Additive · Humectant

E420 — Sorbitol · page 4

E420 (Sorbitol) appears in the ingredient lists of 192 products sold in Canada. Function: humectant, sequestrant, stabiliser, sweetener, thickener.

192products with a complete record
6%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
28.5 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.33 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 3%B 4%C 14%D 18%E 61%

140 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 192 products
Energy375 kcal
Sugars28.5 g
Saturates2.9 g
Salt0.33 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 182.90, 184.1835.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: color or coloring adjunct, drying agent, flavoring agent or adjuvant, humectant, nutrient supplement, nutritive sweetener, ph control agent, solvent or vehicle, stabilizer or thickener, texturizer

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 50-70-4 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

192 products, most viewed first · page 4 of 4.

Source: Open Food Facts export of 23 October 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).