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 2,301–2,400 of 3,940
- HEXYL OCTANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HEXYL PHENYLACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HEXYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HEXYL TRANS-2-HEXENOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HEXYLAMINE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HICKORY BARK, EXTRACT (CARYA SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HICKORY SMOKE DIST.— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HONEYSUCKLE EXTRACT— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HOPS EXTRACT, MODIFIED— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HOPS, EXTRACT (HUMULUS LUPULUS L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HOPS, EXTRACT SOLID (HUMULUS LUPULUS L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HOPS, OIL (HUMULUS LUPULUS L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HOREHOUND (MARRUBIUM VULGARE L.)
- HOREHOUND EXTRACT (MARRUBIUM VULGARE L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HOREHOUND SOLID, EXTRACT
- HORSEMINT LEAVES, EXTRACT (MONARDA SPP.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HORSERADISH (ARMORACIA LAPATHIFOLIA GILIB.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HORSERADISH OIL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYACINTH FLOWERS (HYACINTHUS ORIENTALIS L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYACINTH, ABSOLUTE (HYACINTHUS ORIENTALIS L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDRATROPIC ALDEHYDE PROPYLENE GLYCOL ACETAL— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDRAZINE
- HYDROCHLORIC ACID— FORMULATION AID,<br /> PH CONTROL AGENT
- HYDROGEN PEROXIDE— ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT,<br /> DOUGH STRENGTHENER,<br /> FLOUR TREATING AGENT,<br /> FUMIGANT,<br /> OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
- HYDROGEN SULFIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROQUINONE MONOETHYL ETHER— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROXY(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)ACETIC ACID— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROXYACETONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROXYCITRONELLAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROXYCITRONELLAL DIETHYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROXYCITRONELLAL DIMETHYL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROXYCITRONELLAL PROPYLENEGLYCOL ACETAL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROXYCITRONELLOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROXYLATED LECITHIN— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT
- HYDROXYNONANOIC ACID, DELTA-LACTONE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE— EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> FORMULATION AID,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> DRYING AGENT,<br /> EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT,<br /> HUMECTANT,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER,<br /> SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT,<br /> TEXTURIZER
- HYSSOP (HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYSSOP, EXTRACT (HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- HYSSOP, OIL (HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS L.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ICELAND MOSS (CETRARIA ISLANDICA ACH.)
- IMMORTELLE, ABSOLUTE (HELICHRYSUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM DC)
- IMMORTELLE, EXTRACT (HELICHRYSUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM DC.)— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- IMPERATORIA (PEUCEDANUM OSTRUTHIUM (L.) KOCH (IMPERATORIA OSTRUTHIUM L.))— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- INDOLE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- INOSITOL— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- INSOLUBLE GLUCOSE ISOMERASE ENZYME PREPARATIONS— ENZYME
- INVERT SUGAR— FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
- INVERT SUGAR SYRUP— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT,<br /> DRYING AGENT,<br /> FLAVOR ENHANCER,<br /> FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT,<br /> FORMULATION AID,<br /> HUMECTANT,<br /> NUTRITIVE SWEETENER,<br /> SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
- INVERTASE FROM SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE— ENZYME,<br /> PROCESSING AID,<br /> STABILIZER OR THICKENER
- ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES— PROCESSING AID
- ION EXCHANGE RESIN— PROCESSING AID
- IRON AMMONIUM CITRATE— ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT
- IRON CAPRYLATE— DRYING AGENT
- IRON CITRATE— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- IRON LINOLEATE— DRYING AGENT
- IRON NAPHTHENATE— DRYING AGENT
- IRON OXIDE— COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT,<br /> SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
- IRON PEPTONATE— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- IRON POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE
- IRON TALLATE— DRYING AGENT
- IRON-CHOLINE CITRATE COMPLEX— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- IRON, ELEMENTAL— NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
- ISOAMBRETTOLIDE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL 3-(2-FURAN)PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL 4-(2-FURAN)BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL ACETOACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL ALCOHOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL BENZOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL BUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL CINNAMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL FORMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL HEXANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL ISOBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL ISOTHIOCYANATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL ISOVALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL LAURATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL LEVULINATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL NONANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL OCTANOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL PHENETHYL ETHER— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL PHENYLACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL PYRUVATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOAMYL SALICYLATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBORNEOL— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBORNYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBORNYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBORNYL FORMATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBORNYL ISOBUTYRATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBORNYL ISOVALERATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBORNYL PROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBUTANE— PROPELLANT
- ISOBUTYL 10-UNDECENOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBUTYL 2-BUTENOATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBUTYL 2-FURANPROPIONATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBUTYL ACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
- ISOBUTYL ACETOACETATE— FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT