Acidity Regulator - E263

Calcium Acetate

Alternate names:	Calcium Acetate Monohydrate, Calcium Diacetate
Function:	Acidity regulator, Preservative, Thickener, Flavour enhancer
Product Uses:	Used in snack foods, bread, cakes, cheese, crisps, and bullion, cake mixtures, pies, puddings and candy products,bakery items, meads, soups and broths, pre-cooked pasta and noodle products.
Notes:	Calcium acetate is the calcium salt of acetic acid. It is a natural acid produced by bacterial fermentation and oxidation of natural products or ethanol. Commercially it's produced by the oxidation of acetaldehyde. It acts as a preservative, acidity regulator (acidulant), and a anti-microbial agent, and is a highly effective against bacteria and fungi (a mould inhibitor in snack foods and bread). Also used as a flavour enhancer in snack foods, and as a thickening agent in cake mixes, pies and puddings.
Is it harmful?	Safe

Please refer to the Food Additives Bible application for information about full list of dangerous colors, flavor enhancers, preservatives, emulsifiers, sweeteners, stabilizers, gelling agents and thickeners>

key words: safe, preservative, health, wellness

Acidity Regulator - E262

Sodium Acetate

Alternate names:	Sodium Ethanoate, Sodium diacetate
Function:	Acidity regulator, Emulsifier, Flavour enhancer, Preservative, Sequestrant
Product Uses:	Used in condiments, in the pickling of vegetables, bottled sauces, chutneys, snack foods, bread, cakes, cheese, crisps, dressings, mustards, seasonings, bakery items, ciders, wines (other than grape), mead, soups and broths, preserved eggs, pre-cooked pasta and noodle products.
Notes:	Sodium acetate is the sodium salt of acetic acid. It is a natural acid produced by bacterial fermentation and oxidation of natural products or ethanol. Commercially it's produced by the oxidation of acetaldehyde. It acts as a preservative, acidity regulator (acidulant), and anti-microbial agent, and is highly effective against bacteria and fungi (a mould inhibitor in snack foods and bread). It is also used as a flavour enhancer.
Is it harmful?	Safe

Please refer to the Food Additives Bible application for information about full list of dangerous colors, flavor enhancers, preservatives, emulsifiers, sweeteners, stabilizers, gelling agents and thickeners>

key words: safe, preservative, health, wellness

What are the different types of additives?

Food additives are grouped by what they do. The additives that you are most likely to come across on food labels are:

• antioxidants (stop food becoming rancid or changing color by reducing the chance of fats combining with oxygen)

• colors

(please refer to the Food Additives Bible application for information about dangerous colors)

• emulsifiers, stabilizers, gelling agents and thickeners (help to mix or thicken ingredients)

• flavor enhancers (used to bring out the flavor of foods)

• preservatives (used to keep food safer for longer)

• sweeteners (intense sweeteners are many times sweeter than sugar whereas bulk sweeteners have a similar sweetness to sugar)

Please refer to the Food Additives Bible application for information about full list of dangerous colors, flavor enhancers, preservatives, emulsifiers, sweeteners, stabilizers, gelling agents and thickeners: