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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)