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 457
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 442
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 442
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 442
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 442
E501 - Potassium carbonates 430
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 414
E551 - Silicon dioxide 403
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 403
E221 - Sodium sulphite 389High risk of over exposure
E131 - Patent blue v 387Moderate risk of over exposure
E333 - Calcium citrates 387
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 384
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 380
E413 - Tragacanth 374
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 361
E552 - Calcium silicate 338
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 336
E502 - Carbonates 334
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 330
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 330
E1103 - Invertase 315
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 310
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 305
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 304
E101i - Riboflavin 303
E261 - Potassium acetate 300
E968 - Erythritol 297
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 297
E263 - Calcium acetate 292
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 286
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 281
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 274
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 269
E554 - Sodium aluminium silicate 266
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 259
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 257
E160aii - Plant carotenes 245
E579 - Iron gluconate 243
E520 - Aluminium sulphate 242
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 242
E942 - Nitrous oxide 240
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 239High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 236
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 233
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 229High risk of over exposure
E927a - Azodicarbonamide 229
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 221
E310 - Propyl gallate 219
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 211
E355 - Adipic acid 206
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 204
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 200
E510 - Ammonium chloride 200
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 196
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 191
E508 - Potassium chloride 188Moderate risk of over exposure
E941 - Nitrogen 177
E332 - Potassium citrates 176
E212 - Potassium benzoate 172High risk of over exposure
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 162
E331i - Monosodium citrate 159
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 158
E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate 146
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 143High risk of over exposure
E363 - Succinic acid 142
E1101 - Protease 142
E953 - Isomalt 138
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 138
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 135
E315 - Erythorbic acid 130No or very low risk of over exposure
E234 - Nisin 127
E553 - Magnesium silicates 120
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 120
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 114
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 112No or very low risk of over exposure
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 110
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 106
E1104 - Lipase 106
E210 - Benzoic acid 105High risk of over exposure
E924a - Potassium bromate 105
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 104
E967 - Xylitol 104
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 103
E930 - Calcium peroxide 102
E122 - Azorubine 100No or very low risk of over exposure
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 99
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 97
E553b - Talc 94
E124 - Ponceau 4r 91
E164 - Saffron 88
E425 - Konjac 85
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 85
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 84
E140i - Chlorophylls 84
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 82
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 71
E440a - Pectin 69
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 69
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 67
E421 - Mannitol 66
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 66
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 66
E280 - Propionic acid 65
E961 - Neotame 65
E928 - Benzole peroxide 64
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 64
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 61
E440ii - Amidated pectin 59
E404 - Calcium alginate 59
E350i - Sodium malate 57
E343 - Magnesium phosphates 56High risk of over exposure
E343i - Monomagnesium phosphate 54
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 52
E151 - Brilliant black bn 50No or very low risk of over exposure
E420i - D-sorbitol 50
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 49
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 49
E160d - Lycopene 48
E641 - Leucine 44
E917 - Potassium iodate 43
E966 - Lactitol 43
E576 - Sodium gluconate 43
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 43High risk of over exposure
E425i - Konjac gum 42
E143 - Fast Green FCF 40
Potassium iodide 39
E640i - Glycine 38
E504i - Magnesium carbonate 36
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 36
E175 - Gold 34
E443 - Brominated vegetable oil 32
E962 - Salt of aspartame-acesulfame 32
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 31
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 31
E335 - Sodium tartrates 31
E1518 - Glyceryl triacetate 30
E249 - Potassium nitrite 30
E142 - Green s 30Moderate risk of over exposure
E104 - Quinoline yellow 28
E400 - Alginic acid 28
E1102 - Glucose oxidase 27
E160bi - Annatto bixin 27
E511 - Magnesium chloride 24Moderate risk of over exposure
E155 - Brown ht 24High risk of over exposure
E949 - Hydrogen 24
E331ii - Disodium citrate 23
E1420 - Acetylated starch 23
E329 - Magnesium lactate 22
E285 - Sodium tetraborate (borax) 20
E530 - Magnesium oxide 20
E905b - Petroleum jelly 20
E1404 - Oxidised starch 20
E203 - Calcium sorbate 19
de:Gärungskohlensäure 19
E536 - Potassium ferrocyanide 19
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 19
E342 - Ammonium phosphate 18
E336ii - Dipotassium tartrate 18
E317 - Erythorbin acid 18
E620 - Glutamic acid 18
E470 - Sodium/potassium/calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids 17
E515 - Potassium sulphates 17
E436 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate 16Moderate risk of over exposure
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 16
E440i - Non-amidated pectines 16
E902 - Candelilla wax 16
E172ii - Red iron oxide 16
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 15High risk of over exposure
E925 - Chlorine 15
E523 - Aluminium ammonium sulphate 15
E636 - Maltol 14
E324 - Ethoxyquin 14
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 13
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 13
E959 - Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone 12
Amino acids 12
de:Quellkohlensäure 12
E123 - Amaranth 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E585 - Ferrous lactate 11
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 11
E337 - Potassium sodium tartrate 11
E386 - E386 food additive 11
E416 - Karaya-gum 11
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 11
E173 - Aluminium 11
E514 - Sodium sulphates 11
E555 - Potassium aluminium silicate 11
E243 - Ethyl lauroyl arginate 11
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 10
E365 - Sodium fumarate 10
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 10
E963 - Tagatose 10
E174 - Silver 10
E490 - Propylene glycol 9
E201 - Sodium sorbate 9
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 9
E529 - Calcium oxide 8
E943a - Butane 8
E152 - Black 7984 8
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 8
E944 - Propane 7
E637 - Ethyl maltol 7
E958 - Glycyrrhizin 7
E916 - Calcium iodate 7
E375 - Nicotinic acid 7
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 7
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E927b - Carbamide 6
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 6
E999 - Quillaia extract 6
E180 - Litholrubine bk 6
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E1440 - Hydroxypropyl starch 6
E948 - Oxygen 6
E225 - Calcium Disulphite 6
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 6
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 5
E541i - Acid sodium aluminium phosphate 5
E965i - D-Maltitol 5
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 5
E166 - Sandalwood 4
E165 - Gardenia Blue 4
Organic acids 4
E957 - Thaumatin 4
E311 - Octyl gallate 4
E302 - Calcium ascorbate 4
E1405 - Enzyme treated starch 4
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 4High risk of over exposure
E402 - Potassium alginate 4
E226 - Calcium sulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E1421 - Acetylated starch 4
E905c - Petroleum wax 4
E381 - Ferric ammonium citrate 4
E1001 - Choline salt 4
E577 - Potassium gluconate 3
E1410 - Monostarch phosphate 3
E493 - Sorbitan monolaurate 3High risk of over exposure
E514i - Sodium sulphate 3
E514ii - Sodium hydrogen sulphate 3
E403 - Ammonium alginate 3
E515i - Potassium sulphate 3
E408 - Bakers yeast glycan 3
E1401 - Acid-treated modified starch 3
Isomaltose 3
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 3
E161 - Xanthophylls 3
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 3
E105 - E105 food additive 3
E457 - Alpha-Cyclodextrine 3
E452iv - Calcium polyphosphate 3
E352 - Calcium malates 3
E632 - Dipotassium inosinate 3
E101ii - Riboflavin-5′-phosphate 3
E964 - Polyglycitol syrup 3
E370 - 1‚4-Heptonolactone 3
E161g - Canthaxanthin 3
E578 - Calcium gluconate 3
E539 - Sodium thiosulfate 3
E504ii - Magnesium hydroxide carbonate 3
E429 - Peptone 3
E441 - Superglycerinated hydrogenated rapeseed oil 3
E1411 - Distarch glycerol 3
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 2
E431 - Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate 2
E391 - Phytic acid 2
E343ii - Dimagnesium phosphate 2
E333ii - Dicalcium citrate 2
E465 - Ethyl methyl cellulose 2
E328 - Ammonium lactate 2
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 2
E313 - Ethyl gallate 2
E304ii - Ascorbyl stearate 2
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 2
E500iii - Sodium sesquicarbonate 2
E239 - Hexamethylene tetramine 2
E236 - Formic acid 2
E233 - Thiabendazole 2
E219 - Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E527 - Ammonium hydroxide 2
E528 - Magnesium hydroxide 2
E182 - Orcein 2
E559 - Aluminium silicate 2
E580 - Magnesium Gluconate 2
E161h - Zeaxanthin 2
E622 - Monopotassium glutamate 2
E1503 - Castor oil 2
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 2
E905cii - Paraffin wax 2
E907 - Hydrogenated poly-1-decene 2
E1413 - Phosphated distarch phosphate 2
E130 - Indanthrene blue RS 2
E125 - Scarlet GN 2
E424 - Curdlan 2
E172i - Black iron oxide 1
E560 - Potassium silicate 1
E638 - E638 food additive 1
E639 - E639 food additive 1
E160f - Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid (C 30) 1
E557 - Hemimorphite 1
E181 - Tannin 1
E15x - E15x food additive 1
E154 - Brown FK 1
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 1
E550 - Sodium silicate 1
E543 - E543 food additive 1
E542 - Bone phosphate 1
E426 - Soybean hemicellulose 1
E1000 - Cholic acid 1
E540 - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E213 - Calcium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E446 - Succistearin 1
E388 - Thiodipropionic acid 1
E906 - Benzoin resin 1
E969 - Advantame 1
E910 - Wax ester 1
E913 - Lanolin 1
E518 - Magnesium sulphate 1
E1451 - Acetylated oxidised starch 1
E215 - Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E921 - L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate 1
E217 - Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E230 - Biphenyl 1
E231 - Orthophenyl phenol 1
E411 - E411 food additive 1
E232 - Sodium orthophenyl phenol 1
E240 - Formaldehyde 1
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 1
E283 - Potassium propionate 1
E488 - Ethoxylated Mono- and Di-Glycerides 1
E484 - Stearyl citrate 1
E479b - Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 1
de:Natürliche Quellkohlensäure 1
E1403 - Bleached starch 1
E307a - D-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E434 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E419 - Gum ghatti 1
E308 - Gamme-tocopherol 1
E1204 - Pullulan 1
E312 - Dodecyl gallate 1
E318 - Calcium erythorbin 1
E332i - Monopotassium citrate 1
E462 - Ethyl cellulose 1
E335ii - Disodium tartrate 1
E103 - Alkannin 1
E352i - Calcium malate 1
E364 - E364 food additive 1
E450vi - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E101a - E101a food additive 1
E586 - 4-hexylresorcinol 1
E450iv - Dipotassium dihydrogenpyrophosphate 1
E380 - Triammonium citrate 1
E625 - Magnesium diglutamate 1
E161j - Astaxanthin 1
E629 - Calcium guanylate 1
E630 - Inosinic acid 1
E161c - Cryptoaxanthin 1
E574 - Gluconic acid 1
E170ii - Calcium hydrogen carbonate 1