Sodium propionate

What the evidence says

• Restricted useRegulatory

  Health Canada permits it only in listed foods, up to set limits (2,000 ppm in bread, as propionic acid). [1]

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Popular products that list sodium propionate

37 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium propionate. The 12 most scanned:

• English Muffins Bays · 12 oz (340 g) Score 45 out of 100 Okay
• Little Bites Frosted Snack Cake Muffins Entenmann's · 1.65 oz/47 g Score 2 out of 100 Bad
• English Muffins Sourdough Bays · 12 oz Score 56 out of 100 Okay
• POWDERED mini donuts Hostess donettes · 10 oz Score 8 out of 100 Bad
• Bologna Oscar Mayer · 16 oz Score 13 out of 100 Bad
• Blueberry Muffins Little Bites · 1.65 oz (47 g) Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Turkey Sausage Patties Jimmy Dean · 9.6 oz/272 g Score 28 out of 100 Poor
• Turkey Sausage Links Jimmy Dean · 272 g Score 28 out of 100 Poor
• Flour Tortillas Large-Burrito Pueblo Lindo · 20 oz Score 36 out of 100 Poor
• Turkey Sausage Crumbles Jimmy Dean · 9.6 oz/272 g Score 20 out of 100 Poor
• Fine cinnamon donuts Country Kitchen · 12 oz/340.5 g Score 8 out of 100 Bad
• Chicken Pot Pie Boston Market · 15 oz Score 13 out of 100 Bad

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.