Food additive · Acidity regulator / processing aid
Calcium hydroxide
- E-number
- E526
Food-grade lime used to make corn masa (nixtamalization).
- Food additive
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points calcium hydroxide costs on a product’s receipt.
Popular products that list calcium hydroxide
44 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list calcium hydroxide. The 12 most scanned:
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Blue Corn Tortilla Chips Trader Joe's Score 79 out of 100 Good -
No Calcium OJ Tropicana · 1.36 L Score 82 out of 100 Excellent -
Tortilla Chips Dominguez Family Enterprises · 28.35 g Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Tortilla Chips Juantonio’s · 28 g Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Veggie & Flaxseed Corn Tortilla Chips Trader Joe's · 340 g Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Pure Premium Orange Juice Calcium And Vitamin D No Pulp Tropicana · 52 fl oz (1.53 L) Score 82 out of 100 Excellent -
Totopos El Milagro · 453 g Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Tortilla Chips JuanToni's · 24 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Quinoa and Black Bean infused Tortilla Chips Trader Joe's · 12 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
White Corn Tortilla Chips Mi Niña · 12 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Tostadas Mi Pueblo Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Fall Leaf Corn Tortilla Chips Trader Joe's Score 72 out of 100 Good
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 (7)
- cal
- e526
- slaked lime
- trace of lime
- calcium hydroxide
- lime calcium hydroxide
- firming agent calcium hydroxide
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