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List of additives - World

319 additives:

AdditiveProducts*Risk
E422 - Glycerol 6827
E330 - Citric acid 4708
E211 - Sodium benzoate 3881High risk of over exposure
E1519 - Benzyl alcohol 2197
E1520 - Propylene Glycol 2006No or very low risk of over exposure
E524 - Sodium hydroxide 2004
E202 - Potassium sorbate 1873High risk of over exposure
E900 - Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 1872
E900a - Dimethyl polysiloxane 1857
E415 - Xanthan gum 1808
E570 - Fatty acids 1040
E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract 958
E420 - Sorbitol 910
E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene 883
E171 - Titanium dioxide 876
E487 - Sodium dodecyl sulfate 874
E270 - Lactic acid 834
E133 - Brilliant blue FCF 728Moderate risk of over exposure
E307c - DL-Alpha-tocopherol 679
E905 - Synthetic wax 674
E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 648
E943b - Isobutane 562
E943a - Butane 543
E210 - Benzoic acid 539High risk of over exposure
E218 - Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 536
E944 - Propane 520
E954 - Saccharin and its salts 490
E1210 - Carbomer 447
E432 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate 445Moderate risk of over exposure
E102 - Tartrazine 438
E322 - Lecithins 364
E322i - Lecithin 363
E331 - Sodium citrates 360
E412 - Guar gum 351
E173 - Aluminium 347
E640 - Glycine and its sodium salt 332
E640i - Glycine 332
E265 - Dehydroacetic acid 327
E216 - Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 326
E905b - Petroleum jelly 326
E553 - Magnesium silicates 324
E927b - Carbamide 310
E927 - Azodicarbonamide and Carbamide 307
E905a - Mineral oil 298
E110 - Sunset yellow FCF 294
E553b - Talc 294
E1503 - Castor oil 279
E304 - Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 271
E304i - Ascorbyl palmitate 271
E901 - White and yellow beeswax 259
E559 - Aluminium silicate 254
E450 - Diphosphates 243High risk of over exposure
E200 - Sorbic acid 233High risk of over exposure
E967 - Xylitol 231
E325 - Sodium lactate 206
E460 - Cellulose 201
E1505 - Triethyl citrate 193
E621 - Monosodium glutamate 186High risk of over exposure
E407 - Carrageenan 179High risk of over exposure
E500 - Sodium carbonates 177
E214 - Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 168
E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate 157
E435 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 154Moderate risk of over exposure
E433 - Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 143Moderate risk of over exposure
E913 - Lanolin 143
E339ii - Disodium phosphate 142
E575 - Glucono-delta-lactone 142
E104 - Quinoline yellow 131
E450iii - Tetrasodium diphosphate 131
E502 - Carbonates 126
E338 - Phosphoric acid 125High risk of over exposure
E339 - Sodium phosphates 119High risk of over exposure
E339iii - Trisodium phosphate 119
E1201 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone 109
E262 - Sodium acetates 108
E262i - Sodium acetate 108
E905c - Petroleum wax 105
E266 - Sodium dehydroacetate 103
E460i - Microcrystalline cellulose 103
E572 - Magnesium stearate 103
E464 - Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 102
E576 - Sodium gluconate 102
E1510 - Ethanol 98
E221 - Sodium sulphite 98High risk of over exposure
E903 - Carnauba wax 97
E223 - Sodium metabisulphite 90High risk of over exposure
E905ci - Microcrystalline wax 90
E297 - Fumaric acid 84
E902 - Candelilla wax 84
E236 - Formic acid 82
E385 - Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 81
E450v - Tetrapotassium diphosphate 79
E391 - Phytic acid 78
E558 - Bentonite 78
E955 - Sucralose 75
E219 - Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate 71
E507 - Hydrochloric acid 70Moderate risk of over exposure
E1504 - Ethyl acetate 69
E960 - Steviol glycosides 63Moderate risk of over exposure
E451 - Triphosphates 61High risk of over exposure