Potassium phosphates
Limited risk
Alternate Names:
- None
Info from food-info.net:
- Description:
- Function:
- Potassium phosphate is an acidity regulator and chelating agent (used to bind metal ions). It prevents desiccation and is used as an acid stabiliser in powders as well as to prevent formation of clumps. It increases the activity of antioxidants.
- Origin:
- Potassium salts of phosphoric acid. Normal constituent of the body. Commercially produced from phosphoric acid, which is produced from phosphate mined in the US.
- Side effects:
- Phosphates are normal essential salts for the body. In view of the need to avoid calcium deficiency, their use is limited, as they bind up calcium readily. They have no side effects.
Dietary restrictions:- Phosphoric acid and phosphates can normally be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians. Although animal bones are mainly made up of phosphates, commercial phosphate is not made from bones.
Acceptable daily intake:- Unknown
Status:- Unknown
Info from proe.info:
- Description:
- Benefits:
- Unknown
- General:
- Unknown
- Harm:
- Unknown
- Legal:
- Unknown
- Use:
- Unknown
- Links:
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Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
Acceptable daily intake:- Unknown
Status:- Unknown
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- Description:
- Unknown
Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
Acceptable daily intake:- 70,000 mg/kg body weight/day (JECFA, 1982; maximum permissible daily intake - MTDI)
Status:- Approved in the EU.
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