Calcium propionate

What the evidence says

• Restricted useRegulatory

  Health Canada permits it only in listed foods, up to set limits (2,000 ppm in bread, as propionic acid). [1]

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Popular products that list calcium propionate

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

• English Muffins Thomas' · 13 oz, 6 muffins Score 47 out of 100 Okay
• Carb Balance Flour Tortilla Wraps Mission · 340 g Score 46 out of 100 Okay
• Honey Wheat Bread Sara Lee · 567 g Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• Plain Bagels Thomas' · 567 g Score 44 out of 100 Okay
• Light Multi Grain English Muffins Thomas' · 12 oz (340 g) Score 47 out of 100 Okay
• Carb Balance Flour Tortilla Wraps Mission · 24 oz Score 43 out of 100 Okay
• Whole Wheat Original Mission · 10 Tortilla Wraps (16 oz) (453 g) Score 58 out of 100 Okay
• Sourdough Bread The Rustik Oven · 1 lb/454 g Score 73 out of 100 Good
• Whole Grain 15 Grain Bread Pepperidge Farm · 24 oz (1.5 lb) 680 g Score 45 out of 100 Okay
• Sourdough Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse · 24 oz Score 48 out of 100 Okay
• Flour Tortillas Soft Taco Mission · 17.5 oz Score 44 out of 100 Okay
• Carb Balance Whole Wheat Mission · 8 tortilla wraps 12 oz (340 g) Score 38 out of 100 Poor

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.