Safety Facts and Side Effects About Potassium Acetate Anhydrous

Foodchem Potassium Acetate Anhydrous, CAS# 127-08-2, is a potassium salt of acetic acid manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as white crystal powder. Potassium Acetate Anhydrous is widely used as preservatives. It is widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries with E number E261.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Potassium Acetate Anhydrous that consumers need to know? Let's check out some basic facts about this ingredient.
GRAS Exemptions: Yes

Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Potassium Acetate Anhydrous is perfectly safe for using as food additives.
Suggested Dosage

Ingestion of Potassium Acetate Anhydrous in large quantity may hurt our health, please follow the guideline of using Potassium Acetate Anhydrous: ADI 0-15 mg/kg body weight
Special Groups Precaution

Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Potassium Acetate Anhydrous could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Potassium Acetate Anhydrous in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Potassium Acetate Anhydrous for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
General Side Effects

No significant side effects reported. Potassium Acetate may cause skin or eye irritations in specific group of people.
Reported Health Issues

No health issues about Potassium Acetate Anhydrous reported up to now.
Related Research

1. Potassium acetate and potassium lactate enhance the microbiological and physical properties of marinated catfish fillets. [J Food Sci. 2011 May]
Author: Kin S, Schilling MW, Smith BS, Silva JL, Kim T, Pham AJ, Campano SG.

2. Water-mediated potassium acetate intercalation in kaolinite as revealed by molecular simulation. [J Mol Model. 2014 Mar]
Author: Ható Z, Makó É, Kristóf T.

3. Mechanism of dehydroxylation temperature decrease and high temperature phase transition of coal-bearing strata kaolinite intercalated by potassium acetate. [J Colloid Interface Sci. 2012 Jun 15]
Author: Cheng H, Liu Q, Cui X, Zhang Q, Zhang Z, Frost RL.

4. Delamination of kaolinite-potassium acetate intercalates by ball-milling. [J Colloid Interface Sci. 2010 Aug 15]
Author: Cheng H, Liu Q, Zhang J, Yang J, Frost RL.

5. Simulation-assisted evidence for the existence of two stable kaolinite/potassium acetate intercalate complexes. [J Colloid Interface Sci. 2010 Sep 1]
Author: Makó E, Rutkai G, Kristóf T.

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