Acidity regulator - E337

Sodium potassium tartrate

Alternate names:	E337
Function:	Acidity regulator, Sequestrant, Stabilizer
Product Uses:	Commercially it is manufactured as a by-product of the wine industry.
Notes:	Potassium sodium tartrates are the potassium and sodium salts (double salts) of tartaric acid. Daily Intake: Up to 30 mg/kg body weight. It is not metabolised in the body; thus, it is excreted in the urine without side effects.
Is it harmful?	Suspicious

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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

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• 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)

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