Nitrous Oxide (E942)

What is Nitrous Oxide (E942)?

Propellant gas for whipped/aerosol products.

Is Nitrous Oxide (E942) safe?

Nitrous Oxide (E942) has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 2 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Also known as

Nitrous Oxide (E942) is also known as nitrous oxide — these all refer to the same ingredient.

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Products containing Nitrous Oxide (E942)

hulala spray 8007990601868

Nondairy made with coconut milk vegan whipped topping 0070272491288