Sodium phosphates (E339)
- Food Caution
What is Sodium phosphates (E339)?
Sodium phosphates (E339) are salts that keep processed cheese smooth, meat juicy and baked goods light. A single food with them isn't a concern for healthy people. The caution is about total phosphate across your whole diet, and especially with moderate or severe kidney disease, when phosphate builds up more easily.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Sodium phosphates?
Yasno’s verdict on Sodium phosphates: Caution. Some evidence of a concern, it depends on the amount, or it is genuinely worth knowing. A Caution always has a specific, sourced reason.
Is Sodium phosphates allowed in the EU?
EU status of Sodium phosphates: 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?
- Phosphoric acid, trisodium salt, hexahydrate
- H5NaO5P
- orb2283396
- SODIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC, ACS
- Sodium phosphate
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3109, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2013
- 2019 group assessment of phosphates, including sodium phosphates (E 339), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2019
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