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Sodium potassium hexametaphosphate

Limited risk
Alternate Names:
  • sodium hexametaphosphate
Info from food-info.net:
  • Description:
    • Function:
      • Sequestrants (metal binders), stabiliser and emulsifiers. Also used to retain water during processing and storage.
    • Origin:
      • Salts of sodium/potassium/calcium/ammonium with phosphates. All are produced synthetically from the respective carbonates and phosphoric acid.
    • Side effects:
      • None known when used in foods. High concentrations of phosphates may disturb several metabolic processes as phosphate plays an important role in general metabolism.
    Dietary restrictions:
    • E452 can be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians.
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • Unknown
    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:
    • 70,000 mg/kg body weight/day (JECFA, 1982; maximum permissible daily intake - MTDI)
    Status:
    • Approved in the EU.
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