Hydrochloric Acid(E507)
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Hydrochloric Acid is a acidulant — Modifier for food starch, in MSG/gelatin manufacture, pH adjuster
What it does
Modifier for food starch, in MSG/gelatin manufacture, pH adjuster
Where you'll see it
Food starch modification, brewing
What the research says
Inhalation of fumes causes choking and inflammation. Ingestion may corrode mucous membranes, esophagus, stomach, cause diarrhea, circulatory collapse, death.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- EU: approved
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): circulatory collapse and death can occur