United States
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Additive · Preservative

E211 — Sodium benzoate · page 185

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 185 of 310.

A
Artisan Crust Cheese PizzaNation Pizza And FoodsD
A
Artisan Crust Supreme PizzaNational Pizza And FoodsD
Duck Sauce, Allied Old English Inc.
Duck SauceAllied Old English Inc. · 10 ozE
Duck sauce
Duck sauce · 40 oz
M
Mee Tu, All Purpose Chinese Marinade, GarlicAllied Old English Inc.D
G
Golding Farms, Vinaigrette Dressing, Raspberry WalnutGolding Farms Foods Inc.E
S
SyrupGolding Farms Foods Inc.E
S
SyrupGolding's SelectE
Y
Yum Yum SauceGolding Farms Foods Inc.D
M
Maraschino cherriesC
M
Maraschino cherries with stemsC
D
DressingD
R
Raspberry-Poppyseed DressingBeverly'sE
S
SauerkrautKey FoodC
K
Key food, italian dressingKey FoodD
K
Key food, chunky blue cheese dressingKey FoodE
K
Key food, premium barbecue sauce, hickoryKey FoodE
K
Key food, premium original barbecue sauce, sweet & tangyKey FoodE
S
Soda, Fruit PunchKey Food
K
Key food, soda, orangeKey FoodE
K
Key food, artificially flavored soda, grapeKey FoodE
K
Key food, soda, cola, colaKey FoodE
K
Key food, premium drink, orange punchKey FoodE
K
Key food, cocktail sauce, fieryKey FoodD
K
Key food, premium sweet relishKey FoodD
K
Key food, india relishKey FoodD
K
Key food, sweet relishKey FoodD
K
Key food, light syrupKey FoodD
K
Key food, original syrupKey FoodD
K
Key food, original syrupKey FoodD
K
Key food, light syrupKey FoodD
K
Key food, tartar sauceKey FoodE
Frozen root beer & vanilla ice cream float tubes, J&J Snack Foods Corp
Frozen root beer & vanilla ice cream float tubesJ&J Snack Foods CorpC
S
Super pretzel, pretzel fils, stuffed dost pretzel sticks, pepper jackSuper PretzelD
P
Price chopper, chocolate chunk cookiesPrice ChopperE
P
Price chopper, sugar cookiesPrice ChopperE
H
Hawaii, Coconut SyrupHawaii Associated Wholesale
Won Bok Kim Chee, Halms Enterprise
Won Bok Kim CheeHalms EnterpriseD
C
Cucumber kim cheeD
H
Head cabbage kim cheeD
H
Hot won bok kim cheeD
Huli huli chix sauce
Huli huli chix sauce
H
Huli huli sauceHawaii Associated WholesaleE
Pepper Rings, Mild, Bell-View
Pepper Rings, MildBell-ViewE
Pepper Rings, Bell-View
Pepper RingsBell-ViewE
Pepper Rings, Bell-View
Pepper RingsBell-ViewE
Pepper Rings, Mild, Bell-View
Pepper Rings, MildBell-ViewE
F
Fancy pepper ringsBell-ViewE

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