Sodium adipate

International Numbering System (INS) for Food Additives: 356

Food additives Europe numbers: E356 

Sodium adipate is a substance you might encounter on a food ingredient list. It serves a couple of purposes in food:

• Acidity regulator: It helps control the acidity of the food. This can be important for taste, texture, and shelf life.
• Complexing agent: This means it can bind with other molecules in the food, affecting things like texture and stability.

Here's a bit more about sodium adipate:

• Safety: Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [1]. It's also approved for use as a food additive in the European Union [2].
• Source: It's the sodium salt of adipic acid, a naturally occurring acid found in some foods [2].
• Limited metabolism: Our bodies only absorb a small amount of sodium adipate [2].