Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 417

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 417 of 762.

J
Jumbo cake cupsA
G
Graham cracker cerealE
W
Wildberry muffin mix, wildberry
R
Rich & moist confetti cake mix, confetti
P
Pizza crust mix
B
Blueberry muffin mix, blueberry
C
Chocolate covered nuts, fruits and creams bridge mixE
P
Pretzels covered with white coating swirled with white frosting, frostedE
S
Slo poke candy, slo pokeE
O
Our family, cherry cordial caramel cornOur FamilyE
C
Chicago Style Caramel CornOur Family
V
Vanilla sandwich cremes cookies, vanillaE
O
Oatmeal old fashioned cookies, oatmealE
I
Iced oatmeal old fashioned cookies, iced oatmealE
D
Double stuffed chocolate cookie sandwich cremes, double stuffedE
O
Original chocolate sandwich cookie cremesE
A
Assorted sandwich cremes cookiesE
D
Duplex sandwich creme cookies, duplexE
L
Lemon sandwich cremes cookies, lemonE
D
Double stuffed mint chocolate sandwich cremes cookie, double stuffed mintE
O
Original chocolate chip cookies, original chocolate chipE
C
Chunky chocolate chip, chocolate chipOur FamilyE
S
Shortbread cookies with crunchy pecans, pecanE
H
Honey graham crackers, honey grahamD
C
Cinnamon honey graham crackers, cinnamon honey grahamD
Buttermilk Biscuits, Our Family
Buttermilk BiscuitsOur FamilyD
H
Homestyle Biscuits, HomestyleOur family · 212 gD
B
Buttermilk jumbo biscuits, buttermilkE
B
Butter jumbo biscuits, butterE
R
Reduced fat flaky crescent rolls, flakyE
Jumbo flaky biscuits, Our Family
Jumbo flaky biscuitsOur Family · 16 ozD
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Our Family
Chocolate Chip Cookie DoughOur FamilyE
C
Cinnamon Jumbo Rolls With Icing, Cinnamon With IcingOur family · 1 ROLL WITH ICINGE
C
Chocolate Chip Break & Bake Cookie Dough, Chocolate ChipOur family · 1 COOKIEE
O
Original crescent rolls, originalE
B
Butter flaky crescent rollsE
H
Honey butter jumbo flaky layered biscuits, honey butterD
C
Crescent dinner rollCrescentE
J
Jumbo flaky biscuits, butterD
C
Cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icingE
O
Our family, break & bake cookie doughOur FamilyE
O
Our family, break & bake style cookie doughOur FamilyE
O
Our family, break & bake style cookie dough, deluxe chocolate chunkOur FamilyE
H
Homestyle jumbo flaky biscuits, homestyleD
C
Cinnamon Jumbo Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing, Cinnamon With Cream Cheese IcingOur family · 1 ROLL WITH ICINGE
M
MeatballsOur FamilyE
I
Ice CreamNash Finch CompanyD
I
Ice Cream SandwichesOur FamilyD

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