E422 — Glycerol
E422 (Glycerol) appears in the ingredient lists of 1,657 products sold in the United Kingdom. Function: humectant, thickener.
Nutri-Score
1,165 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 380 kcal |
| Sugars | 25.5 g |
| Saturates | 4.3 g |
| Salt | 0.40 g |
Categories
Status in the United States (FDA)
Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.811, 182.90, 182.1320.
Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, drying agent, emulsifier or emulsifier salt, humectant, masticatory substance, nutritive sweetener, 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 56-81-5 via Wikidata (CC0)
Products containing it, by country
Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)
Products
1,657 products, most viewed first · page 1 of 35.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 23 October 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).