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Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 322

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 322 of 762.

E
European cookiesE
P
Pumpkin spice brittleE
T
Triple dipped dark chocolate malt balls, dark chocolateE
D
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Bar, Dark Chocolate PeppermintCulinary circle · 3 oz/85 gE
T
Table Vegetable CrackersD
T
Table wheat crackersD
T
Table multigrain crackersC
P
Pineapple upside down cakeE
Rising Crust Five Cheese Pizza, Culinary Circle
Rising Crust Five Cheese PizzaCulinary Circle · 137 gB
R
Rising crust spinach and mushroom pizza, spinach and mushroomC
R
Rising crust three meat pizzaD
R
Rising crust italian sausage pizza, italian sausageD
R
Rising crust macaroni and cheese with bacon pizzaC
P
Pepperoni with ranch sauce pizzaD
G
Gourmet crab cakesD
C
Culinary circle, snack crackers, gorgonzolaCulinary CircleD
W
White cheddar & rosemary snack crackers, white cheddar & rosemaryCulinary CircleD
A
Asiago cheese & sundried tomato snack crackers, asiago cheese & sundried tomatoCulinary CircleD
C
Culinary circle, gelato, salted caramelCulinary CircleD
C
Cheese stuffed crust pizzaD
C
Cheese stuffed crust pizzaD
M
Maple Leaf Creme CookiesSupervalu Inc. · 23 gE
H
Homestyle sausage & cheese pizza biscuit crustD
G
GelatoCulinary Circle · 90 gD
C
CheesecakeE
C
Cheese cakeE
C
Cheese stuffed crustD
G
GelatoD
G
GelatoD
S
Supervalu, pretzels, chocolateSupervaluE
F
Finnska Black LicoriceSupervalu · 40 gE
C
Cookie dough real ice creamD
C
Caramel cheesecake real ice creamD
R
Real ice creamD
I
Ice Cream SandwichesD
R
Real ice creamD
Caramel Praline Sundae
Caramel Praline SundaeD
C
Caramel brownie escape ice creamD
I
Ice creamE
C
Cookie Crunch Ice Cream SandwichesStone Ridge Creamery · 63 gE
V
Vanilla flavored ice cream between chocolate chip cookies covered with chocolate chips sandwich, vanillaSupervalu Inc.E
R
Real ice creamSupervalu Inc.D
S
Strawberry cheesecake light ice cream, strawberry cheesecakeC
C
Caramel cookie crunch light ice cream, caramel cookie crunchC
M
Mocha java bean light ice cream, mocha java beanC
V
Vanilla Flavored Sandwich Creme Cookies, VanillaShoppers value · 13 oz/369 gE
C
Chocolate Flavored Sandwich Creme Cookies, ChocolateShoppers value · 25 oz/709 gE
J
Jumbo butterfly shrimpC

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