Potassium propionate
Unknown Risk
Alternate Names:
- potassium propanoate
Info from food-info.net:
- Description:
- Function:
- Propionic acid and propionates are used as preservatives, mainly against fungi.
- Origin:
- Potassium salt of propionic acid, a natural acid present in small quantities in many foods, sometimes in high concentrations produced by bacteria in fermented foods, such as types of Swiss cheese. It is also produced on a large scale by the bacteria in the large intestine.
- Side effects:
- Unknown
Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
Acceptable daily intake:- no limit
Status:- Unknown
Info from proe.info:
- Description:
- Benefits:
- Unknown
- General:
- Unknown
- Harm:
- Unknown
- Legal:
- Unknown
- Use:
- Unknown
- Links:
- Unknown
Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
Acceptable daily intake:- Unknown
Status:- Unknown
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- Description:
- Unknown
Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
Acceptable daily intake:- not limited or determined (EFSA, 2014)
Status:- Approved in the EU.
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