United States
Data
Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 288

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 288 of 762.

P
Pepperidge farm, sweet rolls with icing, cherryE
P
Pecan caramel sweet rolls, made with real pecansE
G
Garlic & cheese with other natural flavors biscuitsE
C
Chocolate chip cinnamonE
G
Gourmet Bakery Style Cookie Dough, White Chunk Macadamia NutRalcorp Frozen Bakery Products Inc.E
M
Merico, Gourmet Bakery Style Cookie Dough, TurtleRalcorp Frozen Bakery Products Inc.E
M
Merico, Cookie Dough, Chocolate ChipRalcorp Frozen Bakery Products Inc.E
L
Lofthouse, chips'n stars cookie dough, chocolate chipLofthouseE
C
Cookies DoughGreat American Cookies · 38 gE
G
Great American Cookies, Sugar Cookie DoughRalcorp Frozen Bakery Products Inc.E
T
Texas style biscuitsD
Biscuits
BiscuitsD
B
Biscuits butter-me-nots biscuitsE
C
Cinnamon rollsE
C
Crescent dinner rollsE
J
Jumbo biscuitsE
C
Clover valley, ready to bake! cookies, chocolate chipClover ValleyE
C
Clover valley, cookie dough, chocolate chunk with walnut cookiesClover ValleyE
J
Jumbo biscuitsE
C
CrescentsE
C
Crescents, chocolateE
L
Large rollsD
G
Gourmet jumbo sweet rollsE
L
Litefluff, Ready-To-Bake Pizza CrustRalcorp Frozen Bakery Products Inc.D
O
Oatmeal cranberry with walnut cookiesE
E
Earth balance, p.b. popps, popcorn, peanut butter & oatsEarth BalanceD
Cheddar Squares, Earth Balance
Cheddar SquaresEarth Balance · 28 gE
Caramel eggs package of eggs, Cadbury
Caramel eggs package of eggsCadbury
R
Royal Dark Chocolate, Caramel & Sea SaltCadbury · 4 PIECESE
S
Solid Milk ChocolatesCadbury · 12 PIECESE
Rolo Share Pack, Hershey's
Rolo Share PackHershey's · 10.6 ozE
Easter candy coated mini eggs, Cadbury
Easter candy coated mini eggsCadburyE
M
Mini Eggs Milk Chocolate, Milk ChocolateCadbury · 12 PIECESE
H
Hershey'S, Cookies'N'CreamHershey's · 3 BARSE
mini eggs, Cadbury
mini eggsCadbury
C
Crisp Wafers 'N Creme, Red VelvetKitkat · 4 PIECESE
C
Crisp Wafers 'N CremeKitkat · 3 TWO-PIECE BARSE
C
Crisp Wafers, Milk ChocolateKitkat · 3 TWO-PIECE BARSE
C
Crisp Wafers In Milk Chocolate MiniaturesKitkat · 5 PIECESE
M
Miniatures Crisp Wafers In Milk ChocolateKitkat · 5 PIECESE
M
Miniatures, Crisp Wafers In Milk ChocolateKitkat · 5 PIECESE
C
Crisp Wafers In Milk ChocolateKitkat · 5 PIECESE
C
Crisp Wafers In Milk Chocolate, MiniaturesKitkat · 5 PIECESE
K
Kitkat, Miniatures Crisp WafersKitkat · 5 PIECESE
M
Miniatures, Crisp Wafers In Milk ChocolateKitkat · 5 PIECESE
W
White Crisp Wafers 'N CremeKitkat · 3 TWO-PIECE BARSE
Breaking Bones, Kit Kat
Breaking BonesKit Kat · 10.29 ozE
C
Crisp Chocolate Wafers And Chocolate Creme In Milk Chocolate, Triple ChocolateKitkat · 3 TWO-PIECE BARSE

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