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Additive · Emulsifier

E481 — Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate · page 38

E481 (Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate) appears in the ingredient lists of 6,335 products sold in the United States. Function: emulsifier, stabilizer.

6,335products with a complete record
7%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
18.1 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.97 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 3%B 4%C 25%D 27%E 42%

5,444 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 6,335 products
Calories321 kcal
Sugars18.1 g
Saturated fat3.2 g
Salt0.97 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.846.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: dough strengthener, emulsifier or emulsifier salt, firming agent, flour treating agent, oxidizing or reducing agent, 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 25383-99-7 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

6,335 products, most viewed first · page 38 of 132.

R
Rising Crust Four Cheese PizzaSafeway Swlwct · 133 gB
R
Rising crust pizzaD
R
Rising Crust PizzaSafeway Select · 136 gB
Select italian bread
Select italian bread · 20 ozC
H
Hawaiian sweet rollsD
H
Hearty rye bread with caraway seedsC
V
Vienna BreadSignature Select · 28 gA
Select artisan italian bread, Signature Select Artisan
Select artisan italian breadSignature Select ArtisanA
B
Black & white iced cake cookieSuperior on mainE
S
Signature select, iced cake cookie, lemon icing & vanilla drizzleE
P
Pumpkin spice iced cake soft cookie with cream cheese icing & vanilla drizzle, pumpkin spiceE
V
Vanilla ice cream & white cake, ice cream cakeE
V
Vanilla ice cream & chocolate cakeE
I
Ice cream cakeE
Apple fruit pie, Signature
Apple fruit pieSignature · 22 gE
B
Brown 'n serve breadsticksSafeway KitchensC
C
Chocolate brownie ice cream cakeE
I
Ice cream cakeE
C
Cookies & cream ice cream cakeE
N
Neapolitan ice cream cakeE
Reduced calorie enriched hamburger buns, Signature Select
Reduced calorie enriched hamburger bunsSignature Select · 12 ozC
E
Enriched white light hot dog bunsC
H
Hot dog buns, poppy seedC
W
West coast style gourmet sandwich rollsD
B
Brown'n serve dinner rollsC
V
Vienna enriched breadC
R
Reduced calorie multi grain breadC
M
Multigrain wheat breadA
P
Potato breadD
W
White enriched bread, whiteC
E
Enriched white hamburger bunsC
W
Wheat reduced calorie hamburger bunsC
New England style frank rolls, Signature Slect
New England style frank rollsSignature Slect · 9 ozC
E
Enriched white hot dog bunsC
W
Wheat brown'n serve rollsC
W
White enriched brown'n serve rollsC
W
Wheat Bread, WheatSignature select · 16 oz/1 lbs/454 gA
A
Artisan Style Hot Dog BunsC
A
Artisan Style Dinner RollsC
W
Wheat bread loafC
Loaf white bread
Loaf white breadC
G
Giant sesame hamburger bunsD
I
Italian Bread With Sesame Seeds, ItalianSignature select · 16 oz/1 lbs/454 gA
1
100% whole wheat hot dog bunsB
F
French Hoagie RollsC
W
Whole grain white breadC
S
Signature kitchens, bread, cinnamon raisin nutSignature KitchensC
E
Enriched bread texas toastC

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