Trisodium Phosphate(E339)
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Trisodium Phosphate is a emulsifier — Highly alkaline emulsifier in cheese
What it does
Highly alkaline emulsifier in cheese
Where you'll see it
cheese, fruit jellies, chicken carcass washes
What the research says
Can cause skin irritation from alkalinity
Benefits
Antimicrobial use approved for poultry processing
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- EU: approved
- Notes: EU-approved to clean chicken carcasses
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): approved by the European Union to clean chicken carcasses