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Sodium Aluminum Phosphate(E541)

Level 3ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Sodium Aluminum Phosphate is a acidulant — Buffer in self-rising flour and cheeses

What it does

Buffer in self-rising flour and cheeses

Where you'll see it

self-rising flour, various cheeses

What the research says

Contains aluminum

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: GRAS
  • EU: approved
  • Notes: ASP; contains aluminum

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): used as a buffer in self-rising flour, used with sodium bicarbonate, also in various cheeses