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Additive · Emulsifier

E481 — Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate · page 39

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 39 of 132.

B
BreadSignature SelectC
E
Enriched giant hamburger bunsD
H
Healthy Grains BreadA
Crushed wheat, Signature Select
Crushed wheatSignature Select · 24 ozC
S
Signature kitchens, enriched bread, wheatSignature KitchensC
E
Enriched White BreadSafewayE
8
8 grain & seed breadB
G
Golden wheat artisan style bread, golden wheatC
H
Honey wheat breadB
N
Nature's Cupboard, Honey Wheat Berry BreadSafeway Inc.C
5 Seed Bread
5 Seed BreadB
W
White enriched sandwich breadC
Wheat Enriched Sandwich Bread
Wheat Enriched Sandwich BreadC
B
Brown 'n serve rollsC
W
Wheat brown 'n serve rollsC
W
Whole Wheat BreadSignature Kitchens · 52 gA
S
Split Too Honey Wheat BreadSignature SelectC
E
Enriched sesame hamburger bunsC
G
Giant Wheat Hamburger BunsC
Enritched Giant Onion Hamburger Buns, Signature Select
Enritched Giant Onion Hamburger BunsSignature SelectA
C
Crushed wheat hot dog bunsC
Signature Select Giant Potato Hamburger Buns, Signature Select
Signature Select Giant Potato Hamburger BunsSignature Select · 21 ozC
E
Enriched white hot dog bunsC
P
Potato hot dog buns, potatoSignature SelectC
White Enriched Bread
White Enriched BreadC
Wheat Sandwich Bread
Wheat Sandwich BreadC
O
Oven Joy, White Enriched Sandwich BreadSafeway Inc.C
O
Oven Joy, Wheat Enriched Sandwich BreadSafeway Inc.C
Hot Dog Buns, Signature Select
Hot Dog BunsSignature Select
E
Enriched hot dog bunsC
E
Enriched hamburger bunsC
Wheat bread, Jewel
Wheat breadJewelC
H
Hawaiian sweet rollsC
B
Brown'n serve dinner rollsC
P
Plain sandwich rollsC
P
Pumpkin cake roll · 510 gE
H
Ham, egg, cheddar cheese french toast sandwiches, french toastD
C
Croissant chicken apple sausage, egg, white american cheese sandwiches, croissantD
Select french vanilla singles liquid coffee creamer
Select french vanilla singles liquid coffee creamerD
H
Hazelnut liquid coffee creamer singles, hazelnutD
Enriched Wheat Bread, Safeway Inc.
Enriched Wheat BreadSafeway Inc.C
H
Hot dog bunsC
H
Hamburger bunsC
W
White enriched breadSafeway Inc.D
W
Wheat enriched breadSafeway Inc.C
H
Hamburger enriched bunsD
H
Hot dog enriched bunsD
V
Vanilla pudding snack cups, vanillaC

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