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List of additives - United Kingdom

145 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E461 - Methyl cellulose 429
E500 - Sodium carbonates 61
E330 - Citric acid 60
E160c - Paprika extract 57
E415 - Xanthan gum 51
E450 - Diphosphates 48High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 46High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 42
E160a - Carotene 38
E162 - Beetroot red 37
E322 - Lecithins 34
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 32
E300 - Ascorbic acid 32
E412 - Guar gum 28
E270 - Lactic acid 24
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 23
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 22
E202 - Potassium sorbate 22High risk of over exposure
E460 - Cellulose 21
E425 - Konjac 20
E100 - Curcumin 20
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 18High risk of over exposure
E170 - Calcium carbonates 18
E331 - Sodium citrates 17
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 16
E170i - Calcium carbonate 16No or very low risk of over exposure
E322i - Lecithin 16
E422 - Glycerol 15
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 13
E326 - Potassium lactate 13
E160ai - Beta-carotene 13
E14XX - Modified Starch 12
E200 - Sorbic acid 12High risk of over exposure
E404 - Calcium alginate 11
E341 - Calcium phosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E1400 - Dextrin 11
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 11
E150a - Plain caramel 10No or very low risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 9
E440 - Pectins 9
E336 - Potassium tartrates 8
E500i - Sodium carbonate 8
E572 - Magnesium stearate 8
E339 - Sodium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 7
E327 - Calcium lactate 6
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 6
E281 - Sodium propionate 6
E451 - Triphosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 6
E261 - Potassium acetate 6
E250 - Sodium nitrite 5High risk of over exposure
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 5Moderate risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 5
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 5
E570 - Fatty acids 5
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 5
E418 - Gellan gum 5
E160b - Annatto 5
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 5
E410 - Locust bean gum 5
E336i - Monopotassium tartrate 5
E221 - Sodium sulphite 5High risk of over exposure
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 4
E101 - Riboflavin 4
E101i - Riboflavin 4
E172ii - Red iron oxide 4
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 4
E282 - Calcium propionate 4
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 4
E325 - Sodium lactate 4
E407a - Processed eucheuma seaweed 4High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 4High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 4
E501 - Potassium carbonates 4
E502 - Carbonates 4
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 4
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 4High risk of over exposure
E460ii - Powdered cellulose 3
E425i - Konjac gum 3
E260 - Acetic acid 3
E296 - Malic acid 3
E1510 - Ethanol 3
E417 - Tara gum 3
E171 - Titanium dioxide 3
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 3
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 3
E333 - Calcium citrates 3
E414 - Acacia gum 3
E333iii - Tricalcium citrate 2
E150c - Ammonia caramel 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 2High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 2
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 2
E903 - Carnauba wax 2
E262i - Sodium acetate 2
E508 - Potassium chloride 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E252 - Potassium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E551 - Silicon dioxide 2
E553 - Magnesium silicates 2
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 2
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
Potassium iodide 1
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 1
E501i - Potassium carbonate 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 1
E120 - Cochineal 1
E509 - Calcium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 1
E553b - Talc 1
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 1
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 1
E339i - Monosodium phosphate 1
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 1
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 1
E400 - Alginic acid 1
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 1
E406 - Agar 1
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1200 - Polydextrose 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 1
E420 - Sorbitol 1
E421 - Mannitol 1
E263 - Calcium acetate 1
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E450ii - Trisodium diphosphate 1
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 1
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 1
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 1
E180 - Litholrubine bk 1
E163 - Anthocyanins 1
E463 - Hydroxypropyl cellulose 1
E161b - Lutein 1
E1521 - Polyethylene glycol 1