United States
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Additive · Preservative

E211 — Sodium benzoate · page 135

E211 (Sodium benzoate) appears in the ingredient lists of 14,836 products sold in the United States. Function: preservative.

14,836products with a complete record
10%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
11.2 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.64 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 5%B 5%C 19%D 25%E 45%

12,542 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 14,836 products
Calories150 kcal
Sugars11.2 g
Saturated fat1.6 g
Salt0.64 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 184.1733.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antimicrobial agent, antioxidant, color or coloring adjunct, flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant, fumigant, ph control agent, surface-active 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 532-32-1 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

14,836 products, most viewed first · page 135 of 310.

B
Buffalo Hot Wing SaucePrice Chopper Supermarkets · 15 mlA
P
Price chopper, old fashioned soft cookies, strawberry filledPrice ChopperE
B
Barbecue SaucePrice Chopper · 37 gE
S
Southern Style Barbecue SaucePrice Chopper · 37 gE
B
Barbecue SaucePrice Chopper · 37 gE
H
Hickory Brown Sugar Barbecue SaucePrice Chopper · 37 gE
S
SodaPrice ChopperE
Zesty tartar sauce with horseradish, Gold Pure Food Products Co. Inc.
Zesty tartar sauce with horseradishGold Pure Food Products Co. Inc.D
Wasabi Sauce With Ginger, Gold Pure Food Products Co. Inc.
Wasabi Sauce With GingerGold Pure Food Products Co. Inc.C
O
Original pimiento cheese spread, originalE
Pimiento Cheese Spread, Bel Brands Usa
Pimiento Cheese SpreadBel Brands UsaE
P
Pimiento cheese spreadBel Brands Usa Inc.E
Lite Pimiento Real Cheese Sandwich Spread, Price's
Lite Pimiento Real Cheese Sandwich SpreadPrice's · 55 gC
Made With Real Cheese
Made With Real CheeseE
Pimiento Cheese Spread, Bel Brands Usa
Pimiento Cheese SpreadBel Brands Usa · 12 ozE
S
Southern style pimiento cheese spreadBel Brands UsaD
P
Price*S, Lite Palmento Cheese SpreadBel Brands Usa Inc.C
S
Salsa Con Queso Cheddar Cheese With Salsa, MediumUtz
D
Dips French OnionUtz · 33 gD
D
Dips RanchUtz · 33 gC
S
Spinach dipsUtzC
C
Caramel Popcorn With PeanutsUtz · 28 gE
Mild Pepperoncini, Safie
Mild PepperonciniSafie · 26 fl ozC
S
Sparkling red grape juice cocktail, red grapeWelch'sE
S
Sparkling white grape juice cocktail from concentrate, white grapeWelch'sE
B
Blueberry grape flavored juice cocktail sparkling blend, blueberry grapeWelch'sE
S
Sparkling flavored juice cocktail blendE
C
Cranberry flavored sparkling juice cocktail blend with white grape, cranberry, and red grape juices from concentrateWelch'sE
W
Welch's, sparkling soda, grapeWelch'sE
W
Welch's, sparkling strawberry soda, strawberryWelch'sE
W
Welch's, sparkling soda, strawberry, strawberryWelch'sE
W
Welch's, sparkling juice from concentrate, pumpkin spiceWelch'sE
W
Welch's, sparkling soda, grapeWelch'sE
S
Sparkling sodaWelch'sE
S
Sparkling juice cocktailWelch's
S
Sparkling Mango BelliniWelch's · 240 mlB
1
100% grape juiceWelch'sD
K
Kosher Sparkling 100% JuiceWelch'sD
W
Welch's, strawberry daiquiri juice cocktailWelch'sE
S
Sparkling red 100% grape juiceD
S
Sparkling white 100% grape juiceE
S
Sparkling red grape juice cocktail, red grapeE
S
Sparkling non-alcoholic white grape juice cocktail, white grapeE
S
Sparkling White 100% Grape Juice From ConcentrateE
S
Steinfeld's, Dill RelishBay Valley Foods
Homestyle sauerkraut, Steinfeld’s
Homestyle sauerkrautSteinfeld’s · 30 gC
S
Sweet RelishHeifetz · 15 gE
T
Tartar SauceHoffman House · 30 gE

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