Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 405

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 405 of 762.

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Sunrise breakfast blueberry & chia biscuitsD
Frosted Berry Strawberry Toaster Pastries, Natures Path Organic
Frosted Berry Strawberry Toaster PastriesNatures Path Organic · 22 ozE
F
Frosted Lotta Chocolotta Toaster PastriesNature's PathE
Nature’s Path Envirokidz Polar Beary Organic Waffles
Nature’s Path Envirokidz Polar Beary Organic Waffles
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Pancake mixNature's Path
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Nature's path, flax plus, organic multigrain pancake mixNature's Path
Unfrosted Buncha Blueberries Toaster Pastries, Nature's Path
Unfrosted Buncha Blueberries Toaster PastriesNature's Path · 6 TARTS - 11 OZ (312 g)E
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Unfrosted Granny's Apple Pie Toaster PastriesNature's PathE
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Nature's path, flax plus, organic waffles, red berryNature's Path
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Nature's path, hemp plus wafflesNature's Path
Nature's path, waffles, maple cinnamon, maple cinnamon, Nature's Path
Nature's path, waffles, maple cinnamon, maple cinnamonNature's PathC
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Fig & FlaxNature's Path
Ancient Grains Waffles, Nature's Path
Ancient Grains WafflesNature's Path
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Orville redenbacher's, gourmet popcorn with peanuts, creamy caramel, creamy caramelE
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Van camp's, baked beans, original, originalB
E
Everything crusted cod lightly breaded filletsA
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Fruite SlicesMetro Candy Sales
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Crisp ginger cookies with a tangy lemon creme filling, ginger lemon cremesE
C
Cheese melts crackers, cheeseE
D
Digestives BiscuitMcvitie'sE
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BiscuitsMcvitie'sE
Digestives, McVitie's
DigestivesMcVitie's
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Garibaldi Golden Crispy BiscuitsCrawford'sD
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Mcvitie's, hobn'o'bs!, milk choc biscuitsMcvitie'sE
M
Mcvitie's, digestive, biscuit, milk chocolate & orangeMcvitie'sE
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Penguin Bar, OriginalMcvitie'sE
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Cheese meltsCarr'sE
C
Carr's, flatbreadsA
C
Carr's Crackers Mixed Seed 5.3ozC
E
English tea cookies, ginger lemon cremesE
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Fruit shortcake biscuitsE
C
Carr's, oat & creme, vanilla cremeE
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Shortcake biscuit filled with delicious raspberry naturally flavored jam & smooth cremeE
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Whole wheat crackersE
M
Mini Angel Food CakesOakrun Farm Bakery Ltd.E
D
DanishCoffee HouseD
C
Coffee House DanishOakrun Farm BakeryD
C
Cheddar Biscuits JalapenoFurlani
Cheddar biscuits
Cheddar biscuits
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Fizzing Bubble GumDubble Bubble
D
Dubble bubble, fizzing bubble gum, cherry soda popDubble BubbleE
Razzles fizzles gum, Concord Confections
Razzles fizzles gumConcord ConfectionsE
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Hazelnut crunch, caramel burst, creamy mocha wafer bar collectionE
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Ultimate english, perfectly scrumptious hazelnut crunchUltimate EnglishE
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Hope and greenwood, candy floss fizz sweetsHope And GreenwoodE
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Dipping snacks breadsticks & cheese
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Vachon, joe louis, cakesVachonE
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Vachon, cupcakes, originalE

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