Additive · Preservative

E263 — Calcium acetate

E263 (Calcium acetate) appears in the ingredient lists of 20 products sold in Ireland. Function: preservative, stabiliser.

20products with a complete record
85%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
0.50 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.77 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 54%B 31%C 15%D 0%E 0%

13 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 20 products
Energy124 kcal
Sugars0.50 g
Saturates0.79 g
Salt0.77 g

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)