E263 — Calcium acetate
E263 (Calcium acetate) appears in the ingredient lists of 359 products sold in the United States. Function: preservative, stabilizer.
Nutri-Score
322 rated products
Median values
| Calories | 372 kcal |
| Sugars | 31.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.0 g |
| Salt | 0.81 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
359 products, most viewed first · page 1 of 8.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 23 October 2026, ODbL, and USDA FoodData Central, April 2026 release, CC0 · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).