Calcium Aluminium Silicate (E556): What It Is and Is It Safe?
A calcium aluminium silicate mineral. Used as an anti-caking agent to keep salt and powdered foods free-flowing. A source of dietary aluminium. EFSA aluminium TWI of 1 mg/kg body weight per week applies to total dietary aluminium. At typical food-use concentrations, exposure is well within limits for most people. Those with impaired kidney function excrete aluminium less efficiently.
- Category
- Anti-Caking Agent — Anti-caking agent
- Typically used in
- Table salt, some powdered spices and seasonings, flour
- Regulatory status
- Approved EU/USA/UK. EFSA aluminium TWI applies. Caution in kidney disease.
- Concerns flagged
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Accumulates in the bodyNeurotoxicity concern
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Where this comes from
- EFSA (2008) — Safety of aluminium from dietary intake https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2008.754
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