Magnesium oxide (E530)
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What is Magnesium oxide (E530)?
Magnesium oxide (E530) is a mineral used to stop powders clumping and to add magnesium. Normal amounts are not a concern. It's fine; only larger supplement or medicine doses can cause diarrhoea or cramps.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Magnesium oxide?
Yasno’s verdict on Magnesium oxide: Fine. No meaningful concern at normal amounts.
Is Magnesium oxide allowed in the EU?
EU status of Magnesium oxide: 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?
- Magnesia
- Granmag
- Heavy magnesium oxide
- Calcined magnesia
- Seawater magnesia
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3227, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2011
- Magnesium oxide: JECFA food-additive evaluation database entry, Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), 1965
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