Potassium tartrates (E336)
- Food Fine
What is Potassium tartrates (E336)?
Potassium tartrate (E336), also known as cream of tartar, is a salt from grapes used in baking powder and to stabilise whipped egg whites. Even high intakes stay below the safe daily limit. It's fine at normal amounts.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Potassium tartrates?
Yasno’s verdict on Potassium tartrates: Fine. No meaningful concern at normal amounts.
Is Potassium tartrates allowed in the EU?
EU status of Potassium tartrates: 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?
- Potassium tartrate
- Cream of tartar
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3105, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2024
- Re-evaluation of tartaric acid and its tartrate salts as food additives, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2020
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