United States
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Additive · Preservative

E250 — Sodium nitrite · page 47

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 47 of 207.

Cheddar cheese, Kraft
Cheddar cheeseKraft
Mac & cheese with bacon, sharp cheddar
Mac & cheese with bacon, sharp cheddar · 4 ozE
M
Mac & cheeseKraftC
Extra sharp yellow cheddar pepperoni and crackers, Cracker barrel
Extra sharp yellow cheddar pepperoni and crackersCracker barrel
F
Fancy macaroni & cheese elbow macaroni tossed in a creamy cheese sauce with mushrooms, roasted onions, applewood smoked bacon pieces, topped with blue cheese crumbles, macaroni & cheeseC
C
Cowgirl quicheD
Cesar With Bacon Dressing, Kraft
Cesar With Bacon DressingKraft
C
Cheesy Potatoes, Bacon ScallopedKraftE
V
Value biscuit country hamE
V
Value Biscuit Country HamTennessee Valley Ham Co. Inc. · 56 gC
C
Country meats ham end slicesE
C
Country Ham Biscuit SlicesClifty Farm · 56 gC
Country ham boneless
Country ham boneless · 12 ozE
B
Brown Sugar HamAhold · 56 gC
O
Original Beans & FranksSteve's & Ed's · 213 gA
C
Chef saladC
C
Cobb salad with baby lettuce blend, baby greens, white meat chicken, diced eggs, shredded monterey jack - colby cheese, whole olives and bacon crumbles with a blue cheese vinaigrette, cobb saladC
B
Blt salad with chickenB
I
Italian style sandwich wrapD
L
Loaded Mashed PotatoesSignature Cafe · 124 gB
P
Potato SaladD
S
Salad With Chicken & BaconSignature CafeC
C
Cobb Salad With Chicken And BaconSignature cafeC
S
SaladC
S
Spinach Salad With BaconSignature Cafe · 241 gA
M
Mini pizza bagels topped with mozzarella cheese, pepperoni & tomato sauce, cheese & pepperoniD
C
Combination sausage & pepperoni single serve pizzaD
P
Pepperoni single serve pizza, pepperoniD
C
Chinese style bbq pork with fried rice
C
Classics elbow noodles with cheese & seasoned breadcrumbsC
R
Rising crust pepperoni pizzaD
R
Rising crust pizzaD
S
Supreme pizzaD
M
Meat lovers pizzaD
P
Pepperoni pizza, pepperoni & mozzarella cheeseD
S
Supreme pizzaC
M
Meatlovers pizzaD
B
Bacon wrapped filet mignon bitesE
E
Egg, cheese, bacon and onions baked in a flaky pastry mini quiche, cheese & baconE
C
Calabrese salame
Pepperoni and four cheese stuffed calzone, pepperoni & cheese, Signature Select
Pepperoni and four cheese stuffed calzone, pepperoni & cheeseSignature Select
Rising crust three meat pizza, Signature Select
Rising crust three meat pizzaSignature SelectD
D
Deep dish pizzaD
F
French bread pepperoni pizzaC
S
Supreme pizzaC
C
Cheese stuffed crust supreme pizzaD
R
Rich traditional tomato sauce topped with mozzarella cheese & zesty sliced pepperoni pizza, pepperoniD
G
Gotta luv meat uncured pepperoni, italian style meatballs, italian sausage, ham & bacon stone oven thin crust artisan pizza, gotta luv meatE

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