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Additive · Humectant

E422 — Glycerol · page 112

E422 (Glycerol) appears in the ingredient lists of 11,499 products sold in the United States. Function: humectant, thickener.

11,499products with a complete record
7%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
28.6 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.62 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 3%B 3%C 13%D 30%E 51%

9,407 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 11,499 products
Calories385 kcal
Sugars28.6 g
Saturated fat4.9 g
Salt0.62 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.811, 182.90, 182.1320.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, drying agent, emulsifier or emulsifier salt, humectant, masticatory substance, nutritive sweetener, 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 56-81-5 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

11,499 products, most viewed first · page 112 of 240.

B
Buttery toffee crispy marshmallow squares bars, buttery toffeeE
B
Buttery toffee crispy marshmallow squares, buttery toffeeE
C
Crispy marshmallow squares, double chocolatey chunkE
O
Original crispy marshmallow squares barsE
P
Pastry crisps, chocolatey delightD
P
Pastry crisps, brown sugar cinnamonD
Frosted miniwheats frosted miniwheats touch, Kellogg's
Frosted miniwheats frosted miniwheats touchKellogg's · 15 ozB
Nutri grain apple cinnamon soft baked breakfast bars
Nutri grain apple cinnamon soft baked breakfast barsD
H
Honey roasted almond chewy bars, honey roasted almondD
M
Meal bar, caramel peanutD
P
Protein meal bar, cranberry walnutD
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pastry Crisps, Special K
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pastry CrispsSpecial K · 25.0gD
K
Kellogg's Special K Cereal Bars Chocolate .88ozE
M
Mixed berry lightly sweetened whole grain cereal, mixed berryB
C
Chocolate caramel naturally & artificially flavored protein meal bar, chocolate caramelE
P
Protein meal bar, chocolate peanut butterE
D
Double chocolatey chunk crispy marshmallow squares, double chocolatey chunkE
B
Breakfast bars, strawerry parfaitE
P
Pastry crisps, berry streusalD
T
Toaster pastries, frosted strawberryD
K
Kellogg raisin bran crunch 18.2ozD
K
Kellogg's, nutri grain harvest, hearty breakfast bars, country strawberry, country strawberryD
K
Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Granola Bars Strawberry 1.76ozD
C
CerealD
T
Toaster pastries, frosted strawberryD
T
Toaster pastriesD
P
Pastry crisps, strawberryD
K
Kellogg special k cereal bars berry streusel .88ozE
C
Cereal bars, chocolatey strawberryD
C
Crispy marshmallow squares, originalE
P
Protein chewy bars, peanutE
P
Protein chewy bars, mixed nutE
Toaster pastries, frosted chocolate peanut butter, Kellogg's
Toaster pastries, frosted chocolate peanut butterKellogg's · 300gE
M
Mini crisps, blueberryE
P
Pop-tarts, mini crisps, baked bites, frosted strawberry, frosted strawberryE
S
Sweetened multi-grain cereal, strawberryD
P
Pastry crisps, brown sugar cinnamonD
Special k pastry crisps, Kellogg's
Special k pastry crispsKellogg'sD
C
Crispy marshmallow squaresE
K
Kellogg rkt squares rainbow .78ozE
P
Protein meal bars, chocolate caramelE
Kellogg's Raisin Bran Crunch, Raisin Bran
Kellogg's Raisin Bran CrunchRaisin Bran · 42 oz (2 lb 10 oz) 1.19 kgD
B
Blueberry bliss hearty breakfast bars, blueberry blissD
K
Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Granola Bars Blueberry 1.76ozD
P
Pastry crisps, chocolatey caramelD
K
Kellogg special k cereal bars chocolate caramel .88ozE
K
Kellogg's, special k, nourish multi-grain blend with quinoa hot cereal, cranberry almond, cranberry almondC
K
Kellogg's raisin bran, raisin, bran flake and flaxseed cereal, omega-3 250mg alaD

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