Is Silicon Dioxide safe?
Silicon Dioxide 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 72 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.
Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA
Also known as
Silicon Dioxide is also known as e551, silica, silicon dioxide, силициев диоксид, silicium dioxide — these all refer to the same ingredient.
silicon dioxide
silica
e551
силициев диоксид
anti-agglomerant agent silicon dioxide
silicium dioxide