United States
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Additive · Preservative

E202 — Potassium sorbate · page 98

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 98 of 465.

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Very violet buttercream decorating icingE
R
Rosy red buttercream decorating icingE
B
Bee yellow buttercream decorating icingE
O
Ocean blue buttercream decorating icingOver The TopE
D
Decorating IcingOver The Top · 6 gE
G
Glam Green Decorating IcingOver The Top · 6 gE
W
Wispy White Decorating IcingOver The Top · 6 gE
C
Cinn-a-butter sliced creme cakeSweet P's Bake ShopD
L
Lemon sliced creme cake, lemonD
C
Chocolate marble sliced creme cake, chocolate marbleD
3
3 meat sausage pepperoni & ham pizza, 3 meatValu TimeD
S
Supreme pizza, sausage, pepperoni, red & green peppers, onions sausage made with pork & chicken, supremeC
C
Combination sausage & pepperoni pizza, combinationValu TimeD
P
Pepperoni pizza, pepperoniValu TimeD
H
Hamburger pizza, hamburgerD
O
Over the top, melty snowmen cookie kitE
V
Variety cake donuts, plain, sweet powdered and sugar crunchE
F
Frosted strawberry toaster pastries, frosted strawberryValu TimeD
F
Frosted brown sugar cinnamon toaster pastriesValu TimeE
T
Toaster pastriesValu TimeE
S
Sweet P's Bake Shop, Raspberry Sweet RollsKingston Marketing CoD
P
Peach pieSweet P'sC
P
Pumpkin pieD
O
Oatmeal raisin soft cookiesValu TimeE
S
Soft cookiesValu TimeE
C
Chocolate chip soft cookiesValu TimeE
O
Oatmeal soft cookiesKingston Marketing CoE
B
Banans foster, gelatoD
S
Specialty pizzaD
T
Tiny tart with a tender crust filled with pecans and sweet molasses, pecanE
C
Cooked shrimp with cocktail sauceC
C
Cooked shrimp with cocktail sauceD
W
Whipped DressingValu Time · 15 gE
K
Key lime cake bitesE
T
Toasted coconut cake bitesE
M
Mint iced brownies with chocolate drizzle, mint icedE
M
Med garlic sriracha street taco sauce, med garlic srirachaC
K
Kung pao sauce, kung paoE
G
Green chimichurri sauce, green chimichurriC
S
Sesame teriyaki sauce, sesame teriyakiCulinary ToursE
M
Mini glazed cinnamon rollsE
R
Really black cookie icingE
R
Really orange cookie icingE
A
Apple cinnamon sliced creme cake, apple cinnamonD
P
Pumpkin sliced creme cakeC
C
Cranberry orange sliced creme cakeD
A
Apple caramel cupcakesE
M
Mini gingerbread men cookiesE

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