Food Additives & Ingredients
232 additives, each rated by risk with the research behind it
Look up any food additive or ingredient to see its risk level, what it does, and what the research says. The same ratings power ingredient scanning in the Ration app.
High risk
- Allura Red AC
- Aluminium Sulfate
- Artificial Colors (listed)
- Aspartame
- Aspartame-Acesulfame Salt
- Azodicarbonamide
- BHA
- BHT
- Brominated Vegetable Oil
- Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)
- Carmoisine
- Carrageenan
- Carrageenan (listed)
- Cottonseed Oil
- Curing Nitrites (listed)
- Cyclamate
- Ethylparaben
- Hexamethylenetetramine
- High-Fructose Corn Syrup
- Hydrogenated Oils
- Interesterified Fats
- Methylparaben
- Polysorbate 80
- Ponceau 4R
- Potassium Aluminium Silicate
- Potassium Bromate
- Potassium Nitrate
- Potassium Nitrite
- Processed Eucheuma Seaweed
- Quinoline Yellow
- Smoke Flavoring
- Sodium Aluminium Phosphate
- Sodium Aluminosilicate
- Sodium Methylparaben
- Sodium Nitrate
- Sodium Nitrite
- Sunset Yellow FCF
- Tartrazine
- TBHQ
- Titanium Dioxide
- Titanium Dioxide (listed)
Moderate risk
- Acesulfame-K
- Acetic Acid Esters (E472a)
- Added Caffeine
- Added Phosphates (listed)
- Added Sugar
- Agave Syrup
- Annatto
- Artificial Flavors
- Benzoic Acid
- Bleached Flour
- Brilliant Black BN
- Brilliant Blue FCF
- Brown HT
- Calcium Benzoate
- Calcium Bisulfite
- Calcium Disodium EDTA
- Calcium Phosphates
- Calcium Propionate
- Calcium Silicate
- Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate
- Calcium Sulfite
- Canola/Rapeseed Oil
- Caramel Color III
- Caramel Color IV
- Carmine (Cochineal)
- Citric Acid Esters (E472c)
- Corn Oil
- Corn/Glucose Syrup
- DATEM
- Dimethylpolysiloxane
- Diphosphates
- Disodium Guanylate
- Disodium Inosinate
- Disodium Ribonucleotides
- Erythritol
- Glutamates (listed)
- Glutamic Acid
- Glycerol Ester of Wood Rosin
- Glyceryl Mono/Distearate
- Grapeseed Oil
- HPMC
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
- Invert Sugar
- Isomalt
- Lactic Acid Esters (E472b)
- Lactitol
- Maltitol
- Maltodextrin
- Mannitol
- Margarine
- Methylcellulose
- Mono/Diglycerides
- MSG
- Natural Flavors
- Neotame
- Oxidized Polyethylene Wax
- Palm Oil
- Patent Blue V
- PGPR
- Phosphoric Acid
- Polyglycerol Esters
- Polyglycitol Syrup
- Polyphosphates
- Polysorbate 20
- Polysorbate 60
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone
- Potassium Benzoate
- Potassium Bisulfite
- Potassium Ferrocyanide
- Potassium Metabisulfite
- Potassium Phosphates
- Propionic Acid
- Propylene Glycol
- Propylene Glycol Alginate
- Propylene Glycol Esters
- Refined/Enriched Flour
- Rice Bran Oil
- Saccharin
- Safflower Oil
- Silicon Dioxide
- Sodium Benzoate
- Sodium Ferrocyanide
- Sodium Metabisulfite
- Sodium Phosphates
- Sodium Propionate
- Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
- Sodium Sulfite
- Sorbitan Monolaurate
- Sorbitan Monostearate
- Sorbitan Tristearate
- Sorbitol
- Soybean Oil
- Stearoyl Lactylates (listed)
- Sucralose
- Sucroglycerides
- Sucrose Esters
- Sulfur Dioxide
- Sunflower Oil
- Talc
- Triphosphates
- Unspecified Vegetable Oil
- Vegetable Carbon
- Xylitol
- Yeast Extract
Low risk
- Acetic Acid
- Acetylated Distarch Adipate
- Acetylated Distarch Phosphate
- Agar
- Alginates
- Alpha-Tocopherol
- Amidated Pectin
- Ammonium Carbonates
- Anthocyanins
- Apocarotenal
- Ascorbic Acid (Vit C)
- Ascorbyl Palmitate
- Beeswax
- Beetroot Red
- Beta-Carotene
- Calcium Alginate
- Calcium Chloride
- Calcium Citrates
- Calcium Hydroxide
- Calcium Lactate
- Calcium Sulfate
- Caramel Color I
- Carbon Dioxide
- Carnauba Wax
- Cellulose
- Chlorophylls
- Citric Acid
- Copper Chlorophyllins
- Curcumin
- Fatty Acid Salts
- Fumaric Acid
- Gelatin
- Gellan Gum
- Glucono Delta-Lactone
- Glycerol
- Guar Gum
- Gum Arabic
- Hydrochloric Acid
- Hydroxypropyl Distarch Phosphate
- Indigotine
- Iron Oxides
- Karaya Gum
- Konjac
- L-Cysteine
- Lactic Acid
- Lecithins
- Locust Bean Gum
- Lutein
- Lycopene
- Magnesium Stearate
- Malic Acid
- Modified Starch
- Natamycin
- Nisin
- OSA-Modified Starch
- Paprika Extract
- Pectin
- Polydextrose
- Potassium Alginate
- Potassium Carbonates
- Potassium Chloride
- Potassium Citrates
- Potassium Lactate
- Potassium Sorbate
- Potassium Tartrates
- Powdered Cellulose
- Quillaia Extract
- Riboflavin (B2)
- Rosemary Extract
- Shellac
- Sodium Alginate
- Sodium Ascorbate
- Sodium Carbonates
- Sodium Citrates
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Sodium Lactate
- Sodium Sulfate
- Sorbic Acid
- Soy Lecithin
- Steviol Glycosides
- Tara Gum
- Tartaric Acid
- Thaumatin
- Tocopherols (Vit E)
- Tragacanth
- Triacetin
- Xanthan Gum