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Additive · Humectant

E422 — Glycerol · page 130

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 130 of 240.

S
Salted Caramel Flavored With Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars, Salted Caramel With Peanut ButterJIFE
B
Banana Soft Baked Bars, BananaJIFE
S
Snickerdoodle Flavored Soft Baked Bars, SnickerdoodleJIFE
S
Super S'Mores Flavored Granola Bar, Super S'MoresJIFE
C
Chocolate Flavored With Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars, Chocolate With Peanut ButterJIFE
P
Peppermint puffs, peppermintE
F
Frosted toaster pastriesE
M
Mini CupcakesGinger EvansE
S
Strawberry Pastry CrispsKigginsE
P
Pastry CrispsKigginsE
G
Ginger Evans, Oatmeal Creme PiesThe Moran Group IncorporatedE
S
Soft - baked lemon fiber barsD
S
Soft-baked fiber barsThe Moran Group IncorporatedE
P
Pastry crispsKigginsD
S
Strawberry Pastry CrispsKigginsD
H
Homestyle Dutch Apple PieThe Moran Group IncorporatedD
H
Honey carrotsB
N
Nature Trails, Fiber Chewy Bars, Oats And ChocolateThe Moran Group IncorporatedC
N
Nature's crunch, crunchy raisin bran granolaNature's CrunchD
N
Naturetrails, Chewy Dipped Chocolatey Covered Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, ChocolateThe Moran Group IncorporatedE
Instant Oatmeal Fruit and Cream Variety Pack, Kiggins
Instant Oatmeal Fruit and Cream Variety PackKigginsD
C
Cheesecake SinglesGinger EvansE
N
New York Style CheesecakeGinger EvansE
S
Smart selections, low fat granola cereal with raisinsSmart SelectionsC
P
Pastry crispsSmart SelectionsD
Whey protein recover chocolate peanut butter bars, Gatorade
Whey protein recover chocolate peanut butter barsGatoradeE
C
Chocolate pretzel whey protein bar, chocolate pretzelGatoradeE
C
Chocolate pretzel whey protein bar, chocolate pretzelE
F
Fuel bar, energy bar, chocolate chipD
E
Energy fuel barGD
F
Fuel bar, energy barD
E
Energy barD
F
Fuel bar, energy barD
E
Energy barD
V
Vanilla almond whey protein bar, vanilla almondE
F
Fuel bar, energy barD
E
Energy fuel barD
F
Fuel bar, energy barD
V
Vanilla almond whey protein barE
Whey protien bar, Gatorade
Whey protien barGatorade
Whey protein with almond butter bar, Gatorade
Whey protein with almond butter barGatoradeD
A
Almond butter whey protein bar, almond butterD
S
Salted caramel whey protein with almond butter bar, salted caramelD
W
Whey protein with almond butter, salted caramelD
Whey protein bar with almond butter chocolate chip cookie dough
Whey protein bar with almond butter chocolate chip cookie dough · 2.0 ozD
C
Chocolate chip cookie dough whey protein with almond butter bar, chocolate chip cookie doughD
P
Protein bar, salted caramelD
C
Chocolate chip cookie dough whey protein bar, chocolate chip cookie doughD

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