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 1,701–1,800 of 3,940
- CYCLOTENE PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-2,8-P-MENTHADIEN-1-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-8-P-MENTHENE-1,2-EPOXIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-CAMPHOR— COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-FENCHONE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-GLUCONIC ACID— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- D-LIMONEN-10-OL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-LIMONENE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-NEOMENTHOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-PANTOTHENAMIDE— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- D-PANTOTHENYL ALCOHOL— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- D-PIPERITONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-RIBOSE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- D-SORBITOL— COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> DRYING AGENT,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> HUMECTANT,<br /> NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT,<br /> NUTRITIVE SWEETENER,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- D-XYLOSE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
- DAIDAI PEEL OIL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DAMAR GUM (SHOREA DIPTEROCARPACEAE)— PROCESSING AID
- DAMIANA LEAVES (TURNERA DIFFUSA WILLD.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DANDELION ROOT, EXTRACT SOLID (TARAXACUM SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DANDELION, FLUID EXTRACT (TARAXACUM SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DAVANA OIL (ARTEMESIA PALLENS WALL.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DECALEPIS HAMILTONII EXTRACT— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DECANAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DECANAL DIMETHYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DECANAL PROPYLENEGLYCOL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DECANOIC ACID— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT,<br /> SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
- DECYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DECYL BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DECYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DEERTONGUE SOLID EXTRACT— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DEHYDRATED BEETS— COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DEHYDROACETIC ACID— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
- DEHYDRODIHYDROIONOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DEHYDRODIHYDROIONONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DEHYDROMENTHOFUROLACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DEHYDRONOOTKATONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DELTA-DAMASCONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DELTA-DECALACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DELTA-DODECALACTONE— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DELTA-HEXADECALACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DELTA-HEXALACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DELTA-OCTADECALACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DELTA-OCTALACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DELTA-TETRADECALACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DESOXYCHOLIC ACID— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT
- DEXTRANS (AVG M W LESS THAN 100,000)— FORMULATION AID,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER,<br /> SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- DEXTRIN— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> DRYING AGENT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> FORMULATION AID,<br /> HUMECTANT,<br /> LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT,<br /> NUTRITIVE SWEETENER,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- DEXTROSE— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> DRYING AGENT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> HUMECTANT,<br /> LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT,<br /> NUTRITIVE SWEETENER,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- DI-(1-PROPENYL)-SULFIDE (MIXTURE OF ISOMERS)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DI-(BUTAN-3-ONE-1-YL) SULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DI-2-FURYLMETHANE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DI-N-ALKYL(C8-C18 FROM COCONUT OIL) DIMETHYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE— SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
- DI-SEC-BUTYL DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIACETYL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIALLYL POLYSULFIDES— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIALLYL TRISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIAMYL KETONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIASTASE FROM ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE— ENZYME
- DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
- DIBENZYL ETHER— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIBUTYL SEBACATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE— FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT,<br /> DIRECT CONTACT
- DICYCLOHEXYL DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIETHANOLAMIDE CONDENSATE FROM SOYBEAN OIL FATTY ACIDS (C16-C18)— SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
- DIETHANOLAMIDE CONDENSATE FROM STRIPPED COCONUT OIL FATTY ACIDS(C10-C18)— SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
- DIETHYL DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIETHYL MALATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIETHYL MALONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE-- PROHIBITED— DOUGH STRENGTHENER
- DIETHYL SEBACATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIETHYL SUCCINATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIETHYL SULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIETHYL TARTRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIETHYL TRISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIETHYLAMINOETHANOL— BOILER WATER ADDITIVE
- DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DISTEARATE
- DIETHYLENETRIAMINE— PROCESSING AID
- DIETHYLENETRIAMINE CROSSLINKED WITH EPICHLOROHYDRIN— PROCESSING AID
- DIFURFURYL ETHER— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIGERANYL ETHER— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDRO-2,4,6-TRIMETHYL-4H-1,3,5-DITHIAZINE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDRO-2,4,6-TRIS(2-METHYLPROPYL)-4H-1,3,5-DITHIAZINE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDRO-ALPHA-IONONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDRO-BETA-IONOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDRO-BETA-IONONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDROCARVEOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDROCARVYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDROCOUMARIN— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDROGALANGAL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDRONOOTKATONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDROXYACETONE (DIMER)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDROXYACETONE (MONOMER)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIHYDROXYACETOPHENONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIISOAMYL DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIISOAMYL TRISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIISOBUTYL ADIPATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIISOBUTYL KETONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIISOPENTYL THIOMALATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIISOPROPYL ADIPATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- DIISOPROPYL DISULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT