Food additive · Acidity regulator / phosphate
Sodium acid pyrophosphate
- E-number
- E450
A phosphate used as leavening acid in baking powder and to keep potatoes from darkening.
- Food additive
- Phosphate additive
- 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 sodium acid pyrophosphate costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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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 sodium acid pyrophosphate
493 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium acid pyrophosphate. The 12 most scanned:
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Crunchy Breakfast Biscuits Belvita · 1.76 oz Score 15 out of 100 Bad -
belVita Crunchy Blueberry Breakfast Biscuits Belvita · 1.76 oz Score 15 out of 100 Bad -
Carb Balance Flour Tortilla Wraps Mission · 340 g Score 46 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 -
Corn Muffin Mix Jiffy · 8.5 oz (240 g) Score 28 out of 100 Poor -
Flour Tortillas Soft Taco Mission · 17.5 oz Score 44 out of 100 Okay -
Original Club · 13.7 oz (388 g) Score 16 out of 100 Bad -
Albacore Solid White Tuna in Water Kirkland · 153 g Score 81 out of 100 Excellent -
Carb Balance Whole Wheat Mission · 8 tortilla wraps 12 oz (340 g) Score 38 out of 100 Poor -
Flour Tortillas La Banderita · 22.5 oz/640 g Score 49 out of 100 Okay -
Tortilla Wraps Soft Taco La Banderita Carb Counter Score 63 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 (36)
- e450
- sapp
- diphosphates
- emulsifier e450
- stabiliser e450
- stabilizer e450
- stabilisers e450
- raising agent e450
- raising agents e450
- disodium diphosphate
- sodium pyrophosphate
- disodium pyrophosphate
- emulsifier diphosphates
- potassium pyrophosphate
- stabiliser diphosphates
- tetrasodium diphosphate
- emulsifiers diphosphates
- stabilisers diphosphates
- acid sodium pyrophosphate
- sodium acid pyrophosphate
- tetrasodium pyrophosphate
- raising agent diphosphates
- raising agents diphosphates
- acidity regulator diphosphates
- stabiliser disodium diphosphate
- stabilisers disodium diphosphate
- disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate
- raising agent disodium diphosphate
- stabiliser tetrasodium diphosphate
- raising agents disodium diphosphate
- sodium acid pyrophosphate leavening
- stabilisers tetrasodium diphosphate
- raising agents sodium acid pyrophosphate
- sodium acid pyrophosphate to retain color
- sodium acid pyrophosphate to protect color
- sodium acid pyrophosphate to promote color retention
Sources
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu