Food additive · Preservative

Calcium acetate

E-number
E263

A salt of acetic acid used as a preservative and firming agent.

  • Food additive
  • Preservative
  • 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 calcium acetate costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list calcium acetate

2 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list calcium acetate.

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 (3)
  • e263
  • calcium acetate
  • firming agent calcium acetate

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