Additive · Humectant

E420 — Sorbitol · page 91

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

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 91 of 102.

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