E170i — Calcium carbonate
E170i (Calcium carbonate) appears in the ingredient lists of 518 products sold in the United Kingdom. Function: colour, stabiliser.
Nutri-Score
414 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 254 kcal |
| Sugars | 4.1 g |
| Saturates | 2.5 g |
| Salt | 0.58 g |
Categories
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)
Products
518 products, most viewed first · page 1 of 11.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 1 November 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).