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List of additives - United Kingdom

306 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E330 - Citric acid 5728
E202 - Potassium sorbate 968High risk of over exposure
E331 - Sodium citrates 944
E160c - Paprika extract 798
E500 - Sodium carbonates 703
E440 - Pectins 685
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 644
E296 - Malic acid 595
E322 - Lecithins 594
E300 - Ascorbic acid 530
E422 - Glycerol 515
E450 - Diphosphates 500High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 474
E163 - Anthocyanins 473
E955 - Sucralose 462
E415 - Xanthan gum 430
E950 - Acesulfame k 404
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 385
E100 - Curcumin 381
E412 - Guar gum 354
E322i - Lecithin 339
E270 - Lactic acid 333
E428 - Gelatine 265
E260 - Acetic acid 256
E14XX - Modified Starch 224
E414 - Acacia gum 220
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 207High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 203
E951 - Aspartame 188No or very low risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 188High risk of over exposure
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 188
E150a - Plain caramel 181No or very low risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 178
E162 - Beetroot red 176
E211 - Sodium benzoate 176High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 173
E410 - Locust bean gum 163
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 157
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 151
E160ai - Beta-carotene 149
E170 - Calcium carbonates 149
E282 - Calcium propionate 137
E160b - Annatto 136
E170i - Calcium carbonate 128No or very low risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 125High risk of over exposure
E341 - Calcium phosphates 119High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 117
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 111
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 110
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 105
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 105High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 103
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 99
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 99Moderate risk of over exposure
E250 - Sodium nitrite 91High risk of over exposure
E120 - Cochineal 88
E1400 - Dextrin 87
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 87
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 87
E161b - Lutein 87
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 81
E451 - Triphosphates 81High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 80
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 76
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 74
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 74
E200 - Sorbic acid 74High risk of over exposure
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 72No or very low risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 70
E570 - Fatty acids 68
E401 - Sodium alginate 64
E327 - Calcium lactate 63
E129 - Allura red 62No or very low risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 60
E960 - Steviol glycosides 59Moderate risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 59
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 59High risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 58
E500i - Sodium carbonate 58
E551 - Silicon dioxide 57
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 56
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 56
E631 - Disodium inosinate 53
E445 - Glycerol esters of wood rosin 53
E101 - Riboflavin 52
E501i - Potassium carbonate 52
E150c - Ammonia caramel 50Moderate risk of over exposure
E333 - Calcium citrates 50
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 50
E509 - Calcium chloride 50Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 49
E452 - Polyphosphates 49High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 48
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 47
E920 - L-cysteine 46
E153 - Vegetable carbon 46
E338 - Phosphoric acid 45High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 44Moderate risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 43
E101i - Riboflavin 43
E332 - Potassium citrates 41
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 39
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 37
E290 - Carbon dioxide 36
E418 - Gellan gum 36
E325 - Sodium lactate 35
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 33High risk of over exposure
E242 - Dimethyl dicarbonate 32
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 31
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 28
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 28
E150 - Caramel 28
E502 - Carbonates 27
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 26
E221 - Sodium sulphite 26High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 25
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 24
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 24
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 23
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 23High risk of over exposure
E968 - Erythritol 23
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 23
E340 - Potassium phosphates 23High risk of over exposure
E350 - Sodium malates 23
E160bi - Annatto bixin 22
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 22
E417 - Tara gum 21
E160 - Carotenoids 21
E516 - Calcium sulphate 21
E124 - Ponceau 4r 21
E262i - Sodium acetate 21
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 20
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 20
E1103 - Invertase 20
E967 - Xylitol 20
E1200 - Polydextrose 19
E132 - Indigotine 19No or very low risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 19High risk of over exposure
E297 - Fumaric acid 19
E252 - Potassium nitrate 18High risk of over exposure
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 18
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 17
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 17
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 17
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 16
E404 - Calcium alginate 16
E210 - Benzoic acid 16High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 16
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 15No or very low risk of over exposure
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 15
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 15
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 15
E127 - Erythrosine 15
E572 - Magnesium stearate 15
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 14
E1510 - Ethanol 14
E576 - Sodium gluconate 14
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 14High risk of over exposure
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 13
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 13
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 13
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 13High risk of over exposure
E310 - Propyl gallate 13
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 12
E413 - Tragacanth 12
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 11
E212 - Potassium benzoate 11High risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 11High risk of over exposure
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 11
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 11
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 11Moderate risk of over exposure
E553 - Magnesium silicates 11
E553b - Talc 11
E953 - Isomalt 11
E281 - Sodium propionate 10
E261 - Potassium acetate 10
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 10
Amino acids 10
E952 - Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 9
E122 - Azorubine 9No or very low risk of over exposure
E1105 - Lysozyme 9
E326 - Potassium lactate 9
E140i - Chlorophylls 9
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 8
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 8
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 8
E508 - Potassium chloride 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 8
E142 - Green s 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E421 - Mannitol 8
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 7High risk of over exposure
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 7
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 7
E640i - Glycine 7
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 7
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 6
E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 6
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 6
E160d - Lycopene 6
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 6
E552 - Calcium silicate 5
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 5
E1503 - Castor oil 5
E999 - Quillaia extract 5
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 5
Potassium iodide 5
E425 - Konjac 5
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 4
E905 - Synthetic wax 4
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 4
E104 - Quinoline yellow 4
E641 - Leucine 4
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 4
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 4
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 4
E1210 - Carbomer 4
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 4
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E405 - Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 4
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 4
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 4
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 4
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 3High risk of over exposure
E579 - Iron gluconate 3
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 3
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 3
E425i - Konjac gum 3
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 3
E944 - Propane 3
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 3
E263 - Calcium acetate 3
E336 - Potassium tartrates 3
E440a - Pectin 3
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 3
E164 - Saffron 3
E511 - Magnesium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 3
E381 - Ferric ammonium citrate 2
E363 - Succinic acid 2
E355 - Adipic acid 2
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 2
E427 - Cassia gum 2
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 2
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 2
E440ii - Amidated pectin 2
E331i - Monosodium citrate 2
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 2
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 2
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 2
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 2
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E236 - Formic acid 2
E228 - Potassium bisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 2
E180 - Litholrubine bk 2
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 2
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 2
E1421 - Acetylated starch 2
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 2
E905b - Petroleum jelly 2
E905c - Petroleum wax 2
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 2
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 2
E927b - Carbamide 2
E943a - Butane 2
E943b - Isobutane 2
E957 - Thaumatin 2
E331ii - Disodium citrate 1
E388 - Thiodipropionic acid 1
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 1High risk of over exposure
E201 - Sodium sorbate 1
E474 - Sucroglycerides 1
E650 - Zinc acetate 1
E1420 - Acetylated starch 1
E234 - Nisin 1
E103 - Alkannin 1
E235 - Natamycin 1
E1410 - Monostarch phosphate 1
E472d - Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E963 - Tagatose 1
E424 - Curdlan 1
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E350i - Sodium malate 1
E419 - Gum ghatti 1
E366 - Potassium fumarate 1
E400 - Alginic acid 1
E470aiii - Calcium salts of fatty acids 1
E949 - Hydrogen 1
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 1
E1404 - Oxidised starch 1
E303 - Potassium ascorbate 1
E537 - Ferrous hexacyanomanganate 1
E329 - Magnesium lactate 1
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E151 - Brilliant black bn 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1000 - Cholic acid 1
E515 - Potassium sulphates 1
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 1
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 1
E161 - Xanthophylls 1
E161h - Zeaxanthin 1
E172ii - Red iron oxide 1
E175 - Gold 1
E1440 - Hydroxypropyl starch 1