Additive · Humectant

E420 — Sorbitol · page 2

E420 (Sorbitol) appears in the ingredient lists of 71 products sold in India. Function: humectant, sequestrant, stabiliser, sweetener, thickener.

71products with a complete record
0%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
27.9 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.46 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 0%B 0%C 17%D 6%E 78%

54 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 71 products
Energy416 kcal
Sugars27.9 g
Saturates8.9 g
Salt0.46 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)