United States
Data
Additive · Preservative

E281 — Sodium propionate · page 11

E281 (Sodium propionate) appears in the ingredient lists of 2,524 products sold in the United States. Function: preservative.

2,524products with a complete record
4%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
27.4 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.83 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 2%B 1%C 7%D 26%E 64%

2,299 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 2,524 products
Calories376 kcal
Sugars27.4 g
Saturated fat6.1 g
Salt0.83 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 180.23, 184.1784.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antimicrobial agent, flavoring agent or adjuvant

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 137-40-6 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

2,524 products, most viewed first · page 11 of 53.

Old Fashioned Baked Pecan Pie, Restaurant Item
Old Fashioned Baked Pecan PieRestaurant Item · 92 gE
B
Baked PieTabletalk PieD
O
Old fashioned mango pineapple pieD
O
Old fashioned strawberry pieD
4" Baked Cherry Pie, UD
4" Baked Cherry PieUD · 4 ozD
C
Cherry PieTable Talk · 114 gD
C
Chocolate Eclair PieTable Talk · 114 gD
L
Lemon PieTable Talk · 114 gD
P
Pumpkin PieTable Talk · 114 gC
P
Pineapple pieD
P
PIED
P
PIED
L
Lemon pieD
O
Old fashioned cherry pie, cherryD
O
Old fashioned blueberry pie, blueberryD
T
Table talk pies, old fashioned lemon pie, lemonTable Talk PiesD
O
Old Fashion Strawbery Rhubarb PieTable Talk Pies · 125 gC
O
Old Fashioned Peach PieTable Talk Pies · 125 gC
O
Old Fashioned Lemon Crunch PieTable Talk Pies · 125 gD
Old Fashioned Coconut Custard Pie, Table Talk Pies
Old Fashioned Coconut Custard PieTable Talk Pies · 125 gD
A
Apple pie, appleD
Old Fashioned Blueberry Pie, Table Talk Pies
Old Fashioned Blueberry PieTable Talk Pies · 125 gC
N
No sugar added cherry pie, cherryTable Talk PiesD
Cherry Pie With Other Natural Flavors, Jtm Foods Llc
Cherry Pie With Other Natural FlavorsJtm Foods Llc · 113 gE
C
Caramel frappe pieE
B
Blueberry pie real fruit fillingE
L
Lightly glazedE
S
Smores pieE
C
Caramel apple pieE
D
Double Chocolate Lightly Glazed Brownie Pie, Double ChocolateJj's bakery · 4 oz/113 gE
Lemon cream pie
Lemon cream pie
Cherry Pie Lightly Glazed, JJ's Bakery
Cherry Pie Lightly GlazedJJ's Bakery · 4 oz
Sweet Potato Marshmallow Pie, JJ's Bakery
Sweet Potato Marshmallow PieJJ's Bakery · 113 gE
T
Tid-Bits Mini Snack PiesJtm Foods LlcE
Cheez® Crackers Whole Grain, JJ's Bakery
Cheez® Crackers Whole GrainJJ's Bakery
M
Mini pie bitesE
T
Tid-Bits Mini Snack PiesJtm Foods LlcE
S
Sweet Black + White Cookies, Sweet Black + WhiteCookie crush gourmet bakery · 6.6 oz./187 gE
L
Lady Fingers CakesSpecialty Bakers · 28 gD
Dessert Shells, Unknown
Dessert ShellsUnknownD
F
French twirlE
F
French twirlE
S
Specialty Bakers, Sugar Free Dessert ShellsSpecialty Bakers LlcC
S
Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert ShellsSpecialty Bakers LlcE
S
Specialty Bakers, Chocolate Cake Roll, Butter Creme FillingSpecialty Bakers LlcE
F
Filled doughnutsE
G
Golden Creme CakesOtis Spunkmeyer · 40 gE
C
Chocolate creme cakesOtis SpunkmeyerE

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