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Additive · E202 · Preservative

Potassium sorbate

Common preservative against mould. Generally considered safe at typical food concentrations.

Found in 2,803 products in our UK supermarket index. Score impact: -2 per product · concern level: low.

Share of additive-using products at each retailer
spar713.7%Asda23312.9%Morrisons7110.3%londis110%Aldi879.8%Tesco2819.6%costco69.4%Lidl858.3%Sainsbury's1678.3%coop218.2%Waitrose748.1%iceland107.7%M&S786%ocado134.6%amazon22.2%
% = of products that contain at least one additive at that retailer.
UK regulatory status · FSA

Authorised in the UK

From the UK Food Standards Agency’s register of authorised food additives. Source  →

Pulled 2026-04-27 · exact
England
Authorised
Scotland
Authorised
Wales
Authorised
GroupE 200 – 202: Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate (SA)|E 200–213: Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates (SA + BA)|E 200–219: Sorbic acid — sorbates; Benzoic acid — benzoates; p-hydroxybenzoates (SA + BA + PHB)|E 200 – 202; 214 – 219: Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate; p-hydroxybenzoates (SA + PHB)
Last updated2025-04-01
Products containing E202 · ranked by score
Nozeco Fine Sparkling
Nozeco Fine Sparkling
Nozeco
67
orchard prunes
orchard prunes
whitworths
67
Pitted Prunes
Pitted Prunes
Real Food Source
67
Buttermilk ranch dressing
Buttermilk ranch dressing
Marks & Spencer
67
Chilli Purée
Chilli Purée
67
Tartare sauce
Tartare sauce
Morrisons
67
TEAR THERE M&S CAFÉ TOMATO KETCHUP
TEAR THERE M&S CAFÉ TOMATO KETCHUP
M&S
65
taramasalata
taramasalata
meze
63
Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise
Heinz
60
Wildlife choobs
Wildlife choobs
Yoplait
59
Extra Dry Gin and Diet tonic
Extra Dry Gin and Diet tonic
Marks & Spencer
57
Classic Houmous
Classic Houmous
Co-op
55
NutraStevia + Yacon
NutraStevia + Yacon
Nutracorp
55
GARLIC & HERBS
GARLIC & HERBS
BOURSIN
54
Soft Pitted Dates
Soft Pitted Dates
Alesto, LIDL
54
Pearl River Bridge Soy Sauce
Pearl River Bridge Soy Sauce
Pearl River Bridge, guandong pro bio tech
54
Dried prunes, pitted and ready to eat
Dried prunes, pitted and ready to eat
The Foodie Market, Aldi
54
Pitted Prunes
Pitted Prunes
Alesto
54
Dates
Dates
Lidl, Aleatory
54
LOW FAT COTTAGE CHEESE
LOW FAT COTTAGE CHEESE
EVERYDAY Essentials
54
French goats' cheese
French goats' cheese
chene d'argent
54
Deglet Nour Dates
Deglet Nour Dates
Tesco
54
Soft Pitted Dates
Soft Pitted Dates
Alesto
54
Jumbo flame raisins
Jumbo flame raisins
Whitworths
54
DATES
DATES
Sainsbury's
54
Stemless sweet figs
Stemless sweet figs
Whitworths
54
Prunes
Prunes
Sainsbury's
54
Soft Dried Figs
Soft Dried Figs
Alesto
54
Prunes
Prunes
Sainsbury's
54
Pitted Prunes
Pitted Prunes
Alesto
54
amaretti biscuit
amaretti biscuit
arden amici
54
DATES
DATES
ASDA
54
Pitted prunes
Pitted prunes
Tesco
54
Bake with Sunshine Sultanas
Bake with Sunshine Sultanas
Whitworths
54
prunes
prunes
alesto (lidl)
54
Dried Figs
Dried Figs
By Sainsbury's
54
FIGS
FIGS
Asda
54
Lemon
Lemon
54
figs
figs
Sainsbury's
54
Emporium French Soft Goat's Cheese
Emporium French Soft Goat's Cheese
Aldi
54
BBeetroot
Beetroot
Tesco
54
Sunsweet plums
Sunsweet plums
Kirkland
54
Prunes
Prunes
Sainsbury's
54
Soft prunes
Soft prunes
Waitrose
54
Ready to Eat Figs
Ready to Eat Figs
Tesco
54
Kadaif 500 GR S. V. X 20 Arev
Kadaif 500 GR S. V. X 20 Arev
Filo Murat
54
Soft Prunes
Soft Prunes
Marks & Spencer
54
Cottage Cheese
Cottage Cheese
Yester Farm
54
Botanic State
Botanic State
Hepworth Brewery
54
Dried Pitted Deglet Nour Dates
Dried Pitted Deglet Nour Dates
Waitrose
54
Soft Lerida Figs
Soft Lerida Figs
Holland and Barrett
54
Soft Prunes
Soft Prunes
Waitrose
54
Morrisons Soft Figs
Morrisons Soft Figs
Morrisons
54
Pitted Dates
Pitted Dates
the foodie market
54
Fairtrade apple
Fairtrade apple
Juice Burst
54
cracked black pepper cheese
cracked black pepper cheese
Lidl
54
Spatone
Spatone
Spatone
54
Snacking Prunes
Snacking Prunes
Whitworths
54
Baby Beetroot in Sweet Vinegar
Baby Beetroot in Sweet Vinegar
heinz
54
the jubilee fig
the jubilee fig
croome cheese
54
pitted prunes
pitted prunes
grape tree
54
54
Soft Figs
Soft Figs
Waitrose & Partners
54
Prunes
Prunes
ocado
54
brakes low fat cream cheese
brakes low fat cream cheese
brakes
54
Soft prunes
Soft prunes
Waitrose
54
Cottage Cheese Chive and Onion
Cottage Cheese Chive and Onion
Kingdom Dairy
54
Chilli Toaster
Chilli Toaster
Garstang
54
Jus de pomme
Jus de pomme
Tradition
54
54
54
Deglet nour dates
Deglet nour dates
54
SSliced Cheddar with caramelised onion
Sliced Cheddar with caramelised onion
54
Black cheddar
Black cheddar
Morrisons
54
Houmous
Houmous
52
HHoumous
Houmous
Morrisons
52
Cottage Cheese (fat free) with onion and chive
Cottage Cheese (fat free) with onion and chive
Sainsbury’s
52
Biltong
Biltong
The Original Biltong Company
52
Houmous
Houmous
Asda
52
Chovi Aioli 200ml
Chovi Aioli 200ml
Chovi
51
SWEET RED PEPPER HOUMOUS
SWEET RED PEPPER HOUMOUS
co op
51
Tzatziki Dip
Tzatziki Dip
Aldi
51
Creamy Tzatziki
Creamy Tzatziki
Co-op
51
Reduced fat houmous
Reduced fat houmous
Lidl
51
Mayo Made with Free Range Egg
Mayo Made with Free Range Egg
Marks & Spencer
51
Carrot & houmous
Carrot & houmous
By Sainsbury's
51
Houmous
Houmous
The Deli
50
Classic Houmous
Classic Houmous
Sainsbury's
50
Soft Pitted Apricots
Soft Pitted Apricots
Alesto
50
Classic houmous
Classic houmous
Sainsbury's
50
Soft apricots
Soft apricots
Aldi, The Foodie Market
50
Reduced fat homous
Reduced fat homous
Meadow Fresh
50
ketchup
ketchup
rubies
50
Soft Apricots
Soft Apricots
Tesco
50
REDUCED FAT HOUMOUS
REDUCED FAT HOUMOUS
THE deli
50
Houmous
Houmous
Asda
50
Golden Apricots
Golden Apricots
Whitworths
50
Houmous
Houmous
Morrisons
50
Salad Cream
Salad Cream
Marks & Spencer
50
Beetroot
Beetroot
Tesco beetroot
50
m'semen
m'semen
Isla delice
50
Dried Apricots
Dried Apricots
Sainsbury's
50
Abricots sec
Abricots sec
Sainsbury's
50
French Goats’ cheese
French Goats’ cheese
Lidl
50
Soft Pitted Apricots
Soft Pitted Apricots
Alesto
50
Houmous xxl
Houmous xxl
The Deli
50
Houmous
Houmous
Asda
50
Apricots
Apricots
Sainsbury's
50
Apricots by Sainsbury's
Apricots by Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's
50
beetroot.
beetroot.
Tesco
50
Allioli
Allioli
Chovi
50
Classic Houmous
Classic Houmous
Meadow Fresh
50
pickled sliced beetroot
pickled sliced beetroot
Tesco
50
Asda 30% less fat houmous
Asda 30% less fat houmous
Asda
50
Jalapeño houmous
Jalapeño houmous
Morrisons
50
APRICOTS
APRICOTS
Sainsbury's
50
Tomato ketchup
Tomato ketchup
Rubies in the Rubble
50
Soft apricots
Soft apricots
Waitrose
50
Soft pitted apricots
Soft pitted apricots
Alesto
50
Soft Eating Mango
Soft Eating Mango
M&S
50
Spiked Sparkling Lemonade
Spiked Sparkling Lemonade
Maui Hard Seltzer
50
soft Williams pears
soft Williams pears
no 1 Waitrose
50
Mini Houmous Snack Pots
Mini Houmous Snack Pots
Sainsburys
50
Joosed Fruity Water
Joosed Fruity Water
50
Corn Tortilla
Corn Tortilla
Cool Chile Company
50
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Sauce
Specially Selected
50
Soft Apricots
Soft Apricots
Waitrose
50
EEasy Ginger
Easy Ginger
Asda
50
Provolone cheese
Provolone cheese
Giovane Campane
50
Low Alc. Peachy Pale Ale
Low Alc. Peachy Pale Ale
M&S, Marks & Spencer
50
Houmous
Houmous
Iceland
50
Perfectly soft mango
Perfectly soft mango
Waitrose
50
Abricots Secs
Abricots Secs
Marks & Spencer
50
Houmous
Houmous
Iceland
50
Choui Allioli
Choui Allioli
Choui, Chovi
48
Houmous
Houmous
Morrisons
48
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Houmous
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Houmous
Co Op
48
Oyster Sauce
Oyster Sauce
M&S
48
30% LESS FAT HOUMOUS
30% LESS FAT HOUMOUS
ASDA
48
All Butter Puff Pastry
All Butter Puff Pastry
Tesco Finest
48
Houmous
Houmous
Just Dip
48
Sinep
Sinep
Poltsamaa
48
Reduced fat hummus
Reduced fat hummus
Jack's
48
Houmous with olive oil and dip
Houmous with olive oil and dip
48
Meze hummus
Meze hummus
48
All butter puff pastry ready rolled - taste the difference
All butter puff pastry ready rolled - taste the difference
Sainsbury's, Taste the difference
48
hot pepper sauce
hot pepper sauce
Windmill Products
48
Naan Bread
Naan Bread
Golden Spike & Sun Bakery
48
Meze Hummus
Meze Hummus
47
Plum Wine with Natural Flavours
Plum Wine with Natural Flavours
Kikkoman
47
Classic Houmous
Classic Houmous
Delphi
46
Caramelised Onion Houmous
Caramelised Onion Houmous
Sainsbury's
46
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Houmous Topped with Paprika Chickpeas
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Houmous Topped with Paprika Chickpeas
Deluxe
46
Specially Selected Extra Smooth Classic Houmous
Specially Selected Extra Smooth Classic Houmous
Aldi
46
Biltong
Biltong
Ember
46
Roasted Garlic Mayo
Roasted Garlic Mayo
Marks & Spencer
46
Hummus
Hummus
Jack's
46
Dumplings with cottage cheese and potato.
Dumplings with cottage cheese and potato.
U Jędrusia
46
Reduced fat puff pastry
Reduced fat puff pastry
Tesco
46
Cauliflower Gnocchi
Cauliflower Gnocchi
Morrisons
46
Specially Selected
Specially Selected
Specially Selected
46
Red Berry Coulis
Red Berry Coulis
Tesco Finest
46
Miso Paste
Miso Paste
Sainsburys
46
Light balsamic dressing
Light balsamic dressing
Asda
46
Gnocchi Integrale di Patate Fresche
Gnocchi Integrale di Patate Fresche
De Cecco
46
1/4 pot approx. 43g) ovides... 1233kJ 300kcal 32.6
1/4 pot approx. 43g) ovides... 1233kJ 300kcal 32.6
Morrisons
46
Symprove Live & active bacteria
Symprove Live & active bacteria
46
Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's
46
Churros
Churros
Waitrose
46
Classic Fresh Houmous
Classic Fresh Houmous
the little herb farm
46
Lemonade
Lemonade
Marks & Spencer
46
Biltong
Biltong
Beefit,BEEFit snacks,Chichester food and drink co
46
Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
Tesco
45
Lemon Juice Concentrate
Lemon Juice Concentrate
Robinsons
45
Puff Pastry
Puff Pastry
Tesco
45
Garlic & Herb Grated Cheese
Garlic & Herb Grated Cheese
Lidl, Valley spire
45
filo Pastry
filo Pastry
Theos
44
PIRI PIRI MAYO
PIRI PIRI MAYO
M&S
44
Beef cuts chilli rub
Beef cuts chilli rub
Ember
44
Lemon & Coriander Houmous
Lemon & Coriander Houmous
Lidl
44
Tzatziki
Tzatziki
Asda
44
Butternut Squash Gnocchi
Butternut Squash Gnocchi
Morrisons
44
44
Dried Apricots
Dried Apricots
Tesco
43
Pickled Lemon
Pickled Lemon
Sofra
43
Dried apricots
Dried apricots
Aldi,The Pantry,The Foodie Market
42
Soft apricots
Soft apricots
Tesco
42
Sweet chilli houmous
Sweet chilli houmous
Sainsbury's
42
Seriously Good Light Mayonnaise
Seriously Good Light Mayonnaise
Heinz
42
Houmous
Houmous
Stamford Street Co.
42
Dark Soy Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Asda
42
Houmous
Houmous
Tesco
42
Houmous
Houmous
Morrisons
42
Reduce fat houmous
Reduce fat houmous
Tesco, Eastman's Deli Foods
42
Humous
Humous
Asda
42
Olive black
Olive black
Oncu
42
Soft Apricots
Soft Apricots
Morrisons
42
M&S Botanicals Non-Alcoholic Gin
M&S Botanicals Non-Alcoholic Gin
Botanicals
42
Tesco Reduced Salt Soy Sauce
Tesco Reduced Salt Soy Sauce
Tesco
42
Pplain naan bread
plain naan bread
42