Food Additives: US vs EU Safety Comparison
37 featured additives with full US-EU comparison, plus 340 additives from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory starting with "P".
FDA Inventory (340)
Additives from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory. EU comparison not yet available for these entries.
Showing 201–300 of 340
- POLYVINYL ACETATE— MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE
- POLYVINYL ALCOHOL— SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
- POLYVINYL POLYPYRROLIDONE— PROCESSING AID,<br /> SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
- POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE— FORMULATION AID,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER,<br /> SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
- POMEGRANATE BARK, EXTRACT (PUNICA GRANATUM L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- POPLAR BUDS (POPULUS SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- POPPY SEED (PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- POTASSIUM 2-(1'-ETHOXY)ETHOXYPROPANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- POTASSIUM ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- POTASSIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- POTASSIUM ACID TARTRATE— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT
- POTASSIUM BENZOATE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
- POTASSIUM BICARBONATE— FORMULATION AID,<br /> LEAVENING AGENT,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT,<br /> PROCESSING AID
- POTASSIUM BISULFITE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
- POTASSIUM BORATE
- POTASSIUM BROMIDE— WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
- POTASSIUM CAPRATE— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
- POTASSIUM CAPRYLATE— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
- POTASSIUM CARBONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> LEAVENING AGENT,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT,<br /> PROCESSING AID
- POTASSIUM CASEINATE— ENZYME,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- POTASSIUM CHLORIDE— ENZYME,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> MALTING OR FERMENTING AID,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- POTASSIUM CITRATE— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT,<br /> SEQUESTRANT
- POTASSIUM CYCLAMATE--PROHIBITED— NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
- POTASSIUM FUMARATE— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- POTASSIUM GIBBERELLATE— PROCESSING AID
- POTASSIUM GLUCONATE— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> SEQUESTRANT
- POTASSIUM GLYCEROPHOSPHATE
- POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE— FORMULATION AID,<br /> FUMIGANT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER,<br /> WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
- POTASSIUM HYPOPHOSPHATE
- POTASSIUM HYPOPHOSPHITE
- POTASSIUM IODATE— DOUGH STRENGTHENER,<br /> FLOUR TREATING AGENT,<br /> MALTING OR FERMENTING AID,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
- POTASSIUM IODIDE— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> TRACER
- POTASSIUM LACTATE— FLAVOR ENHANCER
- POTASSIUM LAURATE— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
- POTASSIUM METABISULFITE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> ANTIOXIDANT,<br /> COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> DOUGH STRENGTHENER,<br /> FLOUR TREATING AGENT,<br /> OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
- POTASSIUM MYRISTATE— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
- POTASSIUM N-METHYLDITHIOCARBAMATE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
- POTASSIUM NITRATE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- POTASSIUM NITRITE
- POTASSIUM OLEATE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> FORMULATION AID,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- POTASSIUM PALMITATE— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> FORMULATION AID
- POTASSIUM PECTINATE— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> FORMULATION AID
- POTASSIUM PERSULFATE— SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
- POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOBASIC— MALTING OR FERMENTING AID,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASIC— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- POTASSIUM POLYMETAPHOSPHATE— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> HUMECTANT
- POTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- POTASSIUM SALTS OF FATTY ACIDS— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> FORMULATION AID
- POTASSIUM SORBATE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> ANTIOXIDANT,<br /> COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT
- POTASSIUM STEARATE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> FORMULATION AID,<br /> LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- POTASSIUM SULFATE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> MALTING OR FERMENTING AID
- POTASSIUM SULFITE
- POTASSIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- POTATO STARCH— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> FORMULATION AID,<br /> LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- PRENYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PRENYL BENZOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PRENYL CAPROATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PRENYL FORMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PRENYL ISOBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PRENYL THIOACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PRENYLTHIOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PRICKLY ASH BARK EXTRACT (XANTHOXYLUM SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PRICKLY ASH BARK, OIL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPANE— PROPELLANT
- PROPENYL PROPYL DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPENYLGUAETHOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPIONALDEHYDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPIONIC ACID— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT
- PROPIOPHENONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL 2-FURANACRYLATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL 2-FUROATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL 2-MERCAPTOPROPIONATE
- PROPYL 2-METHYL-3-FURYL DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL 2,4-DECADIENOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL 4-TERT-BUTYLPHENYLACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL ALCOHOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
- PROPYL BENZOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL CINNAMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL FORMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL GALLATE— ANTIOXIDANT,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL HEPTANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL HEXANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL ISOBUTYRATE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL ISOVALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL LEVULINATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL MERCAPTAN— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL PHENYLACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL PROPANE THIOSULFONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL PYRUVATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL SORBATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYL THIOACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYLAMINE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- PROPYLENE CHLOROHYDRIN— DOUGH STRENGTHENER
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> ANTIOXIDANT,<br /> DRYING AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> FORMULATION AID,<br /> HUMECTANT,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> FORMULATION AID,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER,<br /> SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT,<br /> SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT