Additive · Antioxidant

E330 — Citric acid · page 742

E330 (Citric acid) appears in the ingredient lists of 89,500 products sold in the United States. Function: antioxidant, sequestrant.

89,500products with a complete record

17%rated A or B on Nutri-Score

7.1 gsugars per 100 g (median)

0.53 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread

ABCDE

A 10%B 8%C 22%D 25%E 36%

74,777 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 89,500 products

Calories	233 kcal
Sugars	7.1 g
Saturated fat	0.88 g
Salt	0.53 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.85, 172.755, 172.861, 173.160, 173.165, 173.280, 184.1033.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antimicrobial agent, antioxidant, enzyme, flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant, leavening agent, ph control agent, sequestrant, solvent or vehicle, surface-active agent

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 77-92-9 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

89,500 products, most viewed first · page 742 of 1,865.

Beef & Ricotta Beef Meat Sauce With Tomatoes, Oregano & Basil, Stacked With Three Layers Of House-Made Pasta, Ricotta, Parmesan & Romano Cheeses Traditional Homestyle Lasagna, Beef & RicottaShoprite · 32 oz/2 lbs/907 gC

Chicken pot pie bitesBowl and Basket · 9D

Sliced PeachesBowl & Basket · 16 oz

Puff Pastry SheetBowl And Basket

Yellow American Cheese SinglesShoprite · 19 gE

White American Cheese SinglesShoprite · 19 gE

Yellow SinglesShoprite · 21 gE

Shoprite, singles, white american pasteurized prepared cheese productShopriteE

Shoprite, cottage cheeseB

Small Curd Low Fat Cottage Cheese With PineappleWakefern Food Corporation · 119 gB

Shoprite, chocolate chip cookies, break 'n bake style cookiesShopriteE

Sugar CookiesShoprite · 38 gE

Shoprite, kitchen, penne a la vodkaShoprite

Jumbo Flaky Biscuits, ButterShoprite

Kitchen, Cheese LasagnaShoprite

Kitchen, Breaded Chicken Cutlet Milanese With Penne A La VodkaShoprite

Shoprite, kitchen, classic italian style spaghetti with turkey meatballsShoprite · 16 ozB

Shoprite, soft 'n chewy chocolate chip cookie doughShopriteE

Chicken TortelliniShoprite · 115 gA

Shoprite, light fat free yogurt, cherryShopriteB

Shoprite, light fat free yogurt, vanillaShopriteA

Shoprite, 1% milkfat low fat yogurt, blueberryShopriteC

Shoprite, 1% milk fat yogurt, cherryShopriteC

Shoprite, low fat yogurt, peachShopriteC

Shoprite, fruit on the bottom low far yogurt, strawberryShopriteC

Shoprite, low fat yogurt, strawberry, bananaShopriteC

Shoprite, kitchen, cheese & spinach ravioliShopriteC

Shoprite, kitchen, five cheese tortelliniShopriteC

Shoprite, kitchen, jumbo spicy italian sausage tortelloniShopriteC

Small curd cottage cheeseShopriteC

Greek nonfat yogurt, pomegranate, pomegranateShopriteB

Greek Nonfat Yogurt, Black CherryShop Rite

Greek nonfat yogurt, vanilla, vanillaShopriteA

Shoprite, hummus, originalShop RiteC

Hummus, roasted red pepper, roasted red pepperShop RiteC

Mediterranean HummusShop Rite · 28 gC

Nonfat Greek YogurtShoprite · 170 gA

Greek 100 Calorie Nonfat YogurtWakefern Food Corporation · 150 gA

100 calorie greek nonfat yogurt, tart cherry, tart cherryShop RiteA

Greek Nonfat YogurtShop Rite · 150 gA

Shoprite, kitchen, pitted olives jubileeShopriteE

Tomato bisque soupC

Garlic And Kale HummusShoprite · 28 gC

Greek nonfat yogurtShopriteB

Shoprite, greek nonfat yogurt, black cherryShopriteB

Shoprite, greek nonfat yogurt, raspberryShopriteB

Greek Nonfat YogurtWakefern Food Corporation · 150 gA

Rich, smooth and creamy style avocado hummus, rich, smooth and creamy styleC

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

E330 — Citric acid · page 742

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