Food additive · Acidity regulator / phosphate
Sodium phosphate
- E-number
- E339
Phosphate salts used to retain moisture in meat, as emulsifying salts in processed cheese, and as acidity regulators.
- 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 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 phosphate
711 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium phosphate. The 12 most scanned:
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Mac & Cheese Kraft · 7.25 oz Score 59 out of 100 Okay -
The Original Ranch Condiment & Dressing Hidden Valley · 16 fl oz Score 27 out of 100 Poor -
Cheddy Mac Creamy Cheddar And Macaroni Goodles · 6 oz Score 52 out of 100 Okay -
Chunk Chicken Breast Costco Companies Inc. · 354 g Score 81 out of 100 Excellent -
Chicken Noodle Campbell's · 10.75 oz Score 41 out of 100 Okay -
Original Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce Velveeta · 12 oz (340 g) Score 56 out of 100 Okay -
Cream of Wheat Original Cream of Wheat · 28 oz Score 97 out of 100 Excellent -
Plant Protein Shake Orgain · 11 fl oz Score 67 out of 100 Good -
Crispy Oats Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal Millville · 12 oz Score 69 out of 100 Good -
Shells & Real Aged Cheddar Annie's · 71 g Score 65 out of 100 Good -
Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Annie's · 71 g Score 66 out of 100 Good -
THE ORIGINAL Ranch ORIGINAL RANCH Hidden Valley · 709 mL Score 27 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 (38)
- e339
- phosphate
- phosphates
- stabiliser e339
- antioxidant e339
- sodium phosphate
- sodium phosphates
- disodium phosphate
- phosphate de sodium
- phosphate disodique
- trisodium phosphate
- monosodium phosphate
- phosphate trisodique
- phosphates de sodium
- dibasic sodium phosphate
- sodium phosphate dibasic
- emulsifier sodium phosphate
- stabiliser sodium phosphate
- emulsifier sodium phosphates
- sodium phosphates emulsifier
- stabiliser sodium phosphates
- disodium phosphate emulsifier
- emulsifier disodium phosphate
- stabiliser disodium phosphate
- stabilisers sodium phosphates
- trisodium phosphate emulsifier
- raising agents sodium phosphates
- acidity regulator sodium phosphate
- acidity regulator sodium phosphates
- dibasic sodium phosphate emulsifier
- emulsifying salts sodium phosphates
- sodium phosphate to retain moisture
- sodium phosphates to protect flavor
- acidity regulator disodium phosphate
- acidity regulators sodium phosphates
- sodium phosphates to retain moisture
- acidity regulator trisodium phosphate
- sodium phosphates for moisture 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