Food Safety Substance
Potassium bicarbonate
Potassium bicarbonate is a food additive with Approved in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.
CAS 298-14-6
Indexable evidence set
FDA
GRAS
ADI / TDI
ADI NOT LIMITED
Codex
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D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 6 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Potassium bicarbonate
CAS
298-14-6
DTXSID
DTXSID0021177
PubChem CID
516893
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (8)
SOURCE
EU Commission
FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius
Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison
Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.
| Jurisdiction | Authority | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | EU Commission | Approved | - |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Acid-reacting material |
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Health Canada
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Acid-reacting material | (a) Baking powder | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (b) Calorie-reduced margarine; Margarine | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (c) Cocoa products as defined in Volume 4 of the Food Compositional Standards Document | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice. If used singly, the amount of potassium bicarbonate in neutralizing value, calculated from its weight, not to exceed the neutralizing value of 5% anhydrous potassium carbonate by weight of the cocoa product, calculated on a fat-free basis. If used in any combination with other acidity regulators, the total combined amount of these acidity regulators in neutralizing value, calculated from their respective weight, not to exceed the neutralizing value of 5% anhydrous potassium carbonate by weight of the cocoa product, calculated on a fat-free basis. This total combined amount does not include any of citric acid, phosphoric acid or tartaric acid that may be added up to their respective maximum levels of use set out in this list. | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (d) Cold-pack (naming the variety) cheese; Cold-pack cheese food; Cold-pack cheese food with (naming the added ingredients); Cold-pack (naming the variety) cheese with (naming the added ingredients); Cream cheese... | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (e) Fruit wine; Wine | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (f) Infant formula | (f) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (g) Malted milk; Malted milk powder | (g) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (h) Unstandardized foods | (h) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Preservative | (a)Brawn; Headcheese; Meat and meat by-product loaf; Meat by-product loaf; Meat loaf; Meat lunch; Meat roll; Potted meat; Potted meat by-product; Prepared meat or prepared meat by-product; Prepared poultry meat or... | (a)Good Manufacturing Practice. The total amount of potassium diacetate or sodium diacetate, or both, from the addition of modified vinegar or otherwise added to the food, not to exceed 2,500 ppm. | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (b)Pumping pickle, cover pickle or dry cure used in the curing of preserved meat or preserved meat by-product | (b)Good Manufacturing Practice. The total amount of potassium diacetate or sodium diacetate, or both, from the addition of modified vinegar or otherwise added, not to exceed 2,500 ppm in the preserved meat or preserved meat by-product. | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (c)Unstandardized preparations of meat or meat by-product; Unstandardized preparations of poultry meat or poultry meat by-product | (c)Good Manufacturing Practice. The total amount of potassium diacetate or sodium diacetate, or both, from the addition of modified vinegar or otherwise added to the food, not to exceed 2,500 ppm. | List of Permitted Preservatives |
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JECFA
JECFA ADI
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | POTASSIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE | - | 298-14-6 | NOT LIMITED | - | ACIDITY_REGULATOR, LEAVENING_AGENT, RAISING_AGENT | 1965 |
| JECFA | POTASSIUM BICARBONATE | - | - | no_data | - | - | 1965 |
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ingredients
ghs classifications
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
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Cross-vertical comparison
ingredients | ghs classifications
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
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FAQPage JSON-LD
public food renderer rows
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Potassium bicarbonate used for in food?
Potassium bicarbonate appears in food-use rows as: buffer; Acid-reacting material.
Is Potassium bicarbonate safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT LIMITED . EU status evidence: Approved. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Potassium bicarbonate?
Potassium bicarbonate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT LIMITED . Source: food_substances.
Is Potassium bicarbonate also used in cosmetics?
Potassium bicarbonate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Potassium Bicarbonate, EU status permitted.