Additive · Antioxidant

E221 — Sodium sulfite · page 7

E221 (Sodium sulfite) appears in the ingredient lists of 544 products sold in the United States. Function: antioxidant, preservative.

544products with a complete record
6%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
9.7 gsugars per 100 g (median)
1.2 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 3%B 2%C 9%D 45%E 41%

492 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 544 products
Calories448 kcal
Sugars9.7 g
Saturated fat1.8 g
Salt1.2 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.85, 173.310, 182.3798.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antioxidant, color or coloring adjunct, dough strengthener, flour treating agent, formulation aid, oxidizing or reducing agent, 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 7757-83-7 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

544 products, most viewed first · page 7 of 12.

Original Snack Crackers, Essential Everyday
Original Snack CrackersEssential EverydayD
Snacker crackers reduced fat
Snacker crackers reduced fatD
W
Wheat snacker crackers, wheatD
R
Rich & Crisp CrackersE
S
Saltines OriginalSchnucks · 14 gE
S
Saltines Unsalted TopsSchnucks · 15 gE
W
Whole Grahams CrackerSchnucks · 31 gE
H
Honey GrahamsSchnucks · 35 gE
S
Schnucks, grahams crackers, cinnamonSchnucksD
S
Snack CrackersSchnucks · 15 gE
O
Oyster Crackers Great For Soup!SchnucksD
B
Baked snack crackersD
L
Low fat honey graham crackers stay fresh packs, honeyD
H
Honey graham crackers, honeyWeisD
C
Cinnamon flavored graham crackers, cinnamonD
Honey Graham Snack Crackers, Publix
Honey Graham Snack CrackersPublix
L
Lemon Blueberry Decadent Bar, Lemon BlueberryPublix · 16.4 oz/464 gD
M
Made With Real Cinnamon & HoneyWeis Quality · 35 gE
O
Original Oyster CrackersWeis · 15 gC
W
Weis, graham crackers, cinnamon grahamWeisD
U
Unsalted Tops SaltinesWeis · 15 gC
S
SaltinesWeis · 16 gC
W
Wheat SaltinesWeis · 15 gA
K
Krisp Snack CrackersWeis · 16 gE
R
Rich Classic CrackersWeis Quality · 14 gE
T
Thin Wheat Baked Snack CrackersWeis Quality · 31 gE
T
Thin Wheat Baked Snack CrackersWeis Quality · 29 gE
O
Original Krisp Snack CrackersE
Wheat round crackers, Savoritz
Wheat round crackersSavoritz · 12.9ozD
H
Honey Graham CrackersNo Manfacturer · 31 gE
C
Churros crispy pastry bitesD
H
Honey Graham CrackersFirst StreetD
G
Graham crackersD
Low Fat Honey Graham Crackers, Pics
Low Fat Honey Graham CrackersPics · 14.4 ozD
S
Snack crackersE
O
Oyster CrackersBest Yet · 15 gC
R
Rich & crisp crackersE
Snackers, Lieber's
SnackersLieber's · 30 gC
C
Cheese dip & crackersSargento Foods Inc.E
C
Cheese dip with crackersE
C
Cheese & crackersE
D
Dippables, Cheese Dip & CrackersSargento Foods IncE
R
Raley's, baked thin wheat crackers, original thin and crispyRaley'sD
C
Crisp & flakey classic cracker roundsE
Apple crisp, Well market
Apple crispWell market · 6 oz
B
Buttery Snack CrackerGold EmblemE
O
Oyster CrackersThe Federated Group Inc.D
S
Snack crackersE

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