Aluminium-Containing Additives
E520–E523, E541; selected INS 554–559
E520, E521, E522, E523, E541, INS 541, INS 541(i), INS 541(ii), INS 554, INS 555, INS 556, INS 559, aluminium sulphate, aluminum sulfate, aluminium sodium sulphate, sodium aluminum sulfate, aluminium potassium sulphate, potassium aluminum sulfate, aluminium ammonium sulphate, ammonium aluminum sulfate, sodium aluminium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, SALP, sodium aluminosilicate, potassium aluminosilicate, calcium aluminium silicate, aluminum silicate
What it is
A cross-jurisdiction group of food additives containing aluminium, including aluminium sulphates, sodium aluminium phosphate and certain aluminosilicates.
Why BOTIA flags it
BOTIA groups explicitly declared aluminium-containing additives because labels can use different names or numbering systems and because international safety evaluations consider total aluminium exposure across sources. The presence of one authorised additive is not, by itself, evidence that a tolerable intake has been exceeded.
BOTIA CAN
- Detect the listed aluminium/aluminum additive names and their declared E- or INS identifiers.
- Show the E-number/texture context and explain that the family spans additives with different functions and market authorisations.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Calculate total aluminium exposure or the amount contributed by a product from the ingredient list.
- Treat every compound containing aluminium as interchangeable or assume that all listed INS additives are authorised in the EU.