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List of additives - United Kingdom

151 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 588
E300 - Ascorbic acid 399
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 356
E282 - Calcium propionate 186
E330 - Citric acid 87
E481 - Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 73High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 67
E450 - Diphosphates 57High risk of over exposure
E160a - Carotene 57
E322 - Lecithins 53
E202 - Potassium sorbate 45High risk of over exposure
E422 - Glycerol 42
E250 - Sodium nitrite 40High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 39
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 39
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 36
E322i - Lecithin 34
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 33
E451 - Triphosphates 32High risk of over exposure
E920 - L-cysteine 32
E440 - Pectins 32
E301 - Sodium ascorbate 30
E331 - Sodium citrates 28
E412 - Guar gum 28
E260 - Acetic acid 26
E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 24
E14XX - Modified Starch 23
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 22
E163 - Anthocyanins 20
E170 - Calcium carbonates 19
E340 - Potassium phosphates 19High risk of over exposure
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 18
E100 - Curcumin 17
E160b - Annatto 17
E160ai - Beta-carotene 17
E160c - Paprika extract 16
E341 - Calcium phosphates 16High risk of over exposure
E270 - Lactic acid 16
E452 - Polyphosphates 15High risk of over exposure
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 14
E1400 - Dextrin 14
E470a - Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 14
E339 - Sodium phosphates 13High risk of over exposure
E296 - Malic acid 11
E1200 - Polydextrose 10
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 10Moderate risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 10
E460 - Cellulose 9
E407 - Carrageenan 9High risk of over exposure
E170i - Calcium carbonate 8No or very low risk of over exposure
E162 - Beetroot red 8
E101i - Riboflavin 8
E501 - Potassium carbonates 7
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 7
E171 - Titanium dioxide 6
E551 - Silicon dioxide 6
E472c - Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 6
E401 - Sodium alginate 6
E470aiii - Calcium salts of fatty acids 6
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 6High risk of over exposure
E262 - Sodium acetates 6
E251 - Sodium nitrate 5High risk of over exposure
E461 - Methyl cellulose 5
E150a - Plain caramel 5No or very low risk of over exposure
E414 - Acacia gum 5
E200 - Sorbic acid 5High risk of over exposure
E406 - Agar 5
E161b - Lutein 4
E472b - Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 4
E327 - Calcium lactate 4
E965ii - Maltitol syrup 4
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 4
E334 - L(+)-tartaric acid 4
E252 - Potassium nitrate 4High risk of over exposure
E502 - Carbonates 4
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 4
E965 - Maltitol 4
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 4
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 4
E410 - Locust bean gum 4
E470ai - Sodium salts of fatty acids 4
E326 - Potassium lactate 3
E211 - Sodium benzoate 3High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 3High risk of over exposure
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E341i - Monocalcium phosphate 3
E413 - Tragacanth 3
E428 - Gelatine 3
E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 3High risk of over exposure
E475 - Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 3
E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 3
E501i - Potassium carbonate 3
E509 - Calcium chloride 3Moderate risk of over exposure
E570 - Fatty acids 3
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 3
E904 - Shellac 3
E955 - Sucralose 3
E472a - Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 2
E482 - Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 2High risk of over exposure
E491 - Sorbitan monostearate 2High risk of over exposure
E492 - Sorbitan tristearate 2High risk of over exposure
E261 - Potassium acetate 2
E500i - Sodium carbonate 2
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 2
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 2
E172 - Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 2
E950 - Acesulfame k 2
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 2
E263 - Calcium acetate 2
E1422 - Acetylated distarch adipate 2
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 2
E942 - Nitrous oxide 2
E477 - Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 2
E516 - Calcium sulphate 2
E325 - Sodium lactate 2
E951 - Aspartame 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E517 - Ammonium sulphate 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1
E535 - Sodium ferrocyanide 1
E141 - Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 1
E966 - Lactitol 1
E120 - Cochineal 1
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1
E916 - Calcium iodate 1
E440ii - Amidated pectin 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E420 - Sorbitol 1
E418 - Gellan gum 1
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E341iii - Tricalcium phosphate 1
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 1
E451ii - Pentapotassium triphosphate 1
E333 - Calcium citrates 1
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 1
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 1
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 1
E302 - Calcium ascorbate 1
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 1
E224 - Potassium metabisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E131 - Patent blue v 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E930 - Calcium peroxide 1
E479b - Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1
E160bi - Annatto bixin 1
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E501ii - Potassium hydrogen carbonate 1
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1