Potassium nitrate
Moderate risk
Alternate Names:
- nitre
- salpeter
- saltpeter
- saltpetre
Info from food-info.net:
- Description:
- Function:
- White powder used as a preservative and against fading of natural colours.
- Origin:
- Naturally occurring mineral. Also present in nearly all vegetables.
- Side effects:
- Unknown
Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
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:- 3,700 mg/kg body weight/day (EFSA, 2017)
Status:- Approved in the EU.
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