Additive · Stabiliser

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 2

E500 (Sodium carbonates) appears in the ingredient lists of 64 products sold in Malaysia. Function: stabiliser, thickener.

64products with a complete record

9%rated A or B on Nutri-Score

17.3 gsugars per 100 g (median)

0.54 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread

CDE

A 4%B 4%C 22%D 13%E 57%

46 rated products

Per 100 g, across all 64 products

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)

64 products, most viewed first · page 2 of 2.

Source: Open Food Facts export of 1 November 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).