E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 21
E500 (Sodium carbonates) appears in the ingredient lists of 1,548 products sold in Canada. Function: stabiliser, thickener.
Nutri-Score
1,145 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 429 kcal |
| Sugars | 23.8 g |
| Saturates | 5.3 g |
| Salt | 0.71 g |
Categories
Status in the United States (FDA)
Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.85, 172.824, 173.310, 184.1742.
Technical effects listed by the FDA: antioxidant, curing or pickling agent, flavoring agent or adjuvant, 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 497-19-8 via Wikidata (CC0)
Products
1,548 products, most viewed first · page 21 of 33.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 23 October 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).