Additive · Preservative

E290 — Carbon dioxide · page 13

E290 (Carbon dioxide) appears in the ingredient lists of 967 products sold in the United States. Function: preservative, propellant.

967products with a complete record
47%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
4.0 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.08 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 14%B 33%C 30%D 5%E 19%

848 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 967 products
Calories71 kcal
Sugars4.0 g
Saturated fat0.88 g
Salt0.08 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 184.1240.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antimicrobial agent, antioxidant, flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant, formulation aid, freezing or cooling agent, direct contact, ph control agent, processing aid, propellant, solvent

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 124-38-9 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

967 products, most viewed first · page 13 of 21.

B
Black cherry flavored sparkling water beverageC
W
Wild & sweet natural raspberry flavored water beverage, wild & sweet raspberryC
W
Wild & sweet raspberry sparkling water beverage, wild & sweet raspberryC
N
Natural fruit flavored sparkling water beverage variety pack, lemon, mango peach, raspberryB
Splash fizz
Splash fizz
S
Small curd fat free cottage cheeseB
Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Best Choice
Small Curd Cottage CheeseBest Choice · 24 ozC
Cottage Cheese 1% Milkfat Lowfat Small Curd, Best Choice
Cottage Cheese 1% Milkfat Lowfat Small CurdBest Choice · 24 ozB
Cottage cheese, Best Choice
Cottage cheeseBest Choice · 16 ozC
Cottage Cheese, Best Choice
Cottage CheeseBest ChoiceB
S
Superior Selection, Sparkling Soda, Sicilian LemonadeAssociated Wholesale Grocers Inc.E
S
Small curd cottage cheeseC
2% cottage cheese, Best Choice
2% cottage cheeseBest Choice · 24 ozC
S
Small curd cottage cheeseC
Large curd cottage cheese
Large curd cottage cheese · 24 ozC
L
Large curd cottage cheeseC
Small curd cottage cheese, Our Family
Small curd cottage cheeseOur Family · 24 ozC
S
Small Curd Cottage CheeseB
S
Small curd cottage cheeseB
C
Cottage cheeseA
C
Cottage cheeseA
C
Cottage cheeseA
C
Cottage cheeseA
A
Alta Dena, Small Curd Cottage CheeseDean Foods CompanyA
A
Alta Dena, Cottage CheeseDean Foods CompanyA
Small Curd Cottage Cheese
Small Curd Cottage Cheese
1% Lowfat Cottage Cheese, Cass-Clay
1% Lowfat Cottage CheeseCass-ClayB
Slushie Go Gurt, Yoplait
Slushie Go GurtYoplait
C
Cottage CheeseWinco FoodsC
C
Carbonated organic lemon spring water, lemonB
O
Orange carbonated tangerine spring water, orangeB
P
Pomegranate Sparkling Soda, PomegranateTops · 33.8 fl oz/1 lE
C
Cottage cheese with pineappleC
C
Cottage cheeseA
F
Fat free cottage cheeseA
C
Clover stornetta farms, cottage cheeseClover StornettaA
Cottage cheese, Clover Stornetta
Cottage cheeseClover StornettaC
C
Cottage cheeseB
L
Low fat cottage cheeseB
C
Cottage cheeseB
Low fat cottage cheese, Clover
Low fat cottage cheeseClover · 1 lbB
C
Cottage cheese with pineappleClover StornettaC
O
Organic cottage cheeseA
Low Fat cottage cheese, Crystal Creamery
Low Fat cottage cheeseCrystal CreameryC
L
LOW FAT COTTAGE CHEESE 1.5% MILKFATCRYSTAL CREAMERYB
C
Crystal creamery, fat free cottage cheeseCrystalA
L
Low Fat Cottage CheeseB
S
Small curd 1% lowfat cottage cheeseA

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