Acid or acidity regulator
E515 (potassium sulphates): what it is, its sources, vegan or not
E515 is potassium sulphates, an acidity regulator. E515 comes from minerals. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.
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E515=minerals
What is E515?
E515 (potassium 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 E515 made from?
E515 comes from minerals.
- Minerals
Is E515 vegan?
Fits you. E515 comes from minerals. Nothing from an animal.
What the app says to each profile, and the reason it shows.
What other names does E515 have on a label?
On a label, E515 can also appear as “INS 515”, “Acidity regulator (515)”, “Acidity regulator (E515)”, “Potassium sulphates” or “Potassium sulfates”.
Any of these on a pack means E515. The checker reads them all.
What would change the answer for E515?
For E515, 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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