United States
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Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 597

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 597 of 762.

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Chocolate oatmeal handmade cookiesE
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Oatmeal raisinE
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Peanut butter handmade cookiesE
C
Colombina, muuu..., sandwich cookies, chocolateE
B
Brownie MixMsrf
V
Vintage classic, chocolate chip cookie mixVintageE
C
Classics, Brownie MixVintage
S
Salvadoran corn cookiesCentroamericano Hecho EnE
B
Big cookiesE
I
Iodized Coarse Sea SaltBaja Pacific
Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal, ProteinWise
Maple Brown Sugar OatmealProteinWise · 6.57 ozC
Apples & Cinnamon Oatmeal, Geaux Slim
Apples & Cinnamon OatmealGeaux Slim · 7 x 1.04 ozC
F
Fiesta wrapB
M
Moondance, Gingerbread MenEntertaining GamesE
S
Sidney & Eloise Baking Company, Organics Lemon WafersSummerland Foods
Cookie chocolate chip, Alternative Baking Company
Cookie chocolate chipAlternative Baking Company · 4.25 oz (120 g)E
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Homemade Peanut BrittleWhitley Peanut Factory Inc.E
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Soft taco size flour tortillasD
H
Homestyle flour tortillasD
B
Burrito size flour tortillasD
F
Fajita size flour tortillasD
F
Fajita size flour tortillasD
F
Fajita flour tortillasD
B
Burrito flour tortillasD
2
2 artificially flavored vanilla muffinsE
A
Artificially flavored chocolate muffinsE
C
CakesE
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Sliced pound cakeE
1
100% whole wheat taco tortillasD
O
Original beef snack bitesC
Snack bites beef and cheddar
Snack bites beef and cheddarD
Snack Bites: Cheesy Chicken Jalapeno
Snack Bites: Cheesy Chicken JalapenoC
V
Veggie chili & cornbread meltC
Muffins carrot berry
Muffins carrot berry · 8 oz
Veggie muffins zucchini chocolate, Classic Cooking Inc.
Veggie muffins zucchini chocolateClassic Cooking Inc.C
Oat Muffins
Oat Muffins · 8 oz
Muffins banana chocolate chip
Muffins banana chocolate chip
C
Chocolate muffins
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Square muffins
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Power MuffinsClassic Cooking Inc.
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Veggie Bites CornbreadClassic Cooking Inc.
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Homestyle waffles
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Waffles
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Strawberry Fruit PocketsVeggies Made Great
C
Chocolate MuffinsClassic Cooking Inc.C
Spider Juice, South East Partners Inc.
Spider JuiceSouth East Partners Inc.D
C
Caramel CornCromer'sE
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The whoopie vanilla creamE

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