Aluminium sulphate (E520)
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What is Aluminium sulphate (E520)?
Aluminium sulphate (E520) is used to keep candied fruit and some egg-white products firm. EU experts found it adds a negligible amount to the aluminium in your diet. It's fine at normal amounts; total aluminium only matters if you have severe kidney disease.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Aluminium sulphate?
Yasno’s verdict on Aluminium sulphate: Fine. No meaningful concern at normal amounts.
Is Aluminium sulphate allowed in the EU?
EU status of Aluminium sulphate: 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 | Regulated as a food additive by the US FDA |
What else is it called?
- ALUMINUM SULFATE
- Aluminium sulfate
- Dialuminum trisulfate
- Aluminum sulfate anhydrous
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3215, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2012
- Re-evaluation of aluminium sulphates (E 520–523) and sodium aluminium phosphate (E 541) as food additives, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2018
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