United States
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Additive · Preservative

E250 — Sodium nitrite · page 157

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 157 of 208.

D
Dutch Brand, Thick Cut Rind On BaconInternational Sausage Corp.E
Z
Zummo's party time brand smoked link sausageE
G
Gourmet Bacon Blue Cheese Whipped Mustard Spread & DipElkiD
O
Oven roasted turkey breastD
M
Mexican style smoked turkey breastD
Skinless Kielbasa, Albert's
Skinless KielbasaAlbert's
N
Naturally Hardwood Smoked Sliced BaconAlbert'sE
A
Andouille Smoked SausageAlbert'sE
S
Smoked SausageAlbert's
Pizza Cheese & Pepperoni, Butch's Original
Pizza Cheese & PepperoniButch's OriginalE
C
Cheese and pepperoni pizza, cheese and pepperoniD
B
Bacon pizza with cheddar cheese, baconD
O
Original sausage, cheese, pepperoni super thin crust pizza, sausage, cheese, pepperoniD
O
Original pizza cheese and pepperoni super thin crust, cheese and pepperoniD
S
Sausage, cheese, pepperoni, olives, mushrooms, onions, peppers super thin crust combination pizza, combinationD
O
Our 3 meat special sausage cheese pepperoni canadian bacon pizza, our 3 meat specialD
O
Our deluxe white sausage, cheese, mushrooms, pepperoni, peppers, savory garlic sauce on crust pizza, our deluxe whiteD
C
Chorizo santa rosaChorizo Santa RosaE
L
LonganizaHeinsen Products Inc.E
M
Mexican style longanizaHeinsen Products Inc.E
Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers, Custom Made Meals
Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno PoppersCustom Made Meals · 36 ozE
Bacon-wrapped Carnitas Jalapeño Poppers Stuffed With Cream Cheese, Custom Made Meals
Bacon-wrapped Carnitas Jalapeño Poppers Stuffed With Cream CheeseCustom Made MealsE
C
Chef saladA
P
Pepperoni & three cheese wood-fried crust pizzaD
H
Hawaiian style wood-fired crust pizzaD
T
Three meat wood-fried crust pizzaD
I
Italian-style with hot capicola ham, pepperoni & provolone cheese sandwich, italian-styleD
T
Turkey & bacon chef saladB
T
Tuscan-style saladC
C
Cobb salad with chicken & bacon, with a side of blue cheese dressingD
B
Blt salad with chickenC
S
SandwichD
I
Italian-style sandwichD
M
Market pantry, turkey snack bites, turkey sausageMarket PantryE
S
Steakhouse Potato SaladTarget StoresD
A
Applewood smoked classic cut baconE
Pepperoni, Market Pantry
PepperoniMarket PantryE
H
Hard salamiE
R
Rotisserie seasoned chicken breast with rib meatD
H
Hardwood smoked classic cut baconMarket PantryE
C
Chef salad with turkeyC
P
Pepperoni slicesE
P
Pepperoni, provolone cheese & breadsticks on-the-go sticks, pepperoni, provolone cheese & breadsticksE
T
Turkey pastramiD
H
Honey hamMarket PantryD
O
Oven roasted turkey breastC
S
Smoked turkey with sun-dried tomato pesto on semolina bread sandwich, smoked turkeyD
B
Black forest hamBlack ForestD

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