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Sodium Citrate

Low concern

Sodium citrate is GRAS by FDA and approved as E331 by EFSA with no numerical ADI. It is a common buffering agent with a long history of safe use; the main contribution at high intake is sodium load.

Found in

35,439 products

What it is

Sodium salt of citric acid (E331); white crystalline powder.

Acidity regulator, emulsifying salt (especially in cheese), buffering agent.

Why it's flagged

contributes to dietary sodium intake at high product use

What regulators actually say

"Sodium citrate... is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing practice."

21 CFR 184.1751 — ecfr.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS (21 CFR 184.1751)

European Union — EFSA

Approved as E331 with ADI 'not specified'

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