Additive · Carrier

E903 — Carnauba wax · page 8

E903 (Carnauba wax) appears in the ingredient lists of 352 products sold in Canada. Function: carrier.

352products with a complete record
7%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
51.2 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.15 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 3%B 4%C 7%D 25%E 61%

259 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 352 products
Energy350 kcal
Sugars51.2 g
Saturates0.00 g
Salt0.15 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 184.1978.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, formulation aid, lubricant or release agent, ph control agent, processing aid, surface-finishing agent

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 8015-86-9 via Wikidata (CC0)