Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 296

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 296 of 762.

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Self-Rising FlourFOOD LIOND
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Self-Rising FlourFood Town Stores Inc.D
P
Pancakes, ButtermilkFood Lion
Pancake & Waffle Mix, Food Town Stores Inc.
Pancake & Waffle MixFood Town Stores Inc. · 61 g
Y
Yellow Corn Meal MixFood LionD
F
Food lion, cream cheese iced red velvet cakeE
T
Toaster PastriesFood Lion · 52 gE
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Strawberry Creme CakeFood Lion · 80 gE
C
Creme Cake, LemonFood Lion
C
Creme cakeFood Lion
C
Creme cakeFood LionA
C
Celebration Vanilla CupcakesFood Lion · 53 gE
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Thin Wheats CrackersFood Lion · 29 gB
P
Pourable pancake mixFood Lion
Sweet & Crispy Graham Crackers, Food Lion
Sweet & Crispy Graham CrackersFood Lion · 31 gD
F
Food lion, zoo cookiesE
F
Food lion, soft sugar old-fashioned cookiesFood LionE
F
Flour TortillasFood Lion · 60 gD
Au Gratin Potatoes, Food Lion
Au Gratin PotatoesFood Lion · 4.7 ozA
F
Food lion, chocolate two-bite cupcakesFood LionE
T
Two-Bite, Cupcakes, VanillaFood LionE
B
Breakfast biscuitsD
F
Food lion, breakfast biscuits, cinnamon & brown sugarFood LionD
Cheese crackers
Cheese crackersD
F
Food lion, ginger snapsFood LionE
B
Breakfast blend trail mixE
Honey Battered Chicken Tenders, Food Lion
Honey Battered Chicken TendersFood Lion
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Pure baking powderE
O
Original french toast slices, original
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Vanilla Flavor Pound Cake, VanillaFood lion · 24 oz/680 gE
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Strawberry Flavor Creme Cake, StrawberryFood lion · 24 oz/680 gD
L
Lemon Creme Cake, LemonFood lion · 24 oz/620 gD
C
Cinnamon french toast slices, cinnamon
Graham Crackers, flavored with honey, Reduced Fat*, Food Lion
Graham Crackers, flavored with honey, Reduced Fat*Food Lion · 14.4 ozD
V
Vanilla buttercream bumpy cakeSandersE
C
Chocolate fudge deep dish brownieSandersE
P
Peanut butter deep dish brownieE
C
Cookies & cream rabbitSandersE
C
Caramel Bumpy CakeSanders · 75 gE
B
Bumpy CakeSandersE
S
Stadium caramel gourmet popcorn, stadium caramelE
S
Sream Puff ShellsSanders · 42 gD
M
Milk chocolate malt balls, milk chocolateE
M
Milk chocolate english toffee with dark drizzleE
B
Biscotti di pratoE
Authentic Flour Tortillas
Authentic Flour Tortillas · 22 ozD
9
98% fat free flour tortillasD
F
Flour TortillasD

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