Diphosphates
E450
E450, E450(i), E450(ii), E450(iii), E450(v), E450(vi), E450(vii), INS 450, diphosphates, disodium diphosphate, trisodium diphosphate, tetrasodium diphosphate, tetrapotassium diphosphate, dicalcium diphosphate, calcium dihydrogen diphosphate, pyrophosphates, sodium acid pyrophosphate, SAPP, difosfatos, pirofosfatos
What it is
Diphosphates, E450, are additives used to control the texture of some foods, help them hold water, or make certain doughs rise.
Why BOTIA flags it
In the French NutriNet-Santé observational cohort of 92,000 adults, higher E450 intake was associated with a higher incidence of premenopausal breast cancer (HR 1.45, 95% CI 1.04-2.02). This association does not establish causation and needs confirmation in further research. No statistically significant association was observed in postmenopausal women in this study.
BOTIA CAN
- Detect E450, diphosphates, pyrophosphates and their common individual names when they are declared on the label.
- Explain their use in food and show the Woman, Texture and E-number information layers.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Determine how much E450 a product contains when the amount is not declared.
- Determine from the ingredient list whether a person’s intake corresponds to the higher-intake group studied in NutriNet-Santé.