Additives

The additives that Open Food Facts uses as NOVA markers, and common ones it doesn't, by how many of the 40,000 products on this site contain them.

Markers of ultra-processing (group 4)

E322 Lecithins 4,510 products
E415 Xanthan gum 1,956 products
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 1,897 products
E160c Paprika extract 1,601 products
E412 Guar gum 1,597 products
E450 Diphosphates 1,596 products
E440 Pectins 1,451 products
E422 Glycerol 1,312 products
E955 Sucralose 1,287 products
E160a Carotene 1,068 products
E950 Acesulfame k 983 products
E407 Carrageenan 842 products
E410 Locust bean gum 722 products
E414 Acacia gum 717 products
E621 Monosodium glutamate 648 products
E14xx Modified Starch 638 products
E100 Curcumin 629 products
E150c Ammonia caramel 628 products
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 626 products
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 603 products
E428 Gelatine 525 products
E160b Annatto 495 products
E418 Gellan gum 481 products
E951 Aspartame 461 products
E150a Plain caramel 448 products
E451 Triphosphates 429 products
E960 Steviol glycosides 413 products
E420 Sorbitol 405 products
E452 Polyphosphates 372 products
E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate 355 products
E903 Carnauba wax 354 products
E627 Disodium guanylate 341 products
E461 Methyl cellulose 334 products
E631 Disodium inosinate 334 products
E133 Brilliant blue FCF 333 products
E129 Allura red 305 products
E170 Calcium carbonates 305 products
E460 Cellulose 303 products
E965 Maltitol 300 products
E968 Erythritol 296 products
E102 Tartrazine 295 products
E1400 Dextrin 293 products
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 277 products
E110 Sunset yellow FCF 268 products
E163 Anthocyanins 258 products
E401 Sodium alginate 243 products
E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel 223 products
E162 Beetroot red 188 products
E551 Silicon dioxide 182 products
E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide 177 products
E120 Cochineal 164 products
E101 Riboflavin 163 products
E290 Carbon dioxide 155 products
E327 Calcium lactate 141 products
E406 Agar 138 products
E445 Glycerol esters of wood rosin 137 products
E442 Ammonium phosphatides 134 products
E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 132 products
E967 Xylitol 119 products
E171 Titanium dioxide 111 products
E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate 92 products
E161b Lutein 90 products
E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 86 products
E325 Sodium lactate 84 products
E132 Indigotine 81 products
E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 80 products
E326 Potassium lactate 78 products
E421 Mannitol 70 products
E901 White and yellow beeswax 68 products
E641 Leucine 62 products
E153 Vegetable carbon 60 products
E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate 59 products
E150 Caramel 59 products
E904 Shellac 59 products
E491 Sorbitan monostearate 56 products
E492 Sorbitan tristearate 54 products
E417 Tara gum 50 products
E954 Saccharin and its salts 49 products
E160d Lycopene 45 products
E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids 45 products
E953 Isomalt 43 products
E425 Konjac 42 products
E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 42 products
E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate 41 products
E1104 Lipase 39 products
E160e Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) 34 products
E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate 34 products
E404 Calcium alginate 32 products
E127 Erythrosine 27 products
E172 Iron oxides and iron hydroxides 27 products
E472b Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 27 products
E140 Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins 26 products
E444 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate 26 products
E407a Processed eucheuma seaweed 24 products
E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate 22 products
E161h Zeaxanthin 20 products
E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 20 products
E124 Ponceau 4r 19 products
E942 Nitrous oxide 19 products
E150b Caustic sulphite caramel 17 products
E470b Magnesium salts of fatty acids 17 products
E640 Glycine and its sodium salt 17 products
E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane 15 products
E941 Nitrogen 15 products
E952 Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 15 products
E160 Carotenoids 14 products
E1414 Acetylated distarch phosphate 13 products
E470a Sodium/potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids 13 products
E905 Synthetic wax 13 products
E477 Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids 12 products
E900a Dimethyl polysiloxane 12 products
E1412 Distarch phosphate 10 products
E1420 Acetylated starch 10 products
E1521 Polyethylene glycol 10 products
E413 Tragacanth 10 products
E131 Patent blue v 9 products
E472a Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 8 products
E122 Azorubine 7 products
E620 Glutamic acid 7 products
E961 Neotame 7 products
E400 Alginic acid 6 products
E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 6 products
E180 Litholrubine bk 5 products
E957 Thaumatin 5 products

Markers of processing (group 3)

E202 Potassium sorbate 2,003 products
E250 Sodium nitrite 930 products
E252 Potassium nitrate 186 products
E251 Sodium nitrate 78 products
E220 Sulphur dioxide 12 products

Common additives that are not NOVA markers

These appear in many products but don't, on their own, raise a product's NOVA group.

E500 Sodium carbonates 3,324 products
E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate 2,321 products
E300 Ascorbic acid 1,925 products
E270 Lactic acid 1,470 products
E331 Sodium citrates 1,211 products
E296 Malic acid 951 products
E503 Ammonium carbonates 868 products
E282 Calcium propionate 795 products
E341 Calcium phosphates 785 products
E306 Tocopherol-rich extract 709 products
E392 Extracts of rosemary 657 products
E211 Sodium benzoate 650 products
E301 Sodium ascorbate 578 products
E260 Acetic acid 516 products
E223 Sodium metabisulphite 496 products
E340 Potassium phosphates 487 products
E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 483 products
E341i Monocalcium phosphate 429 products
E200 Sorbic acid 394 products
E501 Potassium carbonates 343 products
E509 Calcium chloride 313 products
E262 Sodium acetates 312 products
E340ii Dipotassium phosphate 271 products
E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 249 products
E338 Phosphoric acid 235 products
E1200 Polydextrose 229 products
E339 Sodium phosphates 220 products
E500i Sodium carbonate 163 products
E297 Fumaric acid 157 products
E501i Potassium carbonate 145 products
E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene 144 products
E262ii Sodium diacetate 137 products
E334 L(+)-tartaric acid 132 products
E920 L-cysteine 131 products
E316 Sodium erythorbate 126 products
E339ii Disodium phosphate 126 products
E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) 114 products
E570 Fatty acids 114 products
E224 Potassium metabisulphite 104 products
E1100 Alpha-Amylase 100 products
E235 Natamycin 100 products
E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid 99 products
E331iii Trisodium citrate 99 products
E508 Potassium chloride 95 products
E1105 Lysozyme 94 products
E541 Sodium aluminium phosphate 90 products
E516 Calcium sulphate 87 products
E341ii Dicalcium phosphate 86 products
E332 Potassium citrates 83 products
E524 Sodium hydroxide 82 products
E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) 74 products
E572 Magnesium stearate 73 products
E212 Potassium benzoate 69 products
E575 Glucono-delta-lactone 69 products
E336 Potassium tartrates 68 products
E501ii Potassium hydrogen carbonate 64 products
E502 Carbonates 64 products
E262i Sodium acetate 62 products
E281 Sodium propionate 61 products
E333 Calcium citrates 59 products
E336i Monopotassium tartrate 59 products
E1510 Ethanol 58 products
E340iii Tripotassium phosphate 55 products
E339iii Trisodium phosphate 52 products
E263 Calcium acetate 51 products
E503i Ammonium carbonate 49 products
E1101 Protease 48 products
E221 Sodium sulphite 48 products
E307 Alpha-tocopherol 48 products
E332ii Tripotassium citrate 48 products
E340i Monopotassium phosphate 47 products
E510 Ammonium chloride 46 products
E307b Concentrated tocopherol 45 products
E304i Ascorbyl palmitate 44 products
E341iii Tricalcium phosphate 44 products
E511 Magnesium chloride 41 products
E210 Benzoic acid 40 products
E517 Ammonium sulphate 36 products
E261 Potassium acetate 35 products
E222 Sodium bisulphite 34 products
E535 Sodium ferrocyanide 32 products
E552 Calcium silicate 32 products
E579 Iron gluconate 32 products
E363 Succinic acid 31 products
E1103 Invertase 30 products
E234 Nisin 25 products
E343 Magnesium phosphates 25 products
E504 Magnesium carbonates 20 products
E553 Magnesium silicates 20 products
E554 Sodium aluminium silicate 20 products
E343i Monomagnesium phosphate 19 products
E350 Sodium malates 19 products
E472 Acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 19 products
E521 Aluminium sodium sulphate 19 products
E553b Talc 19 products
E576 Sodium gluconate 19 products
Amino acids 15 products
E310 Propyl gallate 15 products
E930 Calcium peroxide 15 products
E1202 Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 14 products
E1520 Propylene Glycol 14 products
E280 Propionic acid 14 products
E242 Dimethyl dicarbonate 12 products
E526 Calcium hydroxide 12 products
E525 Potassium hydroxide 10 products
E529 Calcium oxide 10 products
E585 Ferrous lactate 10 products
E333iii Tricalcium citrate 9 products
E315 Erythorbic acid 8 products
E504i Magnesium carbonate 8 products
E914 Oxidised polyethylene wax 8 products
E916 Calcium iodate 8 products
E999 Quillaia extract 8 products
E339i Monosodium phosphate 7 products
E342 Ammonium phosphate 6 products
E343ii Dimagnesium phosphate 6 products
E233 Thiabendazole 5 products
E355 Adipic acid 5 products
E514 Sodium sulphates 5 products
E948 Oxygen 5 products