United States
Data
Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 287

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 287 of 762.

T
Toasted pita bitsD
Onion Flatbread, Kontos Foods Inc.
Onion FlatbreadKontos Foods Inc. · 79 gC
E
Enriched White Cornmeal MixE
E
Enriched white cornmeal mixD
LEMON POUND CAKE MIX, WHITELILY
LEMON POUND CAKE MIXWHITELILY
Cinnamon Crumb Cake Mix
Cinnamon Crumb Cake Mix
Biscuits Southern Buttermilk, White Lily
Biscuits Southern ButtermilkWhite Lily
Self Rise Flour, White Lily
Self Rise FlourWhite Lily · 32 ozE
Aluminum Free Unbleached Self Rise Flour, White Lily
Aluminum Free Unbleached Self Rise FlourWhite LilyE
B
Beer-battered white cheddar cheese curds
I
Iclassici, biscuits with creamEasy StreetE
P
Piselli, Biscuits With Sugar In GrainsEasy StreetE
I
Icasarecci BiscuitsPiselli · 50 gE
B
Bloom's, Mini Frosted Strawberry CookiesBloom Packaging Corp.E
H
Hard PretzelsBloom's Kosher Products · 21 gD
S
Savory-n-natural bitesE
C
Chocolate Chip CookiesRoyal · 20 gE
B
Bloom's, Cookies, Sweet BrownieBloom Packaging Corp.E
C
CookiesBloom Packaging Corp. · 20 gE
A
Alphabet mini cookiesE
A
Alphabet cookiesE
M
Mrs. Pure's, Chocolate Chip CookiesPure's Food Specialties Inc.E
M
Mrs. Pure's, Wafers Cookies, VanillaPure's Food Specialties Inc.E
F
Fall gourmet assorted cookiesE
H
Holiday gourmet assorted cookiesE
B
BrowniesE
P
Petite bundt cakesE
L
Lemon petite bundt cakes, lemonE
C
Celebration Platter, Holiday Brownie Combo PlatterMjay's Specialty Baked Foods Inc.E
S
Spring brownie platterMjay's Specialty Baked Foods Inc.E
C
Celebration Platter, Patriotic Iced Brownie PlatterMjay's Specialty Baked Foods Inc.E
F
Fall brownie platterE
H
Holiday brownie platterE
S
Sugar-Free CookiesJoseph's
S
Sugar-Free CookiesJoseph's
S
Sugar-Free CookiesJoseph's
Noblesse assortment of biscuits & wafers, Hans Freitag
Noblesse assortment of biscuits & wafersHans Freitag · 400 gE
W
Wafers with orange cream fillingE
W
Wafers With Lemon CreamHorizon U.S.A. Inc. · 30 gE
W
Wafers With Raspberry Cream FillingHans Freitag · 30 gE
H
Hans Freitag, Wafers, AppleHorizon U.S.A. Inc.E
B
Buttermilk MixBrennan's · 57 gE
Black & White Cookies, 9 individually wrapped cookies, Stern's Bakery
Black & White Cookies, 9 individually wrapped cookiesStern's Bakery · 9 pcs, 12.5 oz, 354 gE
Chocolate Chip muffin
Chocolate Chip muffin
C
Cornbread bowlD
M
Mini muffinsD
P
Pepperidge farm, buttermilk biscuitsE
A
Apple sweet rolls with icing.E

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