United States
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Additive · Preservative

E290 — Carbon dioxide · page 15

E290 (Carbon dioxide) appears in the ingredient lists of 970 products sold in the United States. Function: preservative, propellant.

970products 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%

851 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 970 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

970 products, most viewed first · page 15 of 21.

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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
Fat Free Cottage Cheese, Hiland Dairy Inc.
Fat Free Cottage CheeseHiland Dairy Inc.B
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
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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
Small Curd Cottage Cheese 4% Milkfat, Prairie Farms
Small Curd Cottage Cheese 4% MilkfatPrairie FarmsC
S
Snack cupsA
P
PRO PACK SNACKPrairie FarmsB
C
Cottage cheesePrairie FarmsB
L
Large Curd Cottage CheesePrairie FarmsC
C
Cottage cheeseA
L
Lowfat Cottage CheeseBerkeley FarmsA
B
Berkeley farms, nonfat cottage cheeseBerkeley FarmsA
B
Berkeley farms, cottage cheeseBerkeley FarmsA
K
Key food, cottage cheeseKey FoodB
K
Key food, lowfat cottage cheeseKey FoodC
K
Key food, lowfat cottage cheeseKey FoodA
O
Oakhurst, Lowfat Cottage CheeseOakhurst DairyB
S
Small Curd Cottage CheeseC
Small Curd Cottage Cheese
Small Curd Cottage CheeseC
S
Small curd lowfat cottage cheeseB
S
Small curd lowfat cottage cheeseB
C
Cottage CheeseStater Bros. Markets Inc.B
L
Large curd cottage cheeseC
S
Small curd lowfat cottage cheese with pineapple, pineappleB

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