Additive · Preservative

E263 — Calcium acetate · page 7

E263 (Calcium acetate) appears in the ingredient lists of 359 products sold in the United States. Function: preservative, stabilizer.

359products with a complete record
7%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
31.2 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.81 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 4%B 3%C 5%D 22%E 66%

322 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 359 products
Calories372 kcal
Sugars31.2 g
Saturated fat4.0 g
Salt0.81 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

359 products, most viewed first · page 7 of 8.

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