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List of additives - United Kingdom

117 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 96High risk of over exposure
E330 - Citric acid 89
E220 - Sulphur dioxide 60High risk of over exposure
E501 - Potassium carbonates 55
E500 - Sodium carbonates 43
E202 - Potassium sorbate 39High risk of over exposure
E635 - Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 37
E627 - Disodium guanylate 35
E501i - Potassium carbonate 34
E412 - Guar gum 34
E631 - Disodium inosinate 32
E392 - Extracts of rosemary 28
E160c - Paprika extract 28
E150a - Plain caramel 25No or very low risk of over exposure
E150c - Ammonia caramel 24Moderate risk of over exposure
E100 - Curcumin 22
E500i - Sodium carbonate 22
E322 - Lecithins 22
E270 - Lactic acid 19
E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 18
E260 - Acetic acid 17
E451 - Triphosphates 16High risk of over exposure
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 16High risk of over exposure
E452 - Polyphosphates 14High risk of over exposure
E340 - Potassium phosphates 14High risk of over exposure
E101 - Riboflavin 13
E322i - Lecithin 12
E296 - Malic acid 11
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 11
E551 - Silicon dioxide 10
E101i - Riboflavin 10
E450 - Diphosphates 10High risk of over exposure
E415 - Xanthan gum 10
E340ii - Dipotassium phosphate 8
E160a - Carotene 8
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 8
E14XX - Modified Starch 8
E310 - Propyl gallate 8
E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 8
E300 - Ascorbic acid 7
E401 - Sodium alginate 7
E262 - Sodium acetates 6
E452i - Sodium polyphosphate 6
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 6
E331 - Sodium citrates 5
E955 - Sucralose 5
E161b - Lutein 4
E1400 - Dextrin 4
E160d - Lycopene 4
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 4
E502 - Carbonates 4
E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 3
E422 - Glycerol 3
E331iii - Trisodium citrate 3
E440 - Pectins 3
E339 - Sodium phosphates 3High risk of over exposure
E163 - Anthocyanins 3
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 3
E451i - Pentasodium triphosphate 3
E452vi - Sodium tripolyphosphate 3
E414 - Acacia gum 3
E472e - Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 3
E1442 - Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 3
E417 - Tara gum 3
E450i - Disodium diphosphate 3
E160b - Annatto 2
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 2
E904 - Shellac 2
E150 - Caramel 2
E341 - Calcium phosphates 2High risk of over exposure
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 2
E162 - Beetroot red 2
E200 - Sorbic acid 2High risk of over exposure
E150d - Sulphite ammonia caramel 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E1450 - Starch sodium octenyl succinate 1
E1421 - Acetylated starch 1
E1414 - Acetylated distarch phosphate 1
E140i - Chlorophylls 1
Potassium iodide 1
E503 - Ammonium carbonates 1
E508 - Potassium chloride 1Moderate risk of over exposure
E522 - Aluminium potassium sulphate 1
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 1
E525 - Potassium hydroxide 1
E526 - Calcium hydroxide 1
E1404 - Oxidised starch 1
E140 - Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 1
E124 - Ponceau 4r 1
E630 - Inosinic acid 1
E1105 - Lysozyme 1
E1100 - Alpha-Amylase 1
E636 - Maltol 1
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 1
E102 - Tartrazine 1
E316 - Sodium erythorbate 1No or very low risk of over exposure
E307 - Alpha-tocopherol 1
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 1
E262ii - Sodium diacetate 1
E261 - Potassium acetate 1
E325 - Sodium lactate 1
E326 - Potassium lactate 1
E250 - Sodium nitrite 1High risk of over exposure
E222 - Sodium bisulphite 1High risk of over exposure
E211 - Sodium benzoate 1High risk of over exposure
E350 - Sodium malates 1
E363 - Succinic acid 1
E364 - E364 food additive 1
E400 - Alginic acid 1
E161h - Zeaxanthin 1
E160bii - Annatto norbixin 1
E420 - Sorbitol 1
E428 - Gelatine 1
E442 - Ammonium phosphatides 1
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 1
E160aiv - Algal carotenes 1
E160 - Carotenoids 1
E1510 - Ethanol 1