E220 — Sulfur dioxide
E220 (Sulfur dioxide) appears in the ingredient lists of 1,845 products sold in the United States. Function: antioxidant, preservative.
Nutri-Score
1,665 rated products
Median values
| Calories | 357 kcal |
| Sugars | 41.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.2 g |
| Salt | 0.27 g |
Categories
Status in the United States (FDA)
Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.170, 172.892, 182.3862.
Technical effects listed by the FDA: antimicrobial agent, antioxidant, color or coloring adjunct, flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant
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 7446-09-5 via Wikidata (CC0)
Products containing it, by country
Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)
| Country | Products |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,845 |
| France | 1,755 |
| United Kingdom | 453 |
| Germany | 365 |
| Spain | 248 |
| Switzerland | 239 |
| Italy | 223 |
| Belgium | 138 |
| Australia | 121 |
| Poland | 96 |
| Netherlands | 74 |
| Ireland | 40 |
| Bulgaria | 28 |
| Czechia | 27 |
| Austria | 27 |
| Sweden | 26 |
| Croatia | 22 |
| Portugal | 22 |
| Denmark | 20 |
| Finland | 20 |
| Greece | 18 |
| New Zealand | 18 |
| South Africa | 18 |
| Hungary | 18 |
| Brazil | 17 |
Products
1,845 products, most viewed first · page 1 of 39.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 23 October 2026, ODbL, and USDA FoodData Central, April 2026 release, CC0 · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).