Acidity regulator - E327

Calcium Lactate

Alternate names:	E327, calcium lactate 5-hydrate, calcium lactate, 2-hydroxypropanoic acid calcium salt pentahydrate
Function:	Acidity regulator, Antioxidant
Product Uses:	Used in foods such as sweets, salad dressings, cakes, biscuits, ready to eat meat and poultry, wheat beers, sour milk and yoghurt, soft drinks, confectionary, pickled foods, tinned fruit and vegetables.
Notes:	Calcium lactate is the calcium salt of lactic acid, which is a natural acid produced by the fermentation of lactose (milk sugar). It is produced commercially from the action of lactic acid on calcium carbonate, to produce a white crystalline salt (a baking powder) that is soluble in water. Calcium lactate acts as a preservative, acidity regulator, and anti-microbial agent which is highly effective against bacteria, fungi, and yeast.
Is it harmful?	Safe

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Acidity regulator - E326

Potassium Lactate

Alternate names:	E326
Function:	Acidity regulator, Bulking agent, Humectant
Product Uses:	Used in foods such as sweets, salad dressings, cakes, biscuits, ready to eat meat and poultry, wheat beers, sour milk and yogurt, soft drinks, confectionery, pickled foods, and tinned fruit and vegetables.
Notes:	Potassium lactate is the potassium salt of lactic acid, a natural acid produced by the fermentation of lactose (milk sugar). It is produced commercially from the bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates and molasses. Potassium lactate acts as a preservative, acidity regulator, and anti-microbial agent, which is highly effective against bacteria, fungi and yeast.
Is it harmful?	Safe

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Acidity regulator - E325

Sodium Lactate

Alternate names:	E325, lacolin, lactic acid sodium salt
Function:	Acidity regulator, Antioxidant, Humectant
Product Uses:	Used in foods such as sweets, salad dressings, cakes, biscuits, ready to eat meat and poultry, wheat beers, sour milk and yogurt, soft drinks, confectionery, pickled foods, and tinned fruit and vegetables.
Notes:	Sodium lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, a natural acid produced by the fermentation of lactose (milk sugar). It is produced commercially from the bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates and molasses. Sodium lactate acts as a preservative, acidity regulator, and anti-microbial agent, which is highly effective against bacteria, fungi, and yeast. Lactic acid and lactates can be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians. Although the name refers to milk, it is mot made from milk and thus suitable for people with milk allergy or lactose intolerances.
Is it harmful?	Safe

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Acidity regulator - E297

Fumaric Acid

Alternate names:	E297
Function:	Acidity regulator, Flavour enhancer, Antioxidant, Raising Agent
Product Uses:	Used in bakery items, breads, fruit juice, wine, confectionary, jellies, jams, gelatin, pie fillings, cake mixes, soft drinks, dry mixes, baking powder, baked goods, dairy products, edible oils and fats, meat, poultry, eggs, nuts and more.
Notes:	Fumaric acid is a natural acid widely found in plants (genus Fumaria officianalis) and in nature. It can be made by the catalytic oxidation of benzene or by bacterial fermentation on glucose. It produces a white odourless crystalline powder that is the strongest organic food acid in tartness and sourness. It acts as an acidity regulator, anti-oxidant, flavour, and a raising agent in flour based, baked goods. It is very inexpensive and often used as a substitute for other natural acids, as only a small amount of fumaric acid is needed to get the same result as other organic acids. No known side effects.
Is it harmful?	Safe

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The empire struck back

By: Scott Faber, Vice President of Government Affairs

After two states have passed GE labeling bills and more than 30 others are poised to consider similar labeling bills and ballot initiatives, the food and biotech industry have goat-roped some members of Congress into introducing legislation to block state GE labeling laws.

Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kans.) has introduced the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act to keep consumers, well, in the dark about whether or not their food contains GE ingredients. The bill would also allow foods labeled as “natural” to contain GE foods, and prevent the federal Food and Drug Administration from requiring mandatory labeling.

Apparently, Pompeo is among the 7 percent of Americans who tell pollsters they don’t want to know what they’re eating.

Most Americans want the right to know what’s in their food. And why not? Some 64 nations already require GE labeling - including Russia, China and Saudi Arabia. Why should Americans be any different? Americans want to know more, not less, about their food.

Nearly 1.4 million Americans have joined a petition urging the FDA to require labeling of GE food – the most on any petition pending before the agency - and more than 200 food companies recently signed a letter to President Obama urging him to honor his 2007 pledge to require GE labeling.

Pompeo’s Dark Act would instead allow companies to disclose voluntarily whether their food contains GE ingredients. And in fact, since 2001, companies have had the power to disclose the presence of GMOs in their products. Guess how many have? That’s right, zero.

Fortunately, Rep. Pompeo has to disclose his donors. They include big food companies like General Mills and the Koch brothers.

source: EWG

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Acidity regulator - E296

Malic Acid

Alternate names:	E296, DL-Malic Acid
Function:	Acidity regulator, Emulsifier, Sequestrant
Product Uses:	Used in fruit juice concentrates, tinned fruit and vegetables, frozen vegetables, soups, broths, beer, ciders, vinegar, condiments, vegetables, sauces, batters, pre-cooked foods, processed meats, soybean products, breakfast cereals, confectionery and snack foods
Notes:	Occurs in two chiral molecules, the D- and L- forms. L-malic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid that is used in the body to derive ATP from food. Malic acid may aid in the treatment of fibromyalgia. Commercial malic acid is usually a mixture of the two types, synthesised by heating maleic acid with dilute sulphuric acid, under pressure. Infants and young children should avoid it. Some reports of allergic reactions in sensitive people.
Is it harmful?	Certain People

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Acidity regulator - E290

Carbon Dioxide

Alternate names:	E290
Function:	Acidity regulator, Propellant
Product Uses:	Typical products are Carbonated drinks, concentrates of fruit juice and nectar, wine, and pre-packaged foods.
Notes:	Carbon dioxide is a natural gas that's formed by the complete oxidation of carbon. It is used as a preservative, propellant and as a packaging gas that displaces oxygen in foods to inhibit the growth of bacteria which cause food spoilage, and to reduce the speed of oxidation. It is used in the carbonation of soft drinks by adding carbon dioxide to water forming carboxylic acid. Suspected of being a neurotoxic hazard. More than 10% in the air causes blackouts. Also there are possible links to infertility.
Is it harmful?	Avoid

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