Baking powder or raising agent

Clabber Girl Baking Powder

Name: Baking Powder
Brand: Clabber Girl

230 g

Excellent out of 100 Medium confidence

Why it scores 87

Clabber Girl Baking Powder scores 87 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
minus 2.5 points Sodium aluminum sulfate: The EU cut the uses of aluminum-containing additives in 2012 because aluminum intake can exceed the tolerable weekly intake, especially in children. Regulatory
minus 2.5 points Calcium phosphate: 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. Strong

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The Receipt

Baking Powder

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Ingredients

Sodium aluminum sulfate minus 2.5 points

Regulatory The EU cut the uses of aluminum-containing additives in 2012 because aluminum intake can exceed the tolerable weekly intake, especially in children. [1]
Calcium phosphate minus 2.5 points

Strong 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. [2]

subtotal−5

Processing

Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points

Emerging Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. [3]

subtotal−8

TOTAL 87Excellent

100 − 13 = 87

Added sugars	0 g

Serving: 0.125 tsp (0.6 g)

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.

Label text, as published

Cornstarch, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate

Always check the package: recipes change.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 380/2012 of 3 May 2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 as regards the conditions of use and the use levels for aluminium-containing food additives

European Union (Official Journal) · May 3, 2012 · Law

“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
EFSA issues new advice on phosphates

European Food Safety Authority · Jun 12, 2019 · Agency assessment

“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
Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

doi.org