Food Additives: US vs EU Safety Comparison
37 featured additives with full US-EU comparison, plus 3,940 additives from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory.
US-EU Regulatory Divergence (21)
These additives have different regulatory status — approved in one region but banned, restricted, or under review in the other.
Azodicarbonamide (ADA)
Flour treatment agent / Dough conditioner
US
ApprovedEU
BannedBHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
Antioxidant / Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedBHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
Antioxidant / Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedCalcium Propionate
Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedCarrageenan
Thickener / Stabilizer
US
GRASEU
ApprovedCitric Acid
Acidity regulator / Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedErythritol
Sugar alcohol / Sweetener
US
GRASEU
ApprovedGreen 3 (Fast Green)
Color additive
US
ApprovedEU
BannedHigh Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
Sweetener
US
GRASEU
ApprovedLecithin
Emulsifier
US
GRASEU
ApprovedMono- and Diglycerides
Emulsifier
US
GRASEU
ApprovedMSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
Flavor enhancer
US
GRASEU
ApprovedPartially Hydrogenated Oils (Trans Fats)
Fat / Processing aid
US
BannedEU
RestrictedPotassium Bromate
Flour treatment agent
US
ApprovedEU
BannedPropylparaben
Preservative
US
GRASEU
BannedrBST (Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin)
Growth hormone (dairy)
US
ApprovedEU
BannedRed 3 (Erythrosine)
Color additive
US
BannedEU
ApprovedSodium Benzoate
Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedSorbic Acid and Sorbates
Preservative
US
GRASEU
ApprovedStevia (Steviol Glycosides)
Natural sweetener
US
GRASEU
ApprovedTitanium Dioxide
Color additive
US
ApprovedEU
Banned
Same Status in Both Regions (16)
- Approved
Acesulfame Potassium (Ace-K)
Artificial sweetener
- Approved
Aspartame
Artificial sweetener
- Approved
Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue)
Color additive
- Approved
Blue 2 (Indigo Carmine)
Color additive
- Banned
Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
Emulsifier / Stabilizer
- Approved
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifier
- Approved
Red 40 (Allura Red AC)
Color additive
- Approved
Saccharin
Artificial sweetener
- Approved
Sodium Nitrate
Preservative / Color fixative
- Approved
Sodium Nitrite
Preservative / Color fixative
- Approved
Sucralose
Artificial sweetener
- Approved
Sulfur Dioxide and Sulfites
Preservative / Antioxidant
- Approved
TBHQ (Tert-Butylhydroquinone)
Antioxidant / Preservative
- Approved
Xanthan Gum
Thickener / Stabilizer
- Approved
Yellow 5 (Tartrazine)
Color additive
- Approved
Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow)
Color additive
FDA Inventory (3,940)
Additives from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory. EU comparison not yet available for these entries.
Showing 1–100 of 3,940
- (-)-HOMOERIODICTYOL, SODIUM SALT— FLAVOR ENHANCER
- (-)-SCLAREOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+)-CEDROL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-[R-(E)]-5-ISOPROPYL-8-METHYLNONA-6,8-DIEN-2-ONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-1-ACETOXY-1-ETHOXYETHANE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-1-HEPTEN-3-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-1-PHENYLETHYLMERCAPTAN— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-2-(5-METHYL-5-VINYLTETRAHYDROFURAN-2-YL)PROPIONALDEHYDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-2-HYDROXYPIPERITONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-2-METHYLTETRAHYDROFURAN-3-THIOL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-2-PHENYL-4-METHYL-2-HEXENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-2,4,8-TRIMETHYL-7-NONEN-2-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-2,6,10,10-TETRAMETHYL-1-OXASPIRO[4,5]DECA-2,6-DIEN-8-ONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-2,8-EPITHIO-CIS-P-MENTHANE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-3-(ETHYLTHIO)BUTANOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-3-(METHYLTHIO)HEPTANAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-3-[(2-METHYL-3-FURYL)THIO]-2-BUTANONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-2,4-NONANEDIONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-3-MERCAPTO-1-BUTYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-4-ETHYLOCTANAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-4-MERCAPTO-4-METHYL-2-PENTANOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-4-METHYL-2-PROPYL-1,3-OXATHIANE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-6-METHYLOCTANAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-6-OCTYLTETRAHYDRO-2H-PYRAN-2-ONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-ACETALDEHYDE ETHYL ISOPROPYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-CIS- AND TRANS-1,2-DIHYDROPERILLALDEHYDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-CIS- AND TRANS-2-METHYL-2-(4-METHYL-3-PENTENYL)CYCLOPROPANECARBALDEHYDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-CIS- AND TRANS-3,5-DIETHYL-1,2,4-TRITHIOLANE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-DIHYDROFARNESOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-DIHYDROMINTLACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-ERIODICTYOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-ETHYL 2-HYDROXY-2-METHYLBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-ETHYL 2-HYDROXY-3-METHYLVALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-ETHYL 3-ACETOXY-2-METHYLBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-ETHYL 3-HYDROXY-2-METHYLBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-ETHYL 3-MERCAPTO-2-METHYLBUTANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-ISOBUTYL 3-METHYLTHIOBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-METHYL 5-ACETOXYHEXANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-N-LACTOYLTYRAMINE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-N,N-DIMETHYL MENTHYL SUCCINAMIDE— FLAVOR ENHANCER
- (+/-)-TRANS- AND CIS-2-HEXENAL GLYCERYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-TRANS- AND CIS-2-HEXENAL PROPYLENE GLYCOL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-TRANS- AND CIS-4,8-DIMETHYL-3,7-NONADIEN-2-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-TRANS- AND CIS-4,8-DIMETHYL-3,7-NONADIEN-2-YL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)-TRANS- AND CIS-5-(2,2-DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPYL)-3-METHYL-2-PENTENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (+/-)CIS- AND TRANS-2-PENTYL-4-PROPYL-1,3-OXATHIANE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (1R,2S,5R)-N-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)-5-METHYL-2-(1-METHYLETHYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (2 OR 5 OR 6)-METHOXY-3-METHYLPYRAZINE (MIXTURE OF ISOMERS)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (2-FURYL)-2-PROPANONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (2,4)- AND (3,5)- AND (3,6)-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENYLCARBALDEHYDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2-HYDROXYCYCLOHEXYLIDENE)ACETIC ACID GAMMA-LACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (2E,6E,8E)-N-(2-METHYLPROPYL)-2,6,8-DECATRIENAMIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (2E,6Z,8E)-N-(2-METHYLPROPYL)-2,6,8-DECATRIENAMIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (2S,5R)-N-[4-(2-AMINO-2-OXOETHYL)PHENYL]-5-METHYL-2-(PROPAN-2-YL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E,E)-2,4-DECADIEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E,E)-2,4-OCTADIEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E,Z)-2,6-NONADIEN-1-OL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E,Z)-3,6-NONADIEN-1-OL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-(2-OCTENYL)CYCLOPENTANONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-(3,7-DIMETHYL-2,6-OCTADIENYL)CYCLOPENTANONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-BUTENOIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-DECENOIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-HEPTENOIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-HEXENAL DIETHYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-HEXENYL BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-HEXENYL FORMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-HEXENYL ISOVALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-HEXENYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-HEXENYL VALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-NONENOIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-OCTEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-OCTEN-4-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-2-OCTENOIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-3-(Z)-6-NONADIEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-3,7-DIMETHYL-1,5,7-OCTATRIEN-3-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-4-UNDECENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-7-METHYL-3-OCTEN-2-ONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (E)-ETHYL 3-(2-FURYL)ACRYLATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (R)-(-)-1-OCTEN-3-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (S1)-METHOXY-3-HEPTANETHIOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (TRIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-PROPAN-1-ONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-2-HEXEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-3-HEXENYL (E)-2-HEXENOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-3-HEXENYL ANTHRANILATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-3-HEXENYL ISOBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-3-HEXENYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-3-HEXENYL PYRUVATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-3-HEXENYL VALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-3-HEXENYL(E)-2-METHYL-2-BUTENOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-4-DODECENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-4-HEPTEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-4-HYDROXY-6-DODECENOIC ACID LACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-4-PROPENYLPHENOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-5-OCTENYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)-8-TETRADECENAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- (Z)(Z)-3,6-NONADIEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- 1-(2-FURFURYLTHIO)PROPANONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- 1-(2-FURYL)-1,3-BUTANEDIONE
- 1-(2-FURYL)BUTAN-3-ONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- 1-(2-HYDROXY-4-ISOBUTOXYPHENYL)-3-(PYRIDIN-2-YL)PROPAN-1-ONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT