E420 — Sorbitol
E420 (Sorbitol) appears in the ingredient lists of 464 products sold in the United Kingdom. Function: humectant, sequestrant, stabiliser, sweetener, thickener.
Nutri-Score
321 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 390 kcal |
| Sugars | 35.4 g |
| Saturates | 4.0 g |
| Salt | 0.23 g |
Categories
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 containing it, by country
Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)
Products
464 products, most viewed first · page 1 of 10.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 23 October 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).