Additive · Emulsifier

E466 — Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose · page 58

E466 (Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose) appears in the ingredient lists of 12,015 products sold in the United States. Function: emulsifier, humectant, stabilizer, thickener.

12,015products with a complete record
9%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
21.4 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.42 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 5%B 4%C 15%D 38%E 39%

9,685 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 12,015 products
Calories264 kcal
Sugars21.4 g
Saturated fat4.5 g
Salt0.42 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 182.70.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, drying agent, emulsifier or emulsifier salt, humectant, solvent or vehicle, stabilizer or thickener, surface-active agent

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 9000-11-7 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

12,015 products, most viewed first · page 58 of 251.

B
Blue Cheese DressingRoundy's · 30 mlE
F
Flour tortillasD
F
Flour tortillasD
W
White corn tortillasB
F
Flour tortillasD
F
Flour tortillasD
H
Hot cocoa, milk chocolate, milk chocolateRoundy's
R
Roundy's select, hot cocoa, salted caramel drink mixRoundy's
C
Chocolate fudge icing frosted cupcakesE
F
Fall harvest buttercream frosting cupcakes, buttercreamE
C
Classic buttercream frosting cupcakesE
B
Buttercream frosting cupcakes, pink awarenessE
F
Frosted cupcakes, classic buttercream frostingE
B
Buttercream frosting cupcakesE
B
Butter SyrupRoundy's · 60 mlE
O
Original SyrupRoundy's · 60 mlE
O
Original SyrupRoundy's · 60 mlE
R
Roundy's, syrup, butter liteRoundy'sD
R
Roundy's, original syrup, originalRoundy'sE
D
Devils Food Cake MixRoundy's · 39 gE
S
Stuffed jalapenosD
S
Spicy Dill Pickle SlicesRoundy's · 32 gC
V
Vodka sauceC
F
Fat Free Sour CreamRoundy's · 28 gC
W
Wild pacific salmon filletsRoundy'sA
R
Roundy's, select, light ice cream, vanilla beanRoundy'sD
R
Roundy's, select, light ice cream, chocolate chip cookie doughRoundy'sD
S
Select, Light Ice Cream, Chocolate Fudge ChunkRoundy's
L
Light ice creamRoundy'sD
R
Roundy's, ice cream, vanillaRoundy'sC
L
Light ice creamRoundy'sD
L
Light New York Ice CreamRoundy's · 59 gD
Malony Harusame Saifun Japanese Style Glass Noodle
Malony Harusame Saifun Japanese Style Glass Noodle · 6 ozB
Shine Muscat Grape Gummies, Cororo
Shine Muscat Grape GummiesCororo · 48 gD
B
Butter flavored pancake syrup, butterE
L
Lite pancake syrup, liteD
S
SyrupShur Fine · 60 mlE
S
Sugar Free SyrupShurefine · 60 ml
V
Vanilla flavored ice cream delicately sandwiched between two chocolate flavored wafers sandwiches, vanillaD
B
Belle tracks ice cream, belle tracksD
P
Peanut butter belles ice cream, peanut butter bellesD
B
Battered Fish FilletsShurfine · 65 gB
T
Thin Pizza CrustShurfine · 60 gA
C
Chocolate fudge brownie ice cream, chocolate fudge brownieCow BelleD
C
Caramel peanut butter ice cream topped with caramel and peanuts covered in a thick layer of rich chocolate flavored coating bars, caramel peanut butterE
C
Chocolaty raspberry ice cream covered in a thick layer of rich chocolate flavored coating super premium bars, chocolaty raspberryC
C
Chocolaty vanilla caramel vanilla ice cream with caramel covered in a thick layer of rich chocolate flavored coating super premium bars, chocolaty vanilla caramelC
C
Chocolaty vanilla almond vanilla ice cream and almonds covered in a thick layer of rich chocolate flavored coating super premium bars, chocolaty vanilla almondC

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