E319 — Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq)
E319 (Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq)) appears in the ingredient lists of 6,828 products sold in the United States. Function: antioxidant.
Nutri-Score
5,127 rated products
Median values
| Calories | 448 kcal |
| Sugars | 23.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.0 g |
| Salt | 0.96 g |
Categories
3,845 of these 6,828 products were found by Shelfpedia in the ingredients text; Open Food Facts had not tagged the additive on them. Always check the label.
Status in the United States (FDA)
Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.185.
Technical effects listed by the FDA: antioxidant
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 1948-33-0 via Wikidata (CC0)
Products containing it, by country
Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)
| Country | Products |
|---|---|
| United States | 6,828 |
| France | 264 |
| India | 182 |
| Mexico | 165 |
| Brazil | 153 |
| Australia | 96 |
| Canada | 86 |
| Chile | 63 |
| Philippines | 58 |
| Spain | 57 |
| Germany | 55 |
| South Africa | 55 |
| United Kingdom | 52 |
| New Zealand | 37 |
| Colombia | 31 |
| Argentina | 26 |
| Bolivia | 25 |
| Netherlands | 25 |
| Morocco | 12 |
| Switzerland | 8 |
| Ireland | 8 |
| Singapore | 8 |
| Belgium | 8 |
| Algeria | 8 |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 7 |
Products
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Source: Open Food Facts export of November 1, 2026, ODbL, and USDA FoodData Central, October 2026 release, CC0 · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).