Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate(E450)
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate is a emulsifier — Cheese emulsifier and sequestering additive
Also: TSPP
What it does
Cheese emulsifier and sequestering additive
Where you'll see it
cheese, ice cream
What the research says
Alkaline and irritating; ingestion can cause nausea, diarrhea, vomiting
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- EU: approved
- Notes: GRAS for packaging
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): used in cheese emulsification and as a sequestering additive in cheese and ice cream