Additive · Color

E170i — Calcium carbonate · page 20

E170i (Calcium carbonate) appears in the ingredient lists of 1,452 products sold in the United States. Function: color, stabilizer.

1,452products with a complete record
6%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
13.3 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.88 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 3%B 3%C 26%D 33%E 35%

1,191 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 1,452 products
Calories357 kcal
Sugars13.3 g
Saturated fat2.2 g
Salt0.88 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.70, 73.1070, 184.1191.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, color or coloring adjunct, drying agent, formulation aid, humectant, leavening agent, lubricant or release agent, masticatory substance, nutrient supplement, 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 471-34-1 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

1,452 products, most viewed first · page 20 of 31.

Source: Open Food Facts export of November 1, 2026, ODbL, and USDA FoodData Central, October 2026 release, CC0 · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).