Additive · Humectant

E421 — Mannitol

E421 (Mannitol) appears in the ingredient lists of 11 products sold in Australia. Function: humectant, stabiliser, sweetener, thickener.

11products with a complete record
100%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
0.00 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.01 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 0%B 100%C 0%D 0%E 0%

2 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 11 products
Energy218 kcal
Sugars0.00 g
Saturates0.00 g
Salt0.01 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 180.25.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant, formulation aid, lubricant or release agent, non-nutritive sweetener, solvent or vehicle

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 69-65-8 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products containing it, by country

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