E501
Potassium carbonates
Acidity regulator · Raising agent
What it is
Controls acidity and helps doughs rise.
What it does
Acidity regulator
Controls how acidic or alkaline a food is.
Raising agent
Releases gas so a dough or batter rises.
Regulatory position
European Union
Authorised for use in food
Authorisation in one country says nothing about another, and the absence of a record here is not evidence either way. Where precision matters, follow the citation to the regulation itself.
Found in 6 products in the FoodSignal database.