Additive · Stabilizer

E500 — Sodium carbonates · page 615

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

CDE

A 2%B 2%C 10%D 28%E 58%

29,693 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 36,555 products

Calories	398 kcal
Sugars	25.5 g
Saturated fat	5.2 g
Salt	0.86 g

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 615 of 762.

Buttermilk pancake mix

Sugar cookie mix

Breaded Boneless White Meat Chicken BitesTop Chick · 32 ozC

Original RecipeE

Coconut cashew crunchE

Coconut Cashew Crunch Chocolate DrizzlesofiE

Apple filled with almond & cashew butter organic baked energy snack bar, apple almond & cashew butterD

Cookies ‘N CrèmeClif Z Bar · 36 gD

Vanilla CupcakeClif ZBar

Double peanut butter organic baked energy snack bars, double peanut butterD

Peanut butter pretzel sweet and salty trail mix bar, peanut butter pretzelClif BarD

Lemonzest minis snack size bars, lemonzestCliff Bar & CompanyD

Goblin chocolate chip organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, goblin chocolate chipClifD

Chocolate brownie organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, chocolate brownieClif Bar And CompanyD

S'mores organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, s'moresD

Peanut butter organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, peanut butterClifD

Baked Whole Grain Energy SnackClifD

Monster chocolate mint organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, monster chocolate mintClifD

Spooky s'mores organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, spooky s'moresClifD

Clif kid zbar organic s'mores snack barsClifD

Clif kid zbar organic granola bars iced oatmealClifD

Caramel chocolate organic baked whole grain energy snack bar, caramel chocolateD

Caramel chocolate organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, caramel chocolateD

Banana filled with chocolate peanut butter organic baked energy snack bars, banana chocolate peanut butterD

Goblin chocolate chip organic baked whole grain energy snack bar, goblin chocolate chipD

Whole nutrition barLunaD

Whole nutrition barD

BARLunaD

Luna MiniLuna · 8 oz

Clif Bar thins chocolate chip

Kid zbar filledClifD

Banana filled with chocolate peanut butter organic baked energy snack bars, banana chocolate peanut butterD

Full moon brownie organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, full moon brownieD

Peanut butter cookie baked whole grain energy snack barsD

Peanut butter cookie organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, peanut butter cookieD

ZbarUsd

ZBAR Blueberry muffin barClif

Cool mint chocolate energy bars, cool mint chocolateClifD

Peanut butter pretzel sweet and salty trail mix bar, peanut butter pretzelClifD

High Protein BarLunaE

Lemon vanilla high protein barLunaE

High Protein BarClif Bar And CompanyE

Peanut butter cookie organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, peanut butter cookieD

Goblin chocolate chip organic baked whole grain energy snack bars, goblin chocolate chipD

Apple filled with almond & cashew butter organic baked energy snack bars, apple almond & cashew butterD

Chocolate filled with peanut butter organic baked energy snack bars, chocolate peanut butterD