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Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate(E450)

Level 2Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary

Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate is a acidulant — Slow-acting acid leavening and color accelerator

Also: SAP

What it does

Slow-acting acid leavening and color accelerator

Where you'll see it

baking mixes, doughnuts, waffles, muffins, hot dogs, canned tuna

Benefits

Cuts hot dog production time by 25 percent by accelerating rose-red color

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: GRAS
  • EU: approved
  • Notes: ASP

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): a slow-acting acid constituent of a leavening mixture for processing and prepared cakes, doughnuts