United States
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Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 194

E500 (Sodium carbonates) appears in the ingredient lists of 36,555 products sold in the United States. Function: stabilizer, thickener.

36,555products with a complete record
4%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
25.5 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.86 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 2%B 2%C 10%D 28%E 58%

29,693 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 36,555 products
Calories398 kcal
Sugars25.5 g
Saturated fat5.2 g
Salt0.86 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.85, 172.824, 173.310, 184.1742.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: antioxidant, curing or pickling agent, flavoring agent or adjuvant, ph control agent, processing aid

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 497-19-8 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

36,555 products, most viewed first · page 194 of 762.

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 vanilla caramel vanilla ice cream with caramel covered in a thick layer of rich chocolate flavored coating super premium bars, chocolaty vanilla caramelC
C
Chewy granola bars, chocolate chipE
S
Snack crackersE
S
Snack crackersD
B
Buttermilk waffles
T
Traditional PiecrustsShurfine · 18 gE
D
Deep dish peiecrustsE
S
Shurfine, minced fish sticks, crunchyShurfineC
C
Cornmeal mixD
C
Coffee cookies 'n cream ice cream, coffee cookies 'n creamD
C
Cookies 'n cream ice cream, cookies 'n creamD
C
Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, chocolate chip cookie doughD
B
Butter flaky jumbo biscuits, butterE
T
Texas style biscuits, buttermilkD
C
Crunchy fish filletsC
C
Crunchy Fish SticksMrs. Paul's · 95 gA
L
Light Breaded Flounder FilletsMrs. Paul's · 76 gC
C
Crunchy Fish SticksMrs. Paul's · 84 gA
C
Crunchy Fish FilletsMrs. Paul's · 108 gB
C
Cracked Black Pepper & Sea Salt SalmonMrs. Paul's · 127 gA
G
Garlic Herb Cod, GarlicMrs. PaulsC
M
Mrs. paul's, tilapia fillets, mediterranean, mediterraneanMrs. Paul'sC
T
Tilapia With A Parmesan & Roasted Garlic CrustMrs. Paul's · 141 gA
L
Lemon Pepper CodMrs. Paul's · 141 gA
C
Crab CakesMrs. Paul's · 82 gA
F
Fried ClamsMrs. Paul's · 85 gB
Original Recipe Fish Sandwich Fillets, Mrs. Paul's
Original Recipe Fish Sandwich FilletsMrs. Paul's · 85 gC
C
Crispy fish filletsD
R
Ranch Seasoned Fish SteaksMrs. Paul's · 87 gB
N
Nacho Seasoned Fish SteaksMrs. Paul's · 87 gB
B
Buttermilk Round WafflesWhite Rose · 70 gC
W
White rose, 2 pie crust
C
Chicken breast tendersD
W
Weaver, chicken breast fun nuggetsD
W
Weaver, popcorn chickenD
C
Chicken breast stripsD
B
Buffalo style wyngzD
C
Chicken wyngzD
H
Honey And Oat Crunch CerealSpartan · 30 gE
H
Honey And Oat Crunch With AlmondsSpartan · 30 gE
I
Ice creamSpartanD
F
Fajita Style Whole Wheat TortillasSpartan · 57 gC
O
Oven Toasted Corn Squares CerealSpartan · 30 gD
S
Spartan, complete pancake & waffle mix, originalSpartan
S
Spartan, middleo's chocolate sandwich cookiesSpartanE
S
Spartan, double filled middleo's chocolate sandwich cookiesSpartanE
S
Spartan, middleo's chocolate sandwich cookies, double filled mintSpartanE

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