Additive · Colour

E170i — Calcium carbonate

E170i (Calcium carbonate) appears in the ingredient lists of 22 products sold in Australia. Function: colour, stabiliser.

22products with a complete record
10%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
6.5 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.18 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 0%B 10%C 50%D 20%E 20%

10 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 22 products
Energy228 kcal
Sugars6.5 g
Saturates1.4 g
Salt0.18 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.70, 73.1070, 184.1191.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, color or coloring adjunct, drying agent, formulation aid, humectant, leavening agent, lubricant or release agent, masticatory substance, nutrient supplement, ph control agent, processing aid

The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 471-34-1 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products containing it, by country

Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)