United States
Data
Additive · Humectant

E420 — Sorbitol · page 56

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 56 of 102.

A
Atlantic Salmon PinwheelSlade Gorton & Co. Inc.C
H
Haddock with seafood stuffingC
F
Fruit RingsHoweD
F
Fudge barA
V
Vanilla nonfat ice cream with orange nonfat frozen confection barA
D
Dilly barD
T
Turkey FrankfurtersKey FoodD
K
Key food, sweetened snowflake coocnutKey FoodE
K
Key food, beef frankfurtersKey FoodE
K
Key food, hot dogsKey FoodC
K
Key food, chicken franksKey FoodC
O
Original soft pretzel mini beef hot dogs, originalD
C
Cheddar cheese soft pretzel mini beef and cheese hot dogs, cheddar cheeseE
S
Soft pretzel mini beef hot dog, beefJ&J Snack Foods CorpD
S
Sweet'N Low, Yellow Snack Cake MixBernard Food Industries Inc.
S
Sweet'N Low, Gingerbread Snack Cake MixBernard Food Industries Inc.
B
Brownie mix
B
Brownie mix
S
Sugar free brownie mix
A
Apple cinnamon coffee cake mix
B
Brownie mix
B
Brownie mix
G
Gobo Fried fish cake burdockOkuhara Fishcake
Sourfuls Soft & Chewy Candy, Gelco S.R.L.
Sourfuls Soft & Chewy CandyGelco S.R.L.E
Fruit flavored gummies candy, Airheads
Fruit flavored gummies candyAirheadsE
Original fruit gummies candy, Airheads
Original fruit gummies candyAirheadsE
Air Heads, Air Heads
Air HeadsAir Heads · 6oz
A
Airheads, bites candyAirheadsE
A
Airheads, candy bitesAirheadsE
A
Airheads, soft filled bites soft & chewy candyPerfetti Van Melle Usa Inc.E
S
Sugarfree fresh mint gumC
S
Sugarfree Chewing GumMentosC
M
Mentos, Pure Fresh Mint Sugarfree GumPerfetti Van Melle Usa Inc.C
M
Mentos, Sugarfree Gum, SpearmintPerfetti Van Melle Usa Inc.C
M
Mentos, Chewing GumPerfetti Van Melle Usa Inc.C
Pure white sugarfree chewing gum with xylitol, Mentos
Pure white sugarfree chewing gum with xylitolMentosA
M
Mentos, Sugarfree Chewing GumPerfetti Van Melle Usa Inc.C
Cherry with micro-candies sugar free gum, cherry
Cherry with micro-candies sugar free gum, cherryB
Airheads Blue Raspberry Gum, AirHeads
Airheads Blue Raspberry GumAirHeads
H
Honey crisp apple sugarfree gum, honey crisp appleC
Air heads blue raspberry gum, Mentos
Air heads blue raspberry gumMentosC
W
White mystery with micro-candies sugar free gumB
Sugarfree chewing gum, Mentos
Sugarfree chewing gumMentosA
I
Ice flurry mint sugar free chewing gum, ice flurryC
Mentos Sweet Mint Pure White, Mentos
Mentos Sweet Mint Pure WhiteMentosC
S
Sugarfree GumPerfetti Van Melle Usa Inc.C
C
Chewing GumMentos
A
Airheads, bites candy, berryAirheadsE

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