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Additive · Preservative

E250 — Sodium nitrite · page 161

E250 (Sodium nitrite) appears in the ingredient lists of 9,929 products sold in the United States. Function: preservative.

9,929products 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%

8,714 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 9,929 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

9,929 products, most viewed first · page 161 of 207.

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Martin purefoods, jalapeno & cheese bite size franksMartin PurefoodsD
C
Chicken Spring RollMartin PurefoodsD
M
Martin purefoods, hot dogsMartin PurefoodsD
H
Hot DogsMartin Pure FoodsE
B
Biscuit cutE
C
Country Ham Pork Side MeatGoodnight Brothers Produce CoE
C
Country HamDan'L Boone InnE
Meat Lovers Flatbread, The Corner Booth
Meat Lovers FlatbreadThe Corner Booth · 241 gD
Sausage And Pepperoni Pizza, The Corner Booth
Sausage And Pepperoni PizzaThe Corner Booth
Sidekicks Loaded Pepperoni, The Corner Booth
Sidekicks Loaded PepperoniThe Corner Booth
B
Bacon, egg, & cheese biscuitE
M
Maple premium sliced baconDutch FarmsE
D
Dutch farms, hickory smoked fully cooked baconDutch FarmsE
S
Slotkowski, knockwurst garlic sausageSlotkowskiE
A
Andouille SausageAtk Foods Inc.D
S
Smoked Authentic Cajun Style Andouille SausageSlotkowskiD
O
Original crust combination pizzaD
O
Original crust pepperoni pizzaD
S
Supreme pizza, sausage, pepperoni, red & green peppers, onions, black olivesC
U
Ultra thin crust sicilian pizzaD
U
Ultra thin crust pepperoni pizzaD
R
Rising crust pepperoni pizzaD
T
Three meat pizzaD
R
Rising Crust PizzaBrookshire'sD
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Pepperoni pizza, pepperoni & 4-cheese blend, pepperoni made with pork & beef, made with 100% real cheeseD
T
Thin & crispy crust supreme pizzaD
D
Deluxe Texas Toast PizzaBrookshire'sD
P
Pepperoni PizzaBrookshire'sD
S
Supreme PizzaBrookshire'sD
R
Ranch pizzaC
B
Brookshire's, pork luncheon meatBrookshire'sE
R
Real Bacon PiecesBrookshire's
R
Real Becon BitsBrookshire'sE
C
Corned Beef HashBrookshire'sD
E
Extra Thin HamBrookshire'sD
B
Brookshire's, thin sliced black forest hamBrookshire'sD
B
Bacon hickory smokedE
B
Bacon hickory smokedE
H
Hickory smoked baconE
T
Thick Sliced BaconBrookshire'sE
F
Fully cooked bacon slicesE
B
Bacon hickory smokedE
Honey Habanero Beef Jerky, Glenwood
Honey Habanero Beef JerkyGlenwood · 10 ozE
Mango Jalapeno, Glenwood Beef Jerky
Mango JalapenoGlenwood Beef Jerky · 283 gE
Lemon Pepper Beef Jerky Strips, Glenwood
Lemon Pepper Beef Jerky StripsGlenwood · 6 oz
C
Corned Beef With JuicesMid East
A
AWARD CUISINE Creamed Chipped Beef, 76 OZ
B
Bacon wrapped scallopsD

Source: Open Food Facts export of 23 October 2026, ODbL, and USDA FoodData Central, April 2026 release, CC0 · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).