Sodium acetates (E262)
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What is Sodium acetates (E262)?
Sodium acetate (E262) is a salt of the acid in vinegar, used to preserve foods and give a salt-and-vinegar flavour. Your body processes the acetate as part of normal digestion. It's fine at normal amounts; it adds to the salt in your diet, which matters if you're cutting down.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Sodium acetates?
Yasno’s verdict on Sodium acetates: Fine. No meaningful concern at normal amounts.
Is Sodium acetates allowed in the EU?
EU status of Sodium acetates: Permitted as a food additive. Conditions and limits come from the regulation cited below. Yasno summarises them and does not replace the legal text.
| Where | EU | US |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Permitted as a food additive | Not recorded |
What else is it called?
- Sodium acetate
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3064, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2011
- Sodium acetate toxicological evaluation, JECFA, 1973
- Acetic acid and its potassium and sodium salts evaluation, JECFA, 1997
- NutriNet-Santé analysis of food additive intake and type 2 diabetes incidence, NutriNet-Santé, 2025
- NutriNet-Santé cancer analysis of acetates, NutriNet-Santé, 2026
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