United States
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Additive · Preservative

E250 — Sodium nitrite · page 39

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 39 of 207.

Buffalo style chicken white meat grilled chicken
Buffalo style chicken white meat grilled chickenC
FRENCH BREAD PIZZAS DELUXE, Stouffer's
FRENCH BREAD PIZZAS DELUXEStouffer'sD
Hidden Valley Ranch Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta, Stouffer's
Hidden Valley Ranch Chicken Bacon Ranch PastaStouffer's · 283 gC
C
Country Smoked Sausage Made With BeefThompson's · 56 gD
C
Country Smoked SausageRocky Mountain Fruit & Produce · 56 gD
C
Cajun Style Smoked SausageRocky Mountain Fruit & Produce · 56 gD
L
Loaded Mashed PotatoesBirds Eye
L
Lightly Sauced Roasted Potatoes With Onions & Bacon In A Cheese SauceBirds Eye · 140 gA
L
Lightly Sauced Pasta & Broccoli With Onions & Bacon In A Cheese SauceBirds Eye · 211 gA
S
Steamfresh chef's favoritesB
S
Summer sausageE
Corned Beef, Libby's
Corned BeefLibby's
L
Libby's, corned beef with onionE
C
Corned beef with hot chili seasoningE
C
Corned beef, cornedE
B
Beef franks in natural casingE
O
Original cooked corned beefD
P
Parker House, Sliced Hot Head CheeseParker House Sausage Co.E
H
Hot Smoked SausageParker House · 56 gD
Chicken Hot Links, Parker House
Chicken Hot LinksParker House · 91 gA
C
Chicken Polish SausageParker House · 91 gA
H
Hot smoked sausageE
O
Original hot smoked sausageE
J
Jumbo chicken hot dogsE
A
Alberto, Corned BeefTrujillo & Sons Inc.D
L
Luncheon MeatWestern Family · 56 gD
C
Chunky chicken corn chowder soupB
T
Thin Sliced ChickenWestern Family · 56 gA
T
Thin sliced beefE
T
Thin sliced honey ham with natural juicesWestern FamilyE
C
Chin Sliced Smoked HamWestern Family · 56 gC
T
Think Sliced TurkeyWestern Family · 56 gC
T
Thin Sliced Smoked TurkeyWestern Family · 56 gB
R
Real Bacon BitsWestern Family · 7 gE
O
Original beef jerky, originalE
P
Peppered beef jerky, pepperedE
S
Shur Saving, Luncheon LoafWestern Family Foods Inc.E
S
Shur saving, vienna sausage, chicken brothE
T
Thin Sliced TurkeyShurfine · 56 gB
T
Thin Sliced Ham With Natural JuicesShurfine · 56 gC
R
Ranch with bacon creamy ranch dressing with real baconE
L
Luncheon meatE
B
Bean with bacon condensed soupC
C
Chunky chicken corn chowder soup, chicken corn chowderC
O
Original beef jerky, originalE
T
Teriyaki beef jerky, teriyakiE
C
Chunky gumbo with chicken & andouille sausage soup, gumboB
Shurfine real bacon bits
Shurfine real bacon bitsE

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