Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate(E450)
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate is a acidulant — Slow-acting acid leavening and color accelerator
Also: SAP
What it does
Slow-acting acid leavening and color accelerator
Where you'll see it
baking mixes, doughnuts, waffles, muffins, hot dogs, canned tuna
Benefits
Cuts hot dog production time by 25 percent by accelerating rose-red color
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- EU: approved
- Notes: ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): a slow-acting acid constituent of a leavening mixture for processing and prepared cakes, doughnuts