Sodium salt of acetic acid. Used as seasoning (salt and vinegar flavor) and preservative.
Sodium Acetates has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.
Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)
Found in 127 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.
Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA
Sodium Acetates is also known as e262, e262i, e262ii, diacetate, sodium acetate — these all refer to the same ingredient.
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