Calcium Sulfate(E516)
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Calcium Sulfate is a other — Firming additive, yeast food, dough conditioner, jelling ingredient, carrier for bleaching
Also: Plaster of Paris
What it does
Firming additive, yeast food, dough conditioner, jelling ingredient, carrier for bleaching
Where you'll see it
Brewing and fermentation, Spanish-type sherry, cereal flours, bread, rolls, buns, blue cheese, Gorgonzola, canned potatoes/sweet peppers/tomatoes, creamed cottage cheese
What the research says
Because it absorbs moisture and hardens quickly, ingestion may result in intestinal obstruction. Mixed with flour, has been used to kill rodents.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- EU: approved
- Notes: ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Because it absorbs moisture and hardens quickly, its ingestion may result in intestinal obstruction