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Nitrogen
A colourless and odourless gas that makes up most of the air.
It is used as an oxygen-free gas for food packaging.
Written from English Wikipedia1
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Regulatory status
Checked Sep 2026-
United States Permitted FDA 21 CFR 184.1540
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Canada Permitted Health Canada · Other Accepted Uses
Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.
How we checkProducts
The 6 most-scanned of 110 products on Open Food Facts that list nitrogen.
- La crème des chefs ferme et onctueuse gastronomique President · 250 g (241 ml) 4 additives
- Mousse Proteica Gusto Cioccolato Milbona · 175 gram 5 additives
- Real Dairy Cream Milbona · 250 ml 4 additives
- Guinness 0.0% Guinness · 4 x 440 ml 0 additives
- Dairy Spray Cream Tesco · 250 g 4 additives
- Real Dairy Cream Cowbelle · 250 g 4 additives
References
- 1Nitrogen. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026.