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  "slug": "potassium-acetate",
  "name": "Potassium acetate",
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    "inchikey": "SCVFZCLFOSHCOH-UHFFFAOYSA-M",
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  },
  "functional_class": "Preservative",
  "summary": "Potassium acetate is an acidity regulator and preservative used where a sodium-free alternative to sodium acetate is wanted.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by neutralising acetic acid with potassium carbonate or hydroxide.",
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      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
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      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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          "status": "permitted",
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          "max_level": null,
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          "effective_from": "1999",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 261(i)",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "name": "Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation"
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          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 631",
          "effective_from": "2024",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 261(i), food category 01.2.1.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
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        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "13.2",
            "name": "Complementary foods for infants and young children"
          },
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          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: XS73",
          "effective_from": "2023",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 261(i), food category 13.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
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        }
      ]
    }
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      "name": "Acetate, Potassium",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Acetic acid (potassium 99%)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "acetic acid potassium",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "ACETIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Acetic acid, potassium salt (1:1)",
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      "name": "AcOK",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "CAS-127-08-2",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "CH3COOK",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Diuretic salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "E 261(i)",
      "type": "common",
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    {
      "name": "FEMA No. 2920",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "INS NO.261",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "INS-261",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "INS-261(I)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kali aceticum",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kaliumazetat",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "KOAc",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "MeCO2K",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Octan draselny",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "potasium acetate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "potassium acetat",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "POTASSIUM ACETATE",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "gsfa"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium acetate (JAN/USP)",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium Acetate ACS reagent",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium acetate crystalline powder,USP",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium acetate in plastic container",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium Acetate, biochemical grade",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium acetate, for molecular biology",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium acetate, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur. BP E261",
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    {
      "name": "Potassium acetate, Trace metals grade 99.98%",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium acetate, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium acetates",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium ethanoate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "USP Solution Potassium Acetate TS Conforms to USP",
      "type": "common",
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    },
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    },
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      "name": "potassium acetate",
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  "hazard_reference_values": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "key": "gsfa",
      "name": "Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995)",
      "publisher": "Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)",
      "licence": "FAO terms — non-commercial use with attribution",
      "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/",
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    }
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Potassium acetate\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/potassium-acetate. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.640Z"
}