United States
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Additive · Preservative

E290 — Carbon dioxide · page 14

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

Categories

Most represented

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 14 of 21.

S
Small curd cottage cheeseC
S
Small curd 2% lowfat cottage cheeseB
Saratoga, Saratoga sparkling water
SaratogaSaratoga sparkling water · 28 ozA
N
Nonfat cottage cheese small curdB
S
Small curd cottage cheeseC
L
Lowfat cottage cheeseB
M
Morning Fresh Farms, Small Curd Cottage CheeseMerchants Distributors Inc.B
M
Morning Fresh Farms, Nonfat Cottage CheeseMerchants Distributors Inc.B
2
2% milkfat low fat cottage cheeseFriendship Dairies LlcB
C
Cottage cheeseFriendship Dairies Llc.B
C
Cottage cheeseFriendship Dairies Llc.C
Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Friendship Dairies Llc.
Small Curd Cottage CheeseFriendship Dairies Llc.A
0% Milkfat Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Friendship Dairies Llc
0% Milkfat Fat Free Small Curd Cottage CheeseFriendship Dairies LlcC
0
0% milkfat fat free small curd cottage cheeseFriendship DairiesB
1% Milk Fat Low Fat Cottage Cheese, Freindship Dairies Llc
1% Milk Fat Low Fat Cottage CheeseFreindship Dairies LlcA
C
Crowley, Nonfat Cottage CheeseHp Hood LlcB
Cottage Cheese, Crowley
Cottage CheeseCrowleyB
1
1% Milkfat Lowfat Cottage CheeseCrowley · 24 oz/680 gB
L
Lowfat Cottage CheeseCrowleyB
Large Curd Cottage Cheese, Crowley
Large Curd Cottage CheeseCrowleyC
A
Axelrod, easy dieter, lowfat cottage cheese, pineappleAxelrodC
4% Milkfat Min. Chunk Style Cottage Cheese, Axelrod
4% Milkfat Min. Chunk Style Cottage CheeseAxelrod · 16 ozB
Creamed Whipped Cottage Cheese, Axelrod
Creamed Whipped Cottage CheeseAxelrod · 16 ozB
A
Axelrod, lowfat cottage cheeseAxelrodA
C
Cottage CheeseHarris TeeterB
L
Low Fat Cottage CheeseHarris TeeterB
H
Harris teeter, cottage cheeseHarris TeeterB
C
Cottage CheeseHarris TeeterB
S
Small Curd Cottage CheeseHighland CrestB
H
Hiland, Lowfat Cottage Cheese Snack CupsHiland Dairy Inc.C
C
Cottage CheeseMilandB
Lowfat Cottage Cheese, Hiland
Lowfat Cottage CheeseHilandA
Lowfat Cottage Cheese, Hiland
Lowfat Cottage CheeseHilandC
Fat Free Cottage Cheese, Hiland Dairy Inc.
Fat Free Cottage CheeseHiland Dairy Inc.B
Cottage Cheese, Hiland
Cottage CheeseHiland
C
Cottage CheesePenn Maid DairyB
P
Penn maid dairy, lowfat cottage cheesePenn Maid DairyB
P
Penn maid dairy, minimum small curd dairy cottage cheesePenn Maid DairyB
4
4% Cottage Cheese With Pineapple AddedPenn Maid
P
Penn maid dairy, nonfat cottage cheese small curdPenn Maid DairyB
P
Penn maid dairy, nonfat cottage cheese small curdB
P
Penn maid dairy, lowfat cottage cheese, pineapple & cherriesPenn Maid DairyC
4
4% cottage cheese with pineapplePenn Maid DairyC
P
Penn maid dairy, nonfat cottage cheese with pineappleC
C
COTTAGE CHEESEPrairie FarmsC
L
Low Fat Cottage CheesePrairie farms · 5 lb/2.27 kgC
Cottage Cheese 4% Small Curd, Clover Valley
Cottage Cheese 4% Small CurdClover Valley · 16 ozC
4
4% Milkfat Cottage CheesePrairie farms · 5 oz/141 gC

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