Coca-Cola Original Taste
Coca Cola Life, Coca-Cola
Vegan, passesGluten-Free, passesKeto, fails
E290 — Carbon dioxide
Why it’s used
Carbonation gas, propellant, and processing aid; provides the fizz in carbonated drinks, and is used to displace oxygen in modified-atmosphere food packaging and as a leavening/aerating gas in some products.
Other names
Carbonic acid gas, CO2
Diet flags
Vegan, passesVegetarian, passes
Regulatory status
USA — Allowed
GRAS for use as a leavening agent, processing aid, and propellant/aerating gas, per 21 CFR 184.1240, with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice. Source (2026-07-22)
EU — Allowed
Authorized EU-wide (Group I) under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 Annex II, permitted at quantum satis in most food categories, including as a carbonating and packaging gas. Source (2026-07-22)
Found in these products
3 products in our database contain E290.
Strawberry & Cream
Chupa Chups
Vegan, failsGluten-Free, passesKeto, fails
Chicken Breakfast Links
Amylu
Vegan, failsGluten-Free, passesKeto, passes