Sodium lactate (E325)
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What is Sodium lactate (E325)?
Sodium lactate (E325) is a salt of lactic acid, the acid in yoghurt, used to keep meats fresh and moist. Your body handles lactate every day, for example during exercise. It's fine at normal amounts; it adds a little salt to your diet.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Sodium lactate?
Yasno’s verdict on Sodium lactate: Fine. No meaningful concern at normal amounts.
Is Sodium lactate allowed in the EU?
EU status of Sodium lactate: 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 | Generally Recognised as Safe (GRAS, a US regulatory category) |
What else is it called?
- Sodium DL-lactate
- sodium 2-hydroxypropanoate
- Lactic acid sodium salt
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3096, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2011
- Sodium lactate, WHO Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), 2026
- Sodium lactate toxicological evaluation, WHO Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), 1974
- Sodium L-lactate and sodium DL-lactate hazard review, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2015
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