Acid or acidity regulator
E514 (sodium sulphates): what it is, its sources, vegan or not
E514 is sodium sulphates, an acidity regulator. E514 comes from minerals. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.
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E514=minerals
What is E514?
E514 (sodium sulphates) is an acidity regulator, an additive that adds acidity or a sour taste to a food, or controls how acid it is.
What is E514 made from?
E514 comes from minerals.
- Minerals
Is E514 vegan?
Fits you. E514 comes from minerals. Nothing from an animal.
What the app says to each profile, and the reason it shows.
What other names does E514 have on a label?
On a label, E514 can also appear as “INS 514”, “Acidity regulator (514)”, “Acidity regulator (E514)”, “Sodium sulphates” or “Sodium sulfates”.
Any of these on a pack means E514. The checker reads them all.
What would change the answer for E514?
For E514, 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.
- EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (the E-number list)
- EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II: the allergen sources a label must name
- US FDA: Food Additive Status List
- 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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