United States
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Additive · Preservative

E202 — Potassium sorbate · page 177

E202 (Potassium sorbate) appears in the ingredient lists of 22,302 products sold in the United States. Function: preservative.

22,302products with a complete record
11%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
11.0 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.67 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 5%B 6%C 20%D 26%E 43%

18,980 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 22,302 products
Calories250 kcal
Sugars11.0 g
Saturated fat3.3 g
Salt0.67 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 182.90, 182.3640.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antimicrobial agent, antioxidant, color or coloring adjunct, flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant, nutrient supplement, ph control agent

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 24634-61-5 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

22,302 products, most viewed first · page 177 of 465.

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Lemon pepper marinadeE
T
Teriyaki marinadeE
B
BeverageD
F
Flavored beverageD
C
Creamy yogurt, french vanillaC
C
Creamy yogurt, caramel macchiatoC
C
Classic cinnamon roll creamy yogurt, classic cinnamon rollC
C
Creamy yogurtC
C
Creamy yogurt, southern butter pecanC
O
Oak farms dairy, small curd cottage cheeseC
L
Lowfat cottage cheeseB
O
Oak farms dairy, cottage cheeseB
B
Blue cheese stuffed olives, blue cheese
S
Seafood cocktail sauceD
H
Holiday Pantry, Yogurt ParfaitFairway Foods Inc.C
O
Old fashioned licoriceE
F
Fajita size whole wheat flour tortillas, whole wheatD
W
Whole grain taco size flour tortillas, whole grainD
C
Corn TortillasAzteca · 64 gA
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Piggly wiggly, toaster pastries, cookies & cremePiggly WigglyE
S
SpreadE
S
Small curd cottage cheeseC
S
Sweet Vidalia Onion DressingPiggy Wiggy · 30 mlE
S
Steak & chop marinade with garlic and black pepperE
B
Blueberry frosted toaster pastries, blueberryEssential EverydayE
B
Brown sugar & cinnamon frosted toaster pastries, brown sugar & cinnamonEssential EverydayE
C
Cherry flavored frosted toaster pastries, cherryE
S
Strawberry frosted toaster pastries, strawberryEssential EverydayE
S
S' mores frosted toaster pastries, s' moresEssential EverydayE
C
Chocolate fudge frosted toaster pastries, chocolate fudgeE
B
Bacon Ranch Dressing, Bacon RanchEssential everyday · 16 fl oz/1 PT/473 mlD
W
Whipped dressingD
W
Whipped dressingD
Whipped dressing, Essential Everyday
Whipped dressingEssential EverydayE
H
Hot dog relishEssential EverydayD
S
Sweet relishC
F
Fat free cream cheeseC
H
Honey Pecan Cream Cheese SpreadEssential Everyday · 30 gE
S
SalsaB
B
Butter texas style biscuits, butterE
B
Buttermilk texas style biscuits, buttermilkD
B
Buttermilk biscuitsD
B
Butter-me-nots biscuitsE
B
Butter flavored texas style buscuitsE
B
Buttermilk texas style biscuitsD
H
Homestyle texas style biscuitsD
J
Jumbo Flaky BiscuitsD
H
Homestyle Jumbo Flaky BiscuitsEssential Everyday · 57 gD

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