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Acid or acidity regulator

E262 (sodium acetates): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E262 is sodium acetates, an acidity regulator. E262 can come from fermentation or a lab. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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E262=fermentation or a lab

What is E262?

E262 (sodium acetates) is an acidity regulator, an additive that adds acidity or a sour taste to a food, or controls how acid it is.

What is E262 made from?

E262 can come from fermentation or a lab.

  • Fermentation
  • Made in a lab

Is E262 vegan?

Fits you. E262 can come from fermentation or a lab. Nothing from an animal.

What the app says to each profile, and the reason it shows.

VeganFits youE262 can come from fermentation or a lab. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE262 can come from fermentation or a lab. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E262 have on a label?

On a label, E262 can also appear as “INS 262”, “Acidity regulator (262)”, “Acidity regulator (E262)”, “Sodium acetates” or “Sodium diacetate”.

Any of these on a pack means E262. The checker reads them all.

E262E 262E-262INS 262Acidity regulator (262)Acidity regulator (E262)Sodium acetatesSodium diacetate

What would change the answer for E262?

For E262, only the ingredient list itself: a code the camera cannot read gets Needs one more scan, and the app never guesses a code it cannot see.

Sources: EU, US and Codex additive rules

Where additives are listed and approved. Bravoora reads the source and the diet; it does not rate the hazard.

  1. EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (the E-number list)
  2. EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II: the allergen sources a label must name
  3. US FDA: Food Additive Status List
  4. FAO/WHO Codex: General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) online

Names and classes cross-checked with Open Food Facts (Open Database License).

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