United States
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Additive · Preservative

E250 — Sodium nitrite · page 119

E250 (Sodium nitrite) appears in the ingredient lists of 9,940 products sold in the United States. Function: preservative.

9,940products with a complete record
6%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
2.0 gsugars per 100 g (median)
2.0 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 3%B 3%C 13%D 36%E 44%

8,723 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 9,940 products
Calories252 kcal
Sugars2.0 g
Saturated fat5.2 g
Salt2.0 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.170, 172.175, 172.177, 172.820, 172.824.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antimicrobial agent, antioxidant, color or coloring adjunct, flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant, propellant

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 7632-00-0 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

9,940 products, most viewed first · page 119 of 208.

O
Oven Roasted Turkey BreastFarmlandD
H
Hickory Smoked Beef FranksFarmland
L
Luncheon LoafFarmland
O
Olive LoafFarmland
C
Chicken And Pork BolognaFarmland
G
Garlic BolognaFarmland
Deli style ham, Farmland
Deli style hamFarmland · 32 oz
C
Cooked SalamiFarmland · 1 SLICEE
L
Luncheon LoafFarmland · 1 SLICEE
B
BolognaFarmland · 1 SLICESE
P
Pork PattiesFarmland
T
Thin Crust Supreme PizzaNash Finch CompanyD
T
Thin Crust PizzaNash Finch CompanyD
T
Thin Crust PizzaNash Finch CompanyD
R
Rising Crust Pepperoni PizzaNash Finch CompanyD
R
Rising Crust Three Meat PizzaNash Finch CompanyD
O
Original baked beans, originalA
H
Homestyle baked beans, homestyleA
O
Onion baked beans, onionC
C
Country style baked beans, country styleC
M
Maple bacon baked beans, maple baconC
S
Smokehouse Beef SticksE
B
Bean with bacon condensed soup, bean with baconC
H
Homestyle corned beef hash, homestyleD
Bacon ranch dressing, Our Family
Bacon ranch dressingOur FamilyD
D
Deli style thin shaved 97% fat free smoked hamB
B
Black forest deli style thin shaved ham, black forestB
B
Brown sugar deli style thin shaved ham, brown sugarD
D
Deli sliced 97% fat free honey ham, honeyD
O
Oven roasted 98% fat free turkey breastD
D
Deli sliced 98% fat free smoked turkey breast, smoked turkeyD
Maple sliced bacon, Our Family
Maple sliced baconOur Family · 16 ozE
D
Double smoked sliced baconB
S
Slow smoked sliced bacon, slow smokedOur FamilyE
S
Slow Smoked Think Cut BaconOur FamilyE
B
Bun length hot dogs franksE
B
Bun length hot dogs franksE
S
Smokehouse, cocktail smokies, cocktailE
C
Corn dogs, batter-wrapped franks on a stick made with chicken, pork addedE
S
Smokehouse, original summer sausage, originalE
S
Smokehouse, beef summer sausage, beefE
S
Smokehouse, cheese cocktail smokies, cheese cocktailE
J
Jumbo hot dogs franksE
B
Braunschweiger liver sausageUsinger'sE
U
Usinger's, beef summer sausageUsinger'sE
F
Farmer summer sausageE
U
Usinger's, Smoked Hickory Sticks Summer SausageFred Usinger Inc.E
P
Polish sausageE

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