Food additive · Acidity regulator / phosphate
Sodium aluminum phosphate
- E-number
- E541
An aluminum-containing leavening acid used in baking mixes and self-rising flour.
- 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 aluminum phosphate 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 aluminum phosphate
130 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium aluminum phosphate. The 12 most scanned:
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Light & Fluffy Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix Krusteaz · 4.53 kg Score 18 out of 100 Bad -
Pancake & Baking Mix Bisquick · 1.13 kg Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix Krusteaz · 907 gr Score 15 out of 100 Bad -
Triple Chocolate Muffin Kirkland · 27 oz Score 3 out of 100 Bad -
Brownies Chocolate Fudge Fiber One · 5.34 oz (151 g) Score 36 out of 100 Poor -
Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies Little Debbie · 450 g Score 0 out of 100 Bad -
Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix Buttermilk Wal-Mart Stores Inc. · 32 oz Score 15 out of 100 Bad -
Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix Red Lobster · 32 g Score 12 out of 100 Bad -
Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix Hungry Jack · 2 lb Score 14 out of 100 Bad -
Homestyle Waffles Eggo · 349 g Score 24 out of 100 Poor -
Pancake & Waffle Mix Pearl Milling Company · 907 Score 15 out of 100 Bad -
Original Pancake & Waffle Mix Pearl Milling Company · 907 g Score 53 out of 100 Okay
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 (6)
- e541
- sodium aluminum phosphate
- sodium aluminium phosphate
- basic sodium aluminum phosphate
- acidic sodium aluminium phosphate
- sodium aluminum phosphate leavening
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