United States
Data
Additive · Preservative

E281 — Sodium propionate · page 14

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 14 of 53.

T
Traditional mini pound cakeE
D
Drake's, fruit pies, apple, appleMckee Foods CorporationE
D
Drake's, fruit pies, cherry, cherryMckee Foods CorporationE
Apple fruit pie, Drake's
Apple fruit pieDrake's
C
Cream Cheese Streusel CakesLittle Debbie · 46 gE
S
Snack piesE
L
Little debbie, streusel coffee cakes, cream cheeseLittle DebbieE
B
Berries & cheese danish pastryE
C
Cream cheese danish pastryE
L
Little debbie, mini donuts, powderedLittle DebbieE
Donuts cinnamon
Donuts cinnamon
L
Lemon cooler donutsE
B
Birthday cake donuts, birthday cakeE
L
Little debbie, golden flaky crust pie, chocolateLittle DebbieE
L
Little debbie, real fruit filling pie, cherryLittle DebbieE
L
Little debbie, real fruit filling pie, appleLittle DebbieE
Cherry fruit pie, Mckee Foods
Cherry fruit pieMckee FoodsE
Apple fruit pie, Little Debbie
Apple fruit pieLittle DebbieE
L
Little debbie, streusel coffee cakes, cinnamonLittle DebbieE
T
Tastykake, jelly krimpets, sponge cakesTastykakeD
D
Dessert Shells Yellow Sponge CakesTastykake · 31 gE
C
Coconut crunch mini donutsE
T
Tastykake, jelly krimpets sponge cakesTastykakeE
K
Koffee kake yellow layer cakes with crumb toppingTastykakeE
S
Swirly CupkakesTastykake · 50 gE
C
Chocolate iced cakes with orange sprinklesTastykakeE
Cruch mini donuts, tastykake
Cruch mini donutstastykake
I
Iced yellow cakes with holiday sprinklesTastykakeE
K
Kandy bar kakesE
O
Orange iced vanilla layer cakesTastykakeE
K
KrimpiesTastykakeE
S
Spring Edition Peach Cobbler Mini DonutsTastykake · 62 gE
K
Key lime flavored mini donutsTastykakeE
M
Minis krumb topped muffinsTastykakeC
C
Chocolate swirly cupkakes minisE
F
Frosters, iced creame filled cakesE
F
Frosters iced creme filled cakesE
F
Fudge browniesE
M
Minis muffinsE
M
Minis muffinsE
M
Mini donutsE
C
Cookies & Creme Mini Donuts, Cookies & CremeTastykakeE
Black & White Mini Donuts, Tastykake
Black & White Mini DonutsTastykakeE
B
Black & white mini donutsE
P
Pecan swirls rollsD
B
Birthday Kake CupkakesTastykake · 64 gE
C
Chocolate Chip Muffin, Chocolate ChipTastykake · 3 oz/85 gE
J
Juniors layer cakesTastykakeE

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