Phosphoric acid

What the evidence says

• Low concernStrong evidence

  EFSA (2019) set a group ADI for phosphates of 40 mg/kg body weight (as phosphorus) and noted that infants, toddlers and children may exceed it. [1]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list phosphoric acid

182 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list phosphoric acid. The 12 most scanned:

• Coca cola can cokes LG Coca-Cola · 355 g Score 17 out of 100 Bad
• Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Coca-Cola · 355 mL Score 29 out of 100 Poor
• Diet Coke Coca-Cola · 355 mL Score 29 out of 100 Poor
• Dr Pepper Dr Pepper · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 19 out of 100 Bad
• The Original Ranch Condiment & Dressing Hidden Valley · 16 fl oz Score 27 out of 100 Poor
• Coke 20z Coke · 20 fl oz (591 mL) Score 17 out of 100 Bad
• Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Coca-Cola · 20 fl oz Score 29 out of 100 Poor
• Original Syrup Log Cabin · 710 mL Score 13 out of 100 Bad
• Pepsi Pepsi · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 12 out of 100 Bad
• THE ORIGINAL Ranch ORIGINAL RANCH Hidden Valley · 709 mL Score 27 out of 100 Poor
• Diet Coke Coke · 20 fl oz (591 mL) Score 29 out of 100 Poor
• Coca-Cola Original Taste Coca-Cola Services Sa/NV · 1 L Score 18 out of 100 Bad

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.