Sodium caseinate
Sodium caseinateSodium caseinate is a milk protein used as an emulsifier, whitener and protein source. It is the reason many products labelled non-dairy creamer are not dairy-free: the term means no cream, not no milk.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted | 21 CFR 182.1748retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
Made by precipitating casein from skimmed milk with acid and neutralising with sodium hydroxide. It is a declarable milk allergen.
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- May raise a kosher question
Every name it appears under
1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.
As it appears in regulation
- Sodium caseinate
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
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