List of Food Additives - A

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• Abietic acid -
• Acacia vera -
• Acacia -
• Acesulfame potassium - artificial sweetener
• Acesulfame -
• Acetic acid - acidity regulator
• Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids - emulsifier
• Acetylated distarch adipate - thickener, vegetable gum
• Acetylated distarch phosphate - thickener, vegetable gum
• Acetylated oxidised starch - thickener, vegetable gum
• Acetylated starch - thickener, vegetable gum
• Acid treated starch - thickener, vegetable gum
• Adipic acid - food acid
• Agar - thickener, vegetable gum, stabilizer, gelling agent
• Alcohol -
• Alfalfa -
• Alginic acid - thickener, vegetable gum, stabilizer, gelling agent, emulsifier
• Alitame - artificial sweetener
• Alkaline treated starch - thickener, vegetable gum
• Alkanet - color (red)
• Allspice -
• Allura red AC - color (FDA: FD&C Red #40)
• Almond oil - used as a substitute for olive oil. Also used as an emollient.
• Aluminium - color (silver)
• Aluminium ammonium sulfate - mineral salt
• Aluminium potassium sulfate - mineral salt
• Aluminium silicate - anti-caking agent
• Aluminium sodium sulfate - mineral salt
• Aluminium sulfate - mineral salt
• Amaranth - color (red) (FDA: Red #2) Note that amaranth dye is unrelated to the amaranth plant
• Amaranth oil - high in squalene and unsaturated fatty acids - used in food and cosmetic industries.
• Amchur (mango powder)
• Ammonium acetate - preservative, acidity regulator
• Ammonium adipates - acidity regulator
• Ammonium alginate - thickener, vegetable gum, stabilizer, gelling agent, emulsifier
• Ammonium bicarbonate - mineral salt
• Ammonium carbonate - mineral salt
• Ammonium chloride - mineral salt
• Ammonium ferric citrate - food acid
• Ammonium fumarate - food acid
• Ammonium hydroxide - mineral salt
• Ammonium lactate - food acid
• Ammonium malate - food acid
• Ammonium phosphates - mineral salt
• Ammonium phosphatides - emulsifier
• Ammonium polyphosphates - anti-caking agent
• Ammonium sulfate - mineral salt, improving agent
• Amylases - flour treatment agent
• Angelica (Angelica archangelica)
• Anise -
• Annatto - color
• Anthocyanins - color
• Apricot oil - a cooking oil from certain cultivars.
• Arabinogalactan - thickener, vegetable gum
• Argan oil - a food oil from Morocco that has also attracted recent attention in Europe.
• Argon - propellant
• Rocket (Arugula)
• Asafoetida -
• Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) - antioxidant (water soluble)
• Ascorbyl palmitate - antioxidant (fat soluble)
• Ascorbyl stearate - antioxidant (fat soluble)
• Aspartame - artificial sweetener
• Astaxanthin - color
• Avocado oil - used a substitute for olive oil. Also used in cosmetics and skin care products.
• Azodicarbonamide - flour bleaching agent. Also used in the production of foamed plastics and the manufacture of gaskets. Banned as a food additive in Australia and Europe.
• Azorubine - color (red) (FDA: Ext D&C Red #10)