Additive · Humectant

E420 — Sorbitol · page 2

E420 (Sorbitol) appears in the ingredient lists of 78 products sold in Ireland. Function: humectant, sequestrant, stabiliser, sweetener, thickener.

78products with a complete record
11%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
32.7 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.28 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 2%B 10%C 13%D 13%E 62%

61 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 78 products
Energy403 kcal
Sugars32.7 g
Saturates7.2 g
Salt0.28 g

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)