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Additive · Humectant

E422 — Glycerol · page 71

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 71 of 240.

C
Cream cheese croissantsD
E
Ethel m chocolates, mint dark chocolateE
G
Golden Creme CakesOtis Spunkmeyer · 40 gE
C
Chocolate creme cakesOtis SpunkmeyerE
G
Golden frosted creme cakesAryzta LlcE
C
Chocolate frosted creme cakesOtis SpunkmeyerE
G
Golden mini cupcakesAryzta LlcE
C
Chocolate mini cupcakesOtis SpunkmeyerE
C
Cinnamon crumb mini loaf cakes, cinnamon crumbOtis SpunkmeyerE
C
Cinnamon Crumb Loaf CakeAryzta LlcE
A
Adam Matthews, Yellow Caramel CakeAdam Matthews Inc.E
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B
Bites, Moist Lemon Cake With Bright, Tangy FinishJust DessertsE
P
Pumpkin Spice Muffin BitesNew Desserts Inc. · 19 gE
P
Pumpkin Spice Muffin BitesJust Desserts · 14 gE
J
Just Desserts, Coffee Cake Bites, BlueberryNew Desserts Inc.E
J
Just Desserts, Blueberry Coffee Cake BitsNew Desserts Inc.E
J
Just Desserts, Mango BitesNew Desserts Inc.E
B
Blondie bitesE
C
Coffee cake bitesNew Desserts Inc.E
R
Red velvet cakeE
M
Marionberry bitesE
V
Vegan chocolate dipped vanilla bundt cake, chocolate dipped vanilla bundtD
BOOMIN’ BLUEBERRY MUFFIN, DAVE'S killer BREAD ORGANIC BREAKFAST BARS
BOOMIN’ BLUEBERRY MUFFINDAVE'S killer BREAD ORGANIC BREAKFAST BARS · 45 gD
N
New England Cranberry StuffingBrady Enterprises Inc. · 28 gE
P
Peanut Butter Batch Churned Ice Cream, Peanut ButterWindy knoll farm · 48 fl oz/1.5 Quart/1.42 lD
O
Odwalla, protein barD
O
Odwalla, chewy nut bar, sweet & salty almond, sweet & salty almondC
O
Odwalla, protein bar, chocolate chip peanut, chocolate chip peanutD
N
Nourishing bar, banana nutC
S
Superfood bar, berries gomegaD
B
Banana dunk bars for kidsD
B
Bar for kidsD
C
Chewing gum sweetened with only xylitol
C
Chewing gum
C
Chewing gum
S
Soft baked granola, cranberryD
S
Soft baked granola, cranberryD
S
Soft baked granola bar, blueberryD
S
Soft baked granola, cinnamon brown sugarD
B
Brightside soft baked granola, cinnamon brown sugarD
C
Charms, blow pop, assorted bubble gumCharmsE
A
Assorted bubble gum filled pops, assorted bubble gumE
M
MinisCharms Company · 16 gE
C
Charms, blow pop, candy, watermelon blue razz cherry sour appleCharmsE
B
Blow Pop Minis CandyCharms Company · 16 gE
Blow pop what a melon bubble gum filled lollipop
Blow pop what a melon bubble gum filled lollipopC
S
Super Blow Pop CandyCharms · 32 gE

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