Food additive · Acidity regulator / phosphate
Sodium tripolyphosphate
- E-number
- E451
A phosphate used to retain moisture in seafood and meat.
- 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 tripolyphosphate 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 tripolyphosphate
55 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium tripolyphosphate. The 12 most scanned:
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Mac & Cheese Kraft · 7.25 oz Score 59 out of 100 Okay -
Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup Nissin · 3 oz Score 27 out of 100 Poor -
Ramen Noodle Soup Maruchan · 3 oz Score 9 out of 100 Bad -
Mac & Cheese Kraft · 7.25 oz (206 g) Score 57 out of 100 Okay -
Mac & Cheese Kraft · 2.05 oz (58 g) Score 28 out of 100 Poor -
Cup Noodles Chicken Flavor Nissin · 2.25 oz (64 g) Score 12 out of 100 Bad -
Mac & Cheese Spirals Kraft · 5.5 oz (156 g) Score 59 out of 100 Okay -
Mac & Cheese Kraft · 8.2 oz/232 g Score 28 out of 100 Poor -
Ramen Noodle Soup Shrimp Flavor Maruchan · 3 oz Score 12 out of 100 Bad -
CUP NOODLES Chicken Flavor Nissin · 71 g Score 9 out of 100 Bad -
Chow Mein Nisin · 4 oz Score 8 out of 100 Bad -
Top Ramen Beef Flavor Nissin · 3 oz Score 12 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.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (23)
- e451
- stpp
- triphosphates
- emulsifier e451
- stabiliser e451
- stabilizer e451
- stabilisers e451
- sodium triphosphate
- sodium tripolyphosphate
- emulsifier triphosphates
- pentasodium triphosphate
- stabiliser triphosphates
- emulsifiers triphosphates
- stabilisers triphosphates
- stabilizers triphosphates
- emulsifier sodium triphosphate
- stabiliser sodium triphosphate
- emulsifier sodium tripolyphosphate
- stabiliser sodium tripolyphosphate
- emulsifier pentasodium triphosphate
- stabiliser pentasodium triphosphate
- sodium tripolyphosphate to retain moisture
- sodium tripolyphosphate to preserve moisture
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