United States
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Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 201

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 201 of 762.

S
Sugar cookiesE
I
Iced oatmeal soft cookiesE
F
Fudge iced browniesE
P
Petite chocolate gourmet bundt cakes, rich chocolateE
P
Petite cinnamon gourmet bundtE
P
Petite chocolate bundt cakesE
P
Petite cinnamon bundt cakesE
C
Coconut sliced creme cakeD
S
Strawberry swirl sliced creme cakeD
F
Fig barsE
B
Brookie brownieE
M
Mini candy chip cookiesE
M
Mini chocolate chip cookiesE
R
Red velvet cake bitesE
S
Strawberry cake bitesE
P
Pumpkin cake bitesE
G
Gingerbread cake bitesE
L
Lemon cake bitesE
P
Peanut butter cake bitesE
B
Birthday cake bitesE
B
Buttermilk complete pancake & waffle mix, buttermilkValu Time
P
Pizza crust mix
A
Animal CrackersValu Time · 30 gE
O
Old fashioned sweet potato pie, sweet potatoD
O
Old fashioned pecan pie, pecanD
E
Egg custard pie, egg custardD
Old Fashioned Coconut Custard Pie, Table Talk Pies
Old Fashioned Coconut Custard PieTable Talk Pies · 125 gD
O
Old fashioned mango pieD
A
Apple pie, appleD
Old Fashioned Blueberry Pie, Table Talk Pies
Old Fashioned Blueberry PieTable Talk Pies · 125 gC
N
No sugar added cherry pie, cherryTable Talk PiesD
Pumkin Pie, Giant Brand Bakery
Pumkin PieGiant Brand Bakery · 22 ozC
C
Chocolate Dipping PretzelsRobert Rothschild Farm · 28 gE
B
Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix, Gourmet Pancake MixRobert Rothschild Farm
G
Gourmet Pancake & Waffle MixRobert Rothschild Farm · 41 gE
B
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Streusel Muffin MixRobert Rothschild Farm · 119 gC
P
Pub Style Pretzel Bread MixRobert Rothschild Farm · 39 gC
A
All Natural Vegetable Lo MeinChung's Foods Inc. · 128 gB
L
Lo meinC
M
Mushroom Lo MeinChung's · 128 gA
L
Lo MeinChung's · 128 gA
S
Smores pieE
C
Crispy marshmallow treatsE
D
Dark Chocolate Cranberry Gourmet Cookies, Dark Chocolate CranberryPacific cookie company · 12 oz/340 gE
M
Maple nutBrach'sE
M
Maple Nut GoodiesBrach's · 42 gE
M
Maple Nut GoodiesBrach's · 42 gE
B
Balanced Vegetarian Kofta CurryTandoor Chef · 283 gA

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