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List of additives - United Kingdom

170 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E450 - Diphosphates 596High risk of over exposure
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 596
E500 - Sodium carbonates 462
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 407
E422 - Glycerol 184
E330 - Citric acid 178
E322 - Lecithins 177
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 159
E202 - Potassium sorbate 142High risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 130
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 115
E440 - Pectins 99
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 96
E415 - Xanthan gum 89
E331 - Sodium citrates 76
E501 - Potassium carbonates 63
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 62
E160c - Paprika extract 56
E160a - Carotene 54
E341 - Calcium phosphates 52High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 52High risk of over exposure
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 51
E100 - Curcumin 49
E282 - Calcium propionate 49
E300 - Ascorbic acid 37
E296 - Malic acid 37
E163 - Anthocyanins 33
E500i - Sodium carbonate 30
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 27High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 27High risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 27
E260 - Acetic acid 26
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 26
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 25
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 22
E161b - Lutein 20
E327 - Calcium lactate 20
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 19
E570 - Fatty acids 19
E170 - Calcium carbonates 19
E150a - Plain caramel 18No or very low risk of over exposure
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 18
E160ai - Beta-carotene 18
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 17
E170i - Calcium carbonate 17No or very low risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 16
E162 - Beetroot red 16
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 16
E461 - Methyl cellulose 16
E451 - Triphosphates 15High risk of over exposure
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 14
E14XX - Modified Starch 14
E420 - Sorbitol 14
E501i - Potassium carbonate 13
E250 - Sodium nitrite 13High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 13Moderate risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 13
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 13
E414 - Acacia gum 12
E410 - Locust bean gum 12
E407 - Carrageenan 12High risk of over exposure
E965 - Maltitol 12
E120 - Cochineal 12
E428 - Gelatine 11
E160b - Annatto 11
E200 - Sorbic acid 11High risk of over exposure
E171 - Titanium dioxide 11
E401 - Sodium alginate 10
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 10High risk of over exposure
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 10High risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 8
E101 - Riboflavin 7
E262 - Sodium acetates 7
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 7
E150c - Ammonia caramel 7Moderate risk of over exposure
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 7
E101i - Riboflavin 7
E270 - Lactic acid 7
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 6
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 6
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 6
E221 - Sodium sulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 5High risk of over exposure
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 5
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 5
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 5
E262i - Sodium acetate 5
E333 - Calcium citrates 5
E406 - Agar 5
E160bi - Annatto bixin 5
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 4
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 4
E1510 - Ethanol 4
E252 - Potassium nitrate 4High risk of over exposure
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 4
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 4
E413 - Tragacanth 4
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 4
E502 - Carbonates 4
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 4High risk of over exposure
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 3
E516 - Calcium sulphate 3
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 3
E1200 - Polydextrose 3
E127 - Erythrosine 3
E417 - Tara gum 3
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2
E332 - Potassium citrates 2
E251 - Sodium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 2
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 2
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 2
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 2
E129 - Allura red 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 2
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 2High risk of over exposure
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 2
E297 - Fumaric acid 2
E903 - Carnauba wax 2
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 2
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 2
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 2
E160 - Carotenoids 2
E281 - Sodium propionate 2
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E339 - Sodium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E142 - Green s 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E1412 - Distarch phosphate 1
E140ii - Chlorophyllins 1
E140i - Chlorophylls 1
E511 - Magnesium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E132 - Indigotine 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E627 - Disodium guanylate 1
E631 - Disodium inosinate 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E388 - Thiodipropionic acid 1
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 1High risk of over exposure
E340i - Monopotassium phosphate 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E124 - Ponceau 4r 1
E340 - Potassium phosphates 1High risk of over exposure
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E420ii - Sorbitol syrup 1
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E331i - Monosodium citrate 1
E440ii - Amidated pectin 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 1
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 1
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 1
E460 - Cellulose 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E249 - Potassium nitrite 1
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E161 - Xanthophylls 1
E489 - Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester 1
E496 - Sorbitan trioleate 1
E153 - Vegetable carbon 1
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1421 - Acetylated starch 1