Triphosphates (E451)
- Food Caution
What is Triphosphates (E451)?
Triphosphates (E451) are salts that keep processed meat and seafood juicy and help cheese melt. Normal amounts haven't been shown to cause disease in people with healthy kidneys. The caution is about total phosphate across your whole diet, especially if your kidneys don't clear phosphate well.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Triphosphates?
Yasno’s verdict on Triphosphates: 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 Triphosphates allowed in the EU?
EU status of Triphosphates: 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?
- ddCTP SODIUM
- CHEMBL486991
- Sodium tripolyphosphate
- Pentasodium triphosphate
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3162, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2013
- Group assessment of phosphates, including E 451, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2019
- JECFA assessment of phosphates, Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), 2026
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