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List of additives - United Kingdom

150 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E501 - Potassium carbonates 378
E500 - Sodium carbonates 163
E501i - Potassium carbonate 145
E450 - Diphosphates 116High risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 107
E330 - Citric acid 103
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 85
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 77
E341 - Calcium phosphates 70High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 63
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 63
E322i - Lecithin 61
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 53High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 53High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 45
E440 - Pectins 43
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 38
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 34
E415 - Xanthan gum 34
E331 - Sodium citrates 28
E412 - Guar gum 26
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 25
E101 - Riboflavin 23
E163 - Anthocyanins 22
E631 - Disodium inosinate 22
E160a - Carotene 22
E627 - Disodium guanylate 21
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 19
E452 - Polyphosphates 18High risk of over exposure
E160c - Paprika extract 18
E260 - Acetic acid 18
E150a - Plain caramel 17No or very low risk of over exposure
E300 - Ascorbic acid 16
E101i - Riboflavin 15
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 15High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 15
E100 - Curcumin 14
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 14
E401 - Sodium alginate 13
E170 - Calcium carbonates 13
E327 - Calcium lactate 12
E170i - Calcium carbonate 12No or very low risk of over exposure
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 12High risk of over exposure
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 12
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 12
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 12
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 11
E282 - Calcium propionate 11
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 11
E270 - Lactic acid 11
E451 - Triphosphates 11High risk of over exposure
E418 - Gellan gum 10
E407 - Carrageenan 9High risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 9High risk of over exposure
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 9
E551 - Silicon dioxide 9
E150c - Ammonia caramel 8Moderate risk of over exposure
E162 - Beetroot red 8
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 8
E339 - Sodium phosphates 8High risk of over exposure
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 8
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 7
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 7
E410 - Locust bean gum 7
E414 - Acacia gum 7
E570 - Fatty acids 6
E340 - Potassium phosphates 6High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 6
E160ai - Beta-carotene 5
E460 - Cellulose 5
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 5
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 5
E150 - Caramel 5
E161b - Lutein 5
E502 - Carbonates 5
E296 - Malic acid 5
E461 - Methyl cellulose 4
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 4
E160b - Annatto 4
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 4High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 4
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 4Moderate risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 3High risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 3
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E1400 - Dextrin 3
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 3
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 3
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 3
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 3
E420 - Sorbitol 3
E965 - Maltitol 3
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 3No or very low risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 3
E160 - Carotenoids 3
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 3
E904 - Shellac 3
E413 - Tragacanth 2
E315 - Erythorbic acid 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E332 - Potassium citrates 2
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 2
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 2
E417 - Tara gum 2
E281 - Sodium propionate 2
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 2
E428 - Gelatine 2
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 2High risk of over exposure
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 2
E200 - Sorbic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E160bi - Annatto bixin 2
E1510 - Ethanol 2
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 2
E1200 - Polydextrose 2
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 2
E955 - Sucralose 2
E326 - Potassium lactate 2
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E950 - Acesulfame k 1
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E440ii - Amidated pectin 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E400 - Alginic acid 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 1
E508 - Potassium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E364 - E364 food additive 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E541 - Sodium aluminium phosphate 1
Potassium iodide 1
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E960 - Steviol glycosides 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E127 - Erythrosine 1
E960a - Steviol glycosides from Stevia 1
E630 - Inosinic acid 1
E120 - Cochineal 1
E1103 - Invertase 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 1
E332ii - Tripotassium citrate 1
E968 - Erythritol 1
E472 - Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E470b - Magnesium salts of fatty acids 1
E171 - Titanium dioxide 1
E450vii - Calcium dihydrogen diphosphate 1
E450vi - Dicalcium diphosphate 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure