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List of additives - United Kingdom

206 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E296 - Malic acid 886
E330 - Citric acid 596
E331 - Sodium citrates 200
E500 - Sodium carbonates 174
E202 - Potassium sorbate 169High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 143
E422 - Glycerol 135
E163 - Anthocyanins 126
E955 - Sucralose 122
E270 - Lactic acid 120
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 106
E100 - Curcumin 103
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 101
E300 - Ascorbic acid 99
E450 - Diphosphates 98High risk of over exposure
E428 - Gelatine 93
E160a - Carotene 92
E950 - Acesulfame k 92
E903 - Carnauba wax 89
E440 - Pectins 82
E322 - Lecithins 82
E14XX - Modified Starch 75
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 69High risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 67
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 60High risk of over exposure
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 58Moderate risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 58
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 56
E414 - Acacia gum 55
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 55
E415 - Xanthan gum 51
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 47
E260 - Acetic acid 47
E1400 - Dextrin 45
E160ai - Beta-carotene 43
E162 - Beetroot red 43
E160b - Annatto 42
E282 - Calcium propionate 40
E420 - Sorbitol 39
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 37
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 36
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 35
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 34
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 33
E129 - Allura red 33No or very low risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 32
E262 - Sodium acetates 32
E951 - Aspartame 30No or very low risk of over exposure
E150a - Plain caramel 29No or very low risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 28
E170 - Calcium carbonates 25
E350 - Sodium malates 25
E102 - Tartrazine 24
E161b - Lutein 24
E211 - Sodium benzoate 24High risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 22
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 19
E297 - Fumaric acid 19
E120 - Cochineal 18
E631 - Disodium inosinate 18
E570 - Fatty acids 18
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 18
E333 - Calcium citrates 17
E160bi - Annatto bixin 17
E153 - Vegetable carbon 17
E171 - Titanium dioxide 17
E965 - Maltitol 16
E341 - Calcium phosphates 16High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 15
E407 - Carrageenan 15High risk of over exposure
E410 - Locust bean gum 15
E627 - Disodium guanylate 15
E290 - Carbon dioxide 14
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 14
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 14High risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 13
E920 - L-cysteine 13
E401 - Sodium alginate 12
E551 - Silicon dioxide 12
E262i - Sodium acetate 11
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 11No or very low risk of over exposure
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 11
E960 - Steviol glycosides 11Moderate risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 11
E327 - Calcium lactate 11
E200 - Sorbic acid 11High risk of over exposure
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 10
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 10
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 9High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 9
E904 - Shellac 9
E325 - Sodium lactate 9
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 8
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 7
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 7
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 7
E250 - Sodium nitrite 6High risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 6
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 6
E641 - Leucine 6
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 6
E967 - Xylitol 6
E421 - Mannitol 6
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 5
E160 - Carotenoids 5
E150 - Caramel 5
E501 - Potassium carbonates 5
E310 - Propyl gallate 5
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 5
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 5
E451 - Triphosphates 5High risk of over exposure
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 5
E332 - Potassium citrates 5
E452 - Polyphosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 4
E150c - Ammonia caramel 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 4
E905 - Synthetic wax 4
E968 - Erythritol 4
E101 - Riboflavin 4
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 4
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 4
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 4
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 3
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 3
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 3
E460 - Cellulose 3
E461 - Methyl cellulose 3
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 3
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 3
E122 - Azorubine 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 3
E953 - Isomalt 3
E252 - Potassium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 2
E1510 - Ethanol 2
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 2
E140i - Chlorophylls 2
Amino acids 2
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 2
E340 - Potassium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E905a - Mineral oil 2
E905c - Petroleum wax 2
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 2
E355 - Adipic acid 2
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 2
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 2
E576 - Sodium gluconate 2
E261 - Potassium acetate 2
E509 - Calcium chloride 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 2
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 2
Potassium iodide 2
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 2
E501i - Potassium carbonate 2
E425 - Konjac 2
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E537 - Ferrous hexacyanomanganate 1
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 1
E124 - Ponceau 4r 1
E640i - Glycine 1
E339 - Sodium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E160d - Lycopene 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E331ii - Disodium citrate 1
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E104 - Quinoline yellow 1
E329 - Magnesium lactate 1
E281 - Sodium propionate 1
E326 - Potassium lactate 1
E425i - Konjac gum 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E1421 - Acetylated starch 1
E630 - Inosinic acid 1
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 1
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 1
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 1
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1420 - Acetylated starch 1
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 1
E142 - Green s 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 1High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 1
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1
E1000 - Cholic acid 1
E489 - Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester 1
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 1High risk of over exposure
E1410 - Monostarch phosphate 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E350i - Sodium malate 1
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 1
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1
E508 - Potassium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1