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List of additives - United Kingdom

186 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E428 - Gelatine 658
E330 - Citric acid 266
E100 - Curcumin 141
E160c - Paprika extract 122
E903 - Carnauba wax 114
E163 - Anthocyanins 106
E322 - Lecithins 101
E296 - Malic acid 93
E422 - Glycerol 86
E440 - Pectins 83
E322i - Lecithin 75
E331 - Sodium citrates 73
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 71
E500 - Sodium carbonates 67
E420 - Sorbitol 63
E250 - Sodium nitrite 62High risk of over exposure
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 60
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 51
E150a - Plain caramel 47No or very low risk of over exposure
E450 - Diphosphates 46High risk of over exposure
E162 - Beetroot red 45
E14XX - Modified Starch 44
E270 - Lactic acid 43
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 42
E120 - Cochineal 42
E161b - Lutein 40
E160a - Carotene 37
E260 - Acetic acid 36
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 34
E415 - Xanthan gum 34
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 33
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 32Moderate risk of over exposure
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 31
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 28
E407 - Carrageenan 27High risk of over exposure
E451 - Triphosphates 27High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 27
E202 - Potassium sorbate 27High risk of over exposure
E153 - Vegetable carbon 24
E410 - Locust bean gum 24
E414 - Acacia gum 23
E141ii - Copper complexes of chlorophyllins 22
E171 - Titanium dioxide 22
E129 - Allura red 21No or very low risk of over exposure
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 20
E252 - Potassium nitrate 19High risk of over exposure
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 19
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 19
E570 - Fatty acids 18
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 15
E170 - Calcium carbonates 15
E170i - Calcium carbonate 15No or very low risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 15
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 14
E160b - Annatto 14
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 13
E333 - Calcium citrates 13
E955 - Sucralose 13
E904 - Shellac 12
E102 - Tartrazine 12
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 11
E341 - Calcium phosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E572 - Magnesium stearate 11
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 11
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 11
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 11
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 10
E150c - Ammonia caramel 10Moderate risk of over exposure
E350 - Sodium malates 9
E406 - Agar 9
E160ai - Beta-carotene 9
E965 - Maltitol 9
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 8
E553 - Magnesium silicates 8
E1400 - Dextrin 8
E262 - Sodium acetates 8
E553b - Talc 8
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 7
E251 - Sodium nitrate 7High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 7High risk of over exposure
E104 - Quinoline yellow 7
E460 - Cellulose 6
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 6No or very low risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 6
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 6
E452 - Polyphosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 5
E350ii - Sodium hydrogen malate 5
E160aiii - Beta-carotene from blakeslea trispora 5
E297 - Fumaric acid 5
E951 - Aspartame 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 5
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 5
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 4High risk of over exposure
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 4
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 4
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 4
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 4
E339 - Sodium phosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 4
E325 - Sodium lactate 4
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 4No or very low risk of over exposure
E140i - Chlorophylls 4
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 4
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 4High risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E327 - Calcium lactate 3
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 3
E262i - Sodium acetate 3
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 3
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 3
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 3
Potassium iodide 3
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 3
E141i - Copper complexes of chlorophylls 3
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E131 - Patent blue v 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 3High risk of over exposure
E101i - Riboflavin 3
E950 - Acesulfame k 3
E101 - Riboflavin 3
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E425i - Konjac gum 2
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 2
E160 - Carotenoids 2
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 2
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 2
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 2
E122 - Azorubine 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E941 - Nitrogen 2
E1200 - Polydextrose 2
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 2
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E967 - Xylitol 2
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 2
E404 - Calcium alginate 2
E425 - Konjac 2
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 2
E235 - Natamycin 2
E340 - Potassium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E174 - Silver 2
E501 - Potassium carbonates 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E164 - Saffron 2
E502 - Carbonates 2
E551 - Silicon dioxide 1
E281 - Sodium propionate 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E1001 - Choline salt 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E105 - E105 food additive 1
E307a - D-Alpha-tocopherol 1
E217 - Sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 1
E215 - Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E417 - Tara gum 1
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E429 - Peptone 1
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E400 - Alginic acid 1
E151 - Brilliant black bn 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E150b - Caustic sulphite caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E920 - L-cysteine 1
E142 - Green s 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 1
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 1
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 1
E468 - Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 1
E290 - Carbon dioxide 1
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1High risk of over exposure
E1410 - Monostarch phosphate 1
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 1High risk of over exposure
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 1
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate 1High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1