Potassium Lactate

E326
Hazard level: No known concerns Antioxidant / acidity regulator (E300–399)

What is Potassium Lactate?

Preservative/acidity regulator salt of lactic acid.

Is Potassium Lactate safe?

Potassium Lactate has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 16 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA

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Also known as

Potassium Lactate is also known as e326, potassium lactate — these all refer to the same ingredient.

potassium lactate e326

Related additives

Salt (Sodium Chloride) Glucose (Dextrose) Natural Flavouring Spices Water Sodium Nitrite (E250) Sodium Ascorbate (E301) Potassium Acetate (E261) wheat Sugar (Sucrose) Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (E300) Calcium Ascorbate (E302) Ascorbyl Palmitate (E304) Tocopherol (Vitamin E) (E306) Alpha-Tocopherol (Synthetic Vitamin E) (E307) Propyl Gallate (E310)

Products containing Potassium Lactate

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