Food additive · Acidity regulator / processing aid

Sodium carbonate

E-number
E500i

An alkaline salt used in noodles and cocoa processing.

  • Food additive
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

No concern Level 0 of 4 How concern levels work

A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points sodium carbonate costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list sodium carbonate

87 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium carbonate. The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (13)
  • e500i
  • kansui
  • lye water
  • sodium carbonate
  • potassium carbonate
  • stabilisers sodium carbonate
  • raising agent sodium carbonate
  • raising agents sodium carbonate
  • leavening agent sodium carbonate
  • acidity regulator sodium carbonate
  • raising agents potassium carbonate
  • acidity regulator potassium carbonate
  • acidity regulators potassium carbonate

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