Food additive · Acidity regulator / processing aid

Calcium sulfate

E-number
E516

A mineral salt used as a tofu coagulant, dough conditioner and calcium source.

  • 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 sulfate costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list calcium sulfate

199 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list calcium sulfate. 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 (8)
  • e516
  • calcium sulfate
  • calcium sulphate
  • stabiliser calcium sulphate
  • bulking agent calcium sulphate
  • calcium sulfate tofu coagulant
  • firming agent calcium sulphate
  • acidity regulators calcium sulphate

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