Food additive · Acidity regulator / processing aid

Calcium carbonate

E-number
E170

A mineral used to add calcium, as an anti-caking agent and as a white color.

  • Food additive
  • 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 carbonate costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list calcium carbonate

516 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list calcium carbonate. The 12 most scanned:

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 (19)
  • e170
  • limestone
  • calciumcarbonat
  • calcium carbonate
  • carbonate de calcium
  • anticaking agent e170
  • acidity regulator e170
  • anti caking agent e170
  • calcium carbonate added
  • colour calcium carbonate
  • colours calcium carbonate
  • stabiliser calcium carbonate
  • stabilizer calcium carbonate
  • precipitated calcium carbonate
  • bulking agent calcium carbonate
  • firming agent calcium carbonate
  • raising agent calcium carbonate
  • acidity regulator calcium carbonate
  • anti caking agent calcium carbonate

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