Sulfuric Acid(E513)
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Sulfuric Acid is a acidulant — Acid for modifying starch and brewing pH control
Also: Oil of Vitriol
What it does
Acid for modifying starch and brewing pH control
Where you'll see it
brewing industry, starch modification
What the research says
Corrosive, produces severe burns; inhalation causes serious lung damage; fatal if ingested undiluted
Regulatory status
- EU: approved
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): it is corrosive and produces severe burns on contact with skin and other body tissues