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  "slug": "potassium-propionate",
  "name": "Potassium propionate",
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    "pubchem_cid": 23663619
  },
  "functional_class": "Preservative",
  "summary": "Potassium propionate is a mould inhibitor used in baked goods where sodium is being reduced.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by neutralising propionic acid with potassium.",
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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.",
      "provision_count": 0,
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    },
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      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "permitted",
      "status_label": "Permitted",
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          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": "1999",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 283",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
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      "name": "INS-283",
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      "name": "Potassium propanoate",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium propionate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potassium propionate, AldrichCPR",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Propanoic acid, potassium salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propionic Acid Potassium Salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "PROPIONICACIDPOTASSIUMSALT",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "E283",
      "type": "e_number",
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    {
      "name": "potassium;propanoate",
      "type": "iupac",
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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 propionate\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/potassium-propionate. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.658Z"
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