Additive · Carrier

E903 — Carnauba wax · page 104

E903 (Carnauba wax) appears in the ingredient lists of 8,336 products sold in the United States. Function: carrier.

8,336products with a complete record
2%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
55.0 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.11 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 1%B 1%C 2%D 20%E 76%

7,284 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 8,336 products
Calories375 kcal
Sugars55.0 g
Saturated fat0.00 g
Salt0.11 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 184.1978.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, formulation aid, lubricant or release agent, ph control agent, processing aid, surface-finishing agent

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 8015-86-9 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

8,336 products, most viewed first · page 104 of 174.

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