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List of additives - United Kingdom

149 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 571High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 207
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 165
E160c - Paprika extract 111
E627 - Disodium guanylate 104
E631 - Disodium inosinate 87
E150c - Ammonia caramel 82Moderate risk of over exposure
E322 - Lecithins 73
E500 - Sodium carbonates 65
E262 - Sodium acetates 61
E296 - Malic acid 60
E501 - Potassium carbonates 53
E270 - Lactic acid 50
E160b - Annatto 47
E322i - Lecithin 47
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 43
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 41
E451 - Triphosphates 39High risk of over exposure
E14XX - Modified Starch 33
E450 - Diphosphates 33High risk of over exposure
E501i - Potassium carbonate 33
E250 - Sodium nitrite 32High risk of over exposure
E260 - Acetic acid 30
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 29
E150a - Plain caramel 27No or very low risk of over exposure
E412 - Guar gum 27
E452 - Polyphosphates 25High risk of over exposure
E202 - Potassium sorbate 25High risk of over exposure
E500i - Sodium carbonate 22
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 22
E551 - Silicon dioxide 22
E415 - Xanthan gum 22
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 20
E300 - Ascorbic acid 19
E331 - Sodium citrates 19
E101 - Riboflavin 18
E100 - Curcumin 18
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 18No or very low risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 16
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 16
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 14
E310 - Propyl gallate 14
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 13
E101i - Riboflavin 13
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 12
E407 - Carrageenan 11High risk of over exposure
E150 - Caramel 11
E120 - Cochineal 11
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 10High risk of over exposure
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 10
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 10
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 10
E414 - Acacia gum 9
E422 - Glycerol 9
E1400 - Dextrin 9
E951 - Aspartame 9No or very low risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 9High risk of over exposure
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 9
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 8
E170 - Calcium carbonates 8
E950 - Acesulfame k 7
E341 - Calcium phosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E420 - Sorbitol 7
E102 - Tartrazine 7
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 7
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 7No or very low risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 7High risk of over exposure
E262i - Sodium acetate 7
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 6
E160ai - Beta-carotene 6
E160bi - Annatto bixin 6
E162 - Beetroot red 6
E221 - Sodium sulphite 6High risk of over exposure
E401 - Sodium alginate 6
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 5
E955 - Sucralose 5
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 5
E640i - Glycine 5
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 5
E170i - Calcium carbonate 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 5High risk of over exposure
E251 - Sodium nitrate 4High risk of over exposure
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 4
E163 - Anthocyanins 4
E461 - Methyl cellulose 4
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 4
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 4
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 4
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 4
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 4
E160 - Carotenoids 4
E327 - Calcium lactate 4
E460 - Cellulose 3
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 3
E570 - Fatty acids 3
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 3High risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 3
E428 - Gelatine 3
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 3
E340 - Potassium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E171 - Titanium dioxide 3
E636 - Maltol 2
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E363 - Succinic acid 2
E315 - Erythorbic acid 2No or very low risk of over exposure
E307b - Concentrated tocopherol 2
E297 - Fumaric acid 2
E440 - Pectins 2
E252 - Potassium nitrate 2High risk of over exposure
E503i - Ammonium carbonate 2
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 2
E508 - Potassium chloride 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E511 - Magnesium chloride 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 2
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 2
E1510 - Ethanol 2
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 2Moderate risk of over exposure
E904 - Shellac 2
E338 - Phosphoric acid 1High risk of over exposure
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E504 - Magnesium carbonates 1
E341ii - Dicalcium phosphate 1
E332 - Potassium citrates 1
E516 - Calcium sulphate 1
E521 - Aluminium sodium sulphate 1
E129 - Allura red 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 1
Amino acids 1
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E961 - Neotame 1
E630 - Inosinic acid 1
E400 - Alginic acid 1
E1404 - Oxidised starch 1
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 1
E200 - Sorbic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 1
E210 - Benzoic acid 1High risk of over exposure
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 1
E452ii - Potassium polyphosphate 1
E160e - Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E282 - Calcium propionate 1
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 1No or very low risk of over exposure