E263 — Calcium acetate
E263 (Calcium acetate) appears in the ingredient lists of 64 products sold in the United Kingdom. Function: preservative, stabiliser.
Nutri-Score
53 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 189 kcal |
| Sugars | 1.4 g |
| Saturates | 1.1 g |
| Salt | 0.96 g |
Categories
Status in the United States (FDA)
Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 182.6197, 184.1185.
Technical effects listed by the FDA: color or coloring adjunct, firming agent, flavoring agent or adjuvant, ph control agent, processing aid, sequestrant, stabilizer or thickener, texturizer
The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 62-54-4 via Wikidata (CC0)
Products containing it, by country
Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)
| Country | Products |
|---|---|
| United States | 359 |
| France | 297 |
| United Kingdom | 64 |
| Germany | 52 |
| Netherlands | 41 |
| Switzerland | 40 |
| New Zealand | 31 |
| Belgium | 23 |
| Ireland | 20 |
| Australia | 19 |
| Mexico | 9 |
| Spain | 6 |
| Finland | 6 |
Products
64 products, most viewed first · page 1 of 2.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 1 November 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).