Food additive · Preservative
Propionic acid
- E-number
- E280
A preservative acid.
- Food additive
- Preservative
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points propionic acid costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Restricted useRegulatory
Health Canada permits it only in listed foods, up to set limits (2,000 ppm in bread). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list propionic acid
23 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list propionic acid. The 12 most scanned:
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Tortillas Mission · 25 oz Score 64 out of 100 Good -
Yellow Corn Tortillas Mission · 16 oz Score 64 out of 100 Good -
La Banderita Yellow Corn Tortillas La Banderita · 52 g Score 69 out of 100 Good -
White Corn Tortillas La Banderita · 16 oz Score 66 out of 100 Good -
Street Tacos White Corn Tortillas Mission · 24 count / 12.6 oz / 357 g Score 64 out of 100 Good - Chicken & Cheese Taquitos Casa Mamita Score 25 out of 100 Poor
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Yellow Corn Tortillas Mission · 25 oz Score 64 out of 100 Good -
Corn Tortillas La Bonita · 24.9 oz/705 g Score 87 out of 100 Excellent -
Yellow Corn Tortillas Mission · 10.84 oz Score 66 out of 100 Good -
White Corn Tortillas Guerrero Score 65 out of 100 Good -
White Corn Tortillas Guerrero · 47 g Score 61 out of 100 Good -
Tortillas de Maiz Blanco Guerrero · 47 g Score 64 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 (2)
- e280
- propionic acid
Sources
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11. List of Permitted Preservatives (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)
“B.2 Butylated Hydroxyanisole n/a (a) Active dry yeasts (a) Preservative (a) 1,000 ppm n/a”
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