E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 71
E500 (Sodium carbonates) appears in the ingredient lists of 4,449 products sold in the United Kingdom. Function: stabiliser, thickener.
Nutri-Score
3,460 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 396 kcal |
| Sugars | 19.2 g |
| Saturates | 5.3 g |
| Salt | 0.60 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
4,449 products, most viewed first · page 71 of 93.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 1 November 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).