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Additive · Antioxidant

E338 — Phosphoric acid · page 68

E338 (Phosphoric acid) appears in the ingredient lists of 4,186 products sold in the United States. Function: antioxidant, sequestrant.

4,186products with a complete record
15%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
5.4 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.23 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 8%B 7%C 23%D 23%E 40%

3,678 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 4,186 products
Calories155 kcal
Sugars5.4 g
Saturated fat2.7 g
Salt0.23 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.85, 73.275, 182.1073.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antimicrobial agent, flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant, fumigant, malting or fermenting aid, non-nutritive sweetener, ph control agent, sequestrant

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 7664-38-2 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

4,186 products, most viewed first · page 68 of 88.

C
Citrus Flavor Green Tea, CitrusGreat value · 202.8 fl oz/6 l/1.5 gALD
B
Brown 'N Serve Enriched Dinner RollsGreat ValueC
Diet Cola
Diet ColaC
Diet Dr Thunder, Dr Thunder
Diet Dr ThunderDr Thunder
G
Gyro puffD
C
ColaE
B
Better Valu, Ranch DressingThe Federated Group Inc.D
B
Better Valu, Thousand Island DressingThe Federated Group Inc.E
B
Better Value, Creamy French Style DressingThe Federated Group Inc.E
P
Pastel azteca
P
Pork kartinas
P
Pork carnitasC
C
ChickenC
C
Cashew chicken white meat chicken, vegetable medley & cashews in a stir-fry sauce, with brown riceB
B
Breaded white meat chicken in an asian-style sesame sauce with whole wheat spaghetti & vegetablesB
C
Chicken with peanut sauceA
W
World cuisine pineapple black bean chickenB
F
Five-grain beef with vegetablesB
C
Chicken with plum sauceA
C
Chicken teriyaki, white meat chicken in teriyaki sauce with edamame, carrots, water chestnuts & brown riceEating Right For Healthy LivingC
C
Chicken & vegetable potstickersC
A
Asian style chicken & vegetablesB
R
Ready-to-eat tuna salad, albacore, albacoreStarkistB
L
Lunch To-Go, Ready To Eat Tuna SaladStarkistD
T
Tuna creations, lightly marinated premium chunk light tuna, sweet & spicy, sweet & spicyStarkistB
Chicken creations premium white chicken salad, Starkist
Chicken creations premium white chicken saladStarkistB
R
Root beerE
S
Slider corn tortillasA
1
1/4 choc cake/ivory iced floralE
1
1/4 choc cake/choc iced decE
1
1/4 choc cake/white iced decE
C
Choc iced floral cakeE
1
1/4 white cake/chocolate iced with candlesE
1
1/4 white cake/blue iced mustacheE
1
1/4 white cake/turquoise iced balloonsE
1
1/4 marble cake/yellow iced decoratedE
1
1/4 marble cake/pink iced decoratedE
1
1/4 marble cake/white iced floralE
1
1/4 white cake/ivory iced floralE
1
1/4 white cake/yellow iced decoratedE
1
1/4 white cake/white iced floralE
1
1/4 yellow cake/ivory iced floralE
W
White cakeE
C
Chocolate cakeE
F
Fuze Iced Tea Honey & Ginseng Green Tea Bottle, 1 Liter
Iced tea
Iced teaD
I
Iced tea, lemonD
R
Red iced tea, strawberryE

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