- Cardamom Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Carmine - Color
- Carnauba Wax - Coating Agent, Film Former, Glaze, Polish, Surface-Finishing Agent
- Carob Bean Gum - Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener
- Carotene (Algae) - Color
- Carotene (Vegetable) - Color
- Carotenoids, Mixed - Color
- Carrageenan - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener, Whipping Agent
- Carrot Seed Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Carthamus Red - Color
- Carthamus Yellow - Color
- Carvacrol - Flavoring Agent
- Cascarilla Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Cassia Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Castor Oil - Antisticking Agent, Carrier Solvent, Coating Agent, Film Former, Glaze, Lubricant, Polish, Release Agent, Surface-Finishing Agent
- Catalase - Enzyme
- Catalase (Aspergillus Niger Var.) - Enzyme
- Catalase (Micrococcus Lysodeikticus) - Enzyme
- Cedar Leaf Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Celery Seed Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Cellulase (Penicillium Funiculosum) - Enzyme
- Cellulase (Tricoderma Reesei) - Enzyme
- Cellulose, Microcrystalline - Anticaking Agent, Binder, Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Drying Agent, Filler, Formulation Aid, Plasticizer, Tableting Aid
- Cellulose, Powdered - Anticaking Agent, Binder, Bodying Agent, Bulking Agent, Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Drying Agent, Filler, Filter Aid, Formulation Aid, Gelling Agent, Plasticizer, Tableting Aid, Texture-Modifying Agent, Texturizer, Thickener
- Chamomile Oil, English Type - Flavoring Agent
- Chamomile Oil, German Type - Flavoring Agent
- Chlorine - Antimicrobial Agent, Bleaching Agent, Flour Treatment Agent, Oxidizing Agent, Preservative
- Chlorine Dioxide - Flour Treatment Agent
- Chlorophyllins, Copper Complexes, Sodium and Potassium Salts - Color
- Chlorophyll - Color
- Chlorophylls, Copper Complexes - Color
- Cholic Acid Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Whipping Agent
- Choline Bitartrate - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
- Choline Chloride - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
- Chymosin a (Escherichia Coli K-12 Containing Prochymosin a Gene) - Enzyme
- Chymosin B (Aspergillus Niger Var. Awamori Containing Prochymosin B Gene) - Enzyme
- Chymosin B (Kluyveromyces Lactis Containing the Prochymosin B Gene) - Enzyme
- Cinnamaldehyde - Flavoring Agent
- Cinnamic Acid - Flavoring Agent
- Cinnamon Bark Oil, Ceylon Type - Flavoring Agent
- Cinnamon Leaf Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Cinnamyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
- Cinnamyl Alcohol, Synthetic - Flavoring Agent
- Cinnamyl Anthranilate - Flavoring Agent
- Cinnamyl Formate - Flavoring Agent
- Cinnamyl Isovalerate - Flavoring Agent
- Cinnamyl Propionate - Flavoring Agent
- Cis-3-Hexen-1-Ol - Flavoring Agent
- Cis-3-Hexenyl 2-Methylbutyrate - Flavoring Agent
- Cis-3-Hexenyl Isovalerate - Flavoring Agent
- Cis-3-Octen-1-Ol - Flavoring Agent
- Cis-4-Hepten-1-Al - Flavoring Agent
- Cis-6-Nonen-1-Ol - Flavoring Agent
- Citral - Flavoring Agent
- Citranaxanthin - Color
- Citric Acid - Acid, Acidifier, Antioxidant, Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Flavoring Agent, Formulation Aid, Sequestrant, Tableting Aid
- Citric and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Sequestrant, Whipping Agent
- Citronellal - Flavoring Agent
- Citronellol - Flavoring Agent
- Citronellyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
- Citronellyl Butyrate - Flavoring Agent
- Citronellyl Formate - Flavoring Agent
- Citronellyl Isobutyrate - Flavoring Agent
- Citronellyl Propionate - Flavoring Agent
- Clary Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Clove Leaf Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Clove Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Clove Stem Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Cognac Oil, Green - Flavoring Agent
- Copaiba Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Copper Gluconate - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
- Coriander Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Costus Root Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Cresyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
- Cubeb Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Cumin Oil - Flavoring Agent
- Cuminic Aldehyde - Flavoring Agent
- Cupric Sulfate - Antimicrobial Agent, Color Fixative, Preservative
- Curcumin Erythrosine - Color
- Cyclamen Aldehyde - Flavoring Agent
- Cyclohexane - Extraction Solvent
- Cyclohexysulfamic Acid - Sweetening Agent
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List of Additives and What They Do
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