Food additive · Acidity regulator / processing aid
Sodium aluminum sulfate
- E-number
- E521
An aluminum-containing leavening acid and firming agent.
- Food 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 aluminum sulfate costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Restricted useRegulatory
The EU cut the uses of aluminum-containing additives in 2012 because aluminum intake can exceed the tolerable weekly intake, especially in children. [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list sodium aluminum sulfate
35 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium aluminum sulfate. The 12 most scanned:
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Baking Powder Clabber Girl · 8.1 oz (230 g) Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Sweet Relish Heinz · 12.7 fl oz (375 mL) Score 12 out of 100 Bad -
Triple Chocolate Muffin Kirkland · 27 oz Score 3 out of 100 Bad -
Thousand Island Dressing Wish-Bone · 15 fl oz (444 mL) Score 27 out of 100 Poor -
Dill Relish Vlasic · 10 fl oz Score 52 out of 100 Okay -
Beef and cheese chimichanga Aldi · 142 g Score 27 out of 100 Poor -
Carb Control Original L'Oven · 12 oz Score 54 out of 100 Okay -
Flour Tortillas Large-Burrito Pueblo Lindo · 20 oz Score 36 out of 100 Poor -
Baking Powder Clabber Girl · 230 g Score 87 out of 100 Excellent -
Barbecue Flavored Potato Crisps Clancy's Score 27 out of 100 Poor -
Sweet Relish Vlasic · 330 g Score 17 out of 100 Bad -
Flautas Chicken & Cheese Authentic Kitchen Score 24 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.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (7)
- alum
- e521
- aluminum sulfate
- sodium aluminum sulfate
- ammonium aluminum sulfate
- sodium aluminium sulphate
- potassium aluminum sulfate
Sources
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“In addition, EFSA considers that the revised TWI is generally exceeded for high consumers, especially children, in a significant part of the Union.”
eur-lex.europa.eu