United States
Data
Additive · Preservative

E250 — Sodium nitrite · page 34

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 34 of 207.

K
Kroger, beef jerky, originalKrogerE
E
English Muffin SandwichesKroger · 111 gA
R
Red Beans & RiceKroger · 153 gA
Atlantic Salmon, Private Selection
Atlantic SalmonPrivate Selection · 57 gE
G
Grav Lax Atlantic SalmonPrivate Selection · 57 gB
W
Wild alaskan sockeye salmon wheel, applewood smoked, applewood smokedPrivate SelectionsD
C
Cooked HamHeritage Farm · 38 gD
L
Lean HamHeritage Farm · 56 gC
L
Lean PastramiHeritage Farm · 56 gB
L
Lean Corned BeefHeritage Farm · 56 gB
T
Thick Sliced BolognaHeritage Farm · 45 gE
B
BolognaHeritage Farm · 38 gE
B
BolognaHeritage Farm · 38 gE
B
Beef Hot DogsHeritage Farm · 42 gE
H
HamHeritage Farm · 38 gD
L
Lean TurkeyHeritage Farm · 56 gB
H
Hickory Smoked Sliced BaconHeritage Farm · 15 gE
D
Deli Shaved HamHeritage Farm · 56 gC
D
Deli Shaved TurkeyHeritage Farm · 57 gA
O
Old Fashioned LoafHeritage Farm · 38 gE
B
Bologna With CasingHeritage Farm · 38 gE
T
Thick Sliced BolognaHeritage Farm · 45 gE
S
Smoked SausageHeritage Farm · 81 gD
H
Hot DogsHeritage Farm · 57 gE
H
Hot DogsHeritage Farm · 43 gE
L
Low Sodium BaconRalphs · 15 gE
T
Thick Cut Sugar Cured BaconFredmeyer · 10 gE
H
Hardwood Smoked Thick Cut Sugar Cured BaconFred Meyer · 12 gE
A
Applewood Smoked Thick Sliced BaconPrivate Selection · 14 gE
B
BraunschweigerKroger · 56 gD
L
Lower Sodium Naturally Hardwood Smoked BaconKroger · 17 gE
Sliced canadian bacon, Kroger
Sliced canadian baconKrogerD
T
Turkey BaconKroger · 14 gE
Bacon, Kroger
BaconKroger · 11 gE
Sliced Italian Dry Salame, Kroger
Sliced Italian Dry SalameKroger · 28 gE
K
Kroger, sliced hard salami, smokeKrogerE
Deli style honey smoked turkey breast, Kroger
Deli style honey smoked turkey breastKroger · 16 ozD
Chicken Breast, Kroger
Chicken BreastKroger · 16 ozD
C
Cooked HamHeritage Farm · 28 gA
H
Honey HamHeritage Farm · 28 gB
W
White TurkeyThe Kroger Co. · 28 gA
W
White Turkey CuredHeritage Farm · 28 gA
O
Old Fashioned LoafHeritage Farm · 38 gE
C
Cooked SalamiThe Kroger Co. · 38 gE
B
BolognaHeritage Farm · 38 gE
B
BolognaHeritage Farm · 38 gE
T
Thick Sliced BolognaHeritage Farm · 43 gE
T
Thick Slice BolognaHeritage Farm · 43 gE

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