Potassium Alginate
E402
Hazard level: No known concerns
Thickener, stabiliser or emulsifier (E400–499)
What is Potassium Alginate?
Seaweed-derived gelling and thickening agent.
Is Potassium Alginate safe?
Potassium Alginate 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 1 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.
Also known as
Potassium Alginate is also known as e402, калиев алгинат, potassium alginate — these all refer to the same ingredient.
калиев алгинат
potassium alginate
e402
Where Potassium Alginate is typically found
Products containing Potassium Alginate
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