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 1,201–1,300 of 3,940
- BENZALDEHYDE GLYCERYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZALDEHYDE PROPYLENE GLYCOL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZENE
- BENZENETHIOL— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZOIC ACID— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT
- BENZOIN— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZOIN, RESIN (STYRAX SPP.)— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZOPHENONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZOTHIAZOLE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZOYL PEROXIDE— COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> FLOUR TREATING AGENT
- BENZYL 2,3-DIMETHYLCROTONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL ACETOACETATE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL ALCOHOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
- BENZYL BENZOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
- BENZYL BUTYL ETHER— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL CINNAMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL ETHYL ETHER— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL FORMATE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL HEXANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL ISOBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL ISOTHIOCYANATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL ISOVALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL LEVULINATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL MERCAPTAN— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL METHOXYETHYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL METHYL SULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL NONANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL PHENYLACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL SALICYLATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BENZYL TRANS-2-METHYL-2-BUTENOATE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BERGAMOT, OIL (CITRUS AURANTIUM L. SUBSP. BERGAMIA WRIGHT ET ARN.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-ALANINE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- BETA-ANGELICALACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-APO-8'-CAROTENAL— COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT
- BETA-BOURBONENE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-CAROTENE— ANTIOXIDANT,<br /> COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE— COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE ALCOHOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE ALCOHOL ACETATE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> FORMULATION AID
- BETA-IONOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-IONONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-IONONE EPOXIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-IONYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-ISOMETHYLIONONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-METHYLPHENETHYL ALCOHOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-MYRCENE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-NAPHTHYL ANTHRANILATE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-NAPHTHYL ETHYL ETHER— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-NAPHTHYL ISOBUTYL ETHER— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-NAPHTHYL METHYL ETHER— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-PINENE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETA-TERPINEOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BETAINE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BIOTIN— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> SEQUESTRANT
- BIPHENYL— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BIRCH TAR, OIL (BETULA PENDULA ROTH AND RELATED BETULA SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BIRCH, SWEET, OIL (BETULA LENTA L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BIS-(METHYLTHIO)METHANE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BIS(1-MERCAPTOPROPYL)SULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BIS(2-METHYL-3-FURYL) DISULFIDE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BIS(2-METHYL-3-FURYL) TETRASULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BIS(2-METHYLPHENYL) DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BIS(2,5-DIMETHYL-3-FURYL) DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BISABOLENE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BLACKBERRY BARK, EXTRACT (RUBUS, SPP. OF SECTION EUBATUS)— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BLACKBERRY FRUIT EXTRACT— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BOIS DE ROSE, OIL (ANIBA ROSAEODORA DUCKE)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BOLDUS LEAVES (PEUMUS BOLDUS MOL.)
- BONITO, DRIED
- BORIC ACID— LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
- BORNEOL— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BORNYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BORNYL BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BORNYL FORMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BORNYL ISOVALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BORNYL VALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BORONIA, ABSOLUTE (BORONIA MEGASTIGMA NEES)— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BOUILLON, VEGETABLE, SMOKE
- BROMELAIN— ENZYME,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- BRYONIA ROOT (BRYONIA SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUCHU LEAVES (BAROSMA BETULINA AND CRENULATA)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUCHU LEAVES EXTRACT— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUCHU LEAVES, OIL (BAROSMA SPP.)— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUCKBEAN LEAVES (MENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA L.)— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUCKBEAN LEAVES, EXTRACT (MENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUTADIENE-STYRENE RUBBER— MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE
- BUTAN-3-ONE-2-YL BUTANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUTANAL DIBENZYL THIOACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUTTER ACIDS— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUTTER ESTERS— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- BUTTER FAT, ENZYME-MODIFIED, WITH ADDED BUTYRIC ACID— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- BUTTER STARTER DISTILLATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> MALTING OR FERMENTING AID
- butterfly pea flower extract— COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT
- BUTYL 10-UNDECENOATE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT