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List of additives - United Kingdom

237 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E202 - Potassium sorbate 1892High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 971
E415 - Xanthan gum 390
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 390
E331 - Sodium citrates 381
E500 - Sodium carbonates 378
E450 - Diphosphates 362High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 328
E955 - Sucralose 313
E950 - Acesulfame k 279
E322 - Lecithins 241
E160a - Carotene 222
E300 - Ascorbic acid 215
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 187
E440 - Pectins 175
E296 - Malic acid 169
E412 - Guar gum 169
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 163High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 159
E270 - Lactic acid 156
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 142
E163 - Anthocyanins 136
E211 - Sodium benzoate 135High risk of over exposure
E282 - Calcium propionate 131
E322i - Lecithin 125
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 110
E951 - Aspartame 106No or very low risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 101
E14XX - Modified Starch 97
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 96
E414 - Acacia gum 87
E150a - Plain caramel 80No or very low risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 79High risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 77
E341 - Calcium phosphates 73High risk of over exposure
E160ai - Beta-carotene 60
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 57No or very low risk of over exposure
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 55High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 53
E160b - Annatto 49
E401 - Sodium alginate 47
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 45
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 45
E171 - Titanium dioxide 45
E338 - Phosphoric acid 45High risk of over exposure
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 45
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 43Moderate risk of over exposure
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 40
E570 - Fatty acids 39
E904 - Shellac 38
E420 - Sorbitol 38
E410 - Locust bean gum 37
E170 - Calcium carbonates 36
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 36
E406 - Agar 35
E407 - Carrageenan 35High risk of over exposure
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 35
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 35
E161b - Lutein 35
E162 - Beetroot red 34
E170i - Calcium carbonate 33No or very low risk of over exposure
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 33
E120 - Cochineal 33
E920 - L-cysteine 31
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 30
E101 - Riboflavin 28
E262 - Sodium acetates 27
E428 - Gelatine 27
E500i - Sodium carbonate 26
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 25High risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 25
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 23
E200 - Sorbic acid 23High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 22
E452 - Polyphosphates 21High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 21High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 19
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 19
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 19
E509 - Calcium chloride 19Moderate risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 18Moderate risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 17High risk of over exposure
E129 - Allura red 15No or very low risk of over exposure
E327 - Calcium lactate 15
E250 - Sodium nitrite 15High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 15
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 14Moderate risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 14
E150 - Caramel 14
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 14High risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 14
E413 - Tragacanth 14
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 13High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 13
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 13
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 13
E325 - Sodium lactate 13
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 12
E1400 - Dextrin 12
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 12
E451 - Triphosphates 12High risk of over exposure
E576 - Sodium gluconate 12
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 12
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 12
E102 - Tartrazine 12
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 12
E262i - Sodium acetate 11
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 11High risk of over exposure
E281 - Sodium propionate 11
E290 - Carbon dioxide 10
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 9No or very low risk of over exposure
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 9
E127 - Erythrosine 9
E1200 - Polydextrose 8
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E914 - Oxidised polyethylene wax 7
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 7
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 7
E627 - Disodium guanylate 7
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 7
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 7
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 7
E631 - Disodium inosinate 6
E160bi - Annatto bixin 6
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 6
E333 - Calcium citrates 6
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 6
E960 - Steviol glycosides 6Moderate risk of over exposure
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 6
E252 - Potassium nitrate 6High risk of over exposure
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 6
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 6
E418 - Gellan gum 6
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 6
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E124 - Ponceau 4r 5
E235 - Natamycin 5
E160 - Carotenoids 5
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 5
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 5
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 5
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 5
E1510 - Ethanol 5
E1503 - Castor oil 5
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 5
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 5
E968 - Erythritol 4
E1105 - Lysozyme 4
E122 - Azorubine 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 4
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 4
E153 - Vegetable carbon 4
E210 - Benzoic acid 4High risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 4High risk of over exposure
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 4
E326 - Potassium lactate 4
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 4
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 4
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 4
E967 - Xylitol 3
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 3
E332 - Potassium citrates 3
E297 - Fumaric acid 3
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 3
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 3
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 3
E516 - Calcium sulphate 3
E160d - Lycopene 3
E261 - Potassium acetate 3
E404 - Calcium alginate 2
E142 - Green s 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 2
E355 - Adipic acid 2
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 2
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 2
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 2High risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 2
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 2
E551 - Silicon dioxide 2
E440a - Pectin 2
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 2
E180 - Litholrubine bk 2
E350 - Sodium malates 2
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 2
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2
E151 - Brilliant black bn 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E508 - Potassium chloride 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E1421 - Acetylated starch 2
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E912 - Montanic acid esters 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 1
E927b - Carbamide 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1
E1000 - Cholic acid 1
E963 - Tagatose 1
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 1
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E388 - Thiodipropionic acid 1
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 1
E470aiii - Calcium salts of fatty acids 1
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E354 - Calcium tartrate 1
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1
E336 - Potassium tartrates 1
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 1
E315 - Erythorbic acid 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 1
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 1
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E514 - Sodium sulphates 1
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1
E234 - Nisin 1
E233 - Thiabendazole 1
E221 - Sodium sulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E537 - Ferrous hexacyanomanganate 1
E540 - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E572 - Magnesium stearate 1
E164 - Saffron 1
E579 - Iron gluconate 1
E620 - Glutamic acid 1
E155 - Brown ht 1High risk of over exposure