E263 — Calcium acetate · page 6
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
359 products, most viewed first · page 6 of 8.







Source: Open Food Facts export of 23 October 2026, ODbL, and USDA FoodData Central, April 2026 release, CC0 · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).