United States
Data
Additive · Humectant

E420 — Sorbitol · page 38

E420 (Sorbitol) appears in the ingredient lists of 4,888 products sold in the United States. Function: humectant, sequestrant, stabilizer, sweetener, thickener.

4,888products with a complete record
11%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
33.3 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.27 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 4%B 7%C 15%D 23%E 51%

4,187 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 4,888 products
Calories350 kcal
Sugars33.3 g
Saturated fat3.5 g
Salt0.27 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 182.90, 184.1835.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: color or coloring adjunct, drying agent, flavoring agent or adjuvant, humectant, nutrient supplement, nutritive sweetener, ph control agent, solvent or vehicle, stabilizer or thickener, texturizer

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 50-70-4 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

4,888 products, most viewed first · page 38 of 102.

C
Cereal bard, red berriesD
C
Cereal bars, vanilla crispD
S
Strawberry delight lightly sweetened whole grain wheat cereal, strawberry delightB
Protein meal bar, strawberry
Protein meal bar, strawberry
12g protein meal bar, double chocolate, Special K
12g protein meal bar, double chocolateSpecial KE
Protein Meal Bars, Kellogg's
Protein Meal BarsKellogg'sE
H
Honey nut cereal bars, honey nutD
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein Bar, Kellogg's
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein BarKellogg'sD
C
Cereal bars, chocolatey drizzleD
B
Blueberry muffin lightly sweetened whole grain cereal, blueberry muffinB
M
Meal bar, honey almondD
T
Tilex, chocolateC
C
Cereal bars, blueberryD
S
Strawberry cereal bar, strawberryE
C
Cereal bars, chocolatey pretzelE
K
Kellogg's Special K Cereal Bars Chocolatey Pretzel .77ozE
C
Chocolate lightly sweetened whole grain wheat cereal, chocolateC
C
Cereal bars, raspberry cheesecakeE
C
Chewy granola bars, dark chocolateD
K
Kellogg's Special K Granola Bars Chocolate Peanut Butter .95ozD
K
Kellogg's, frosted mini wheals lightly sweetened whole grain cereal, blueberry, blueberryB
B
Blueberry lightly sweetened whole grain cereal, blueberryB
M
Meal bar, caramel peanutD
P
Protein meal bar, cranberry walnutD
C
Chocolate caramel naturally & artificially flavored protein meal bar, chocolate caramelE
P
Protein meal bar, chocolate peanut butterE
C
Cereal bars, chocolatey strawberryD
P
Protein meal bars, chocolate caramelE
C
Chewy granola bars, greek yogurt + fruitD
K
Kellogg's Special K Granola Bars Greek Yogurt & Fruit .95ozD
P
Protein snack bar, almond honey oat granolaD
K
Kellogg special k granola bars almond honey oat .95ozD
I
Indulgent snack bites, dreamy coconutE
K
Kellogg's, special k, moments indulgent snack bites, caramel pretzel bliss, caramel pretzel blissE
S
Salted caramel chocolateD
F
Flix candy, disney frozen gummy bands candy, grape, strawberry, blue raspberryFlix CandyD
F
Flix candy, gummy bands candy, grape, blue raspberry, strawberryFlix CandyD
G
Gummies & StickersDisney Princess · 19 gE
D
Disney Princess Gummies & StickersFlix Candy · 40 gE
F
Flix candy, gummies & stickers candy, fruitFlix CandyE
M
Marvel, Avengers Assemble Fruit Flavored Gummies, Blue Raspberry, StrawberryImaginings 3E
G
Gummy bands candyFlixD
G
Green apple strawberry blue raspberry candy, green apple strawberry blue raspberryD
M
Minnie Gummies & StickersDisney · 19 gE
Planes Shaped Gummies, Disney
Planes Shaped GummiesDisney · 23 gE
G
GummiesDisney Frozen · 23 gE
S
Snowman Decorated GummiesDisney · 14 gE
F
Fruit GummiesDisney · 19 gE

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