Food Safety Substance
Calcium lactateE271
Calcium lactate (E271) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 9 regulatory sources.
CAS 814-80-2
E271
Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA has no questions
ADI / TDI
ADI NOT LIMITED
Codex
12 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 9 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Calcium lactate
CAS
814-80-2
E-number
E271
DTXSID
DTXSID0020236
PubChem CID
13144
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (14)
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 | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| United States | FDA | FDA has no questions | GRAS notice |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Firming agent |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener |
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EU Commission
EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E327 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Calcium lactate | - |
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EU Commission
EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database
EU Annex II Authorised Uses
Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Name | INS | Policy item | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E327 | Calcium lactate | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3098 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 4.2.3 canned or bottled fruit and vegetables | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 4.2.5 jam jellies and marmalades and similar products | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 4.2.5.1 Extra jam and extra jelly as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 4.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 4.2.5.3 other similar fruit or vegetable spreads | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 7.1.1 Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 7.1.2 Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, Fehér és Félbarna kenyerek | quantum satis | only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 8.2 Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 11.4.2 table-top sweeteners in powder form | quantum satis | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 13.1.3 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | quantum satis | only processed cereal based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment, L(+)-form only | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 4.2.3 canned or bottled fruit and vegetables | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 4.2.5.1 Extra jam and extra jelly as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 4.2.5 jam jellies and marmalades and similar products | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 4.2.5.3 other similar fruit or vegetable spreads | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 7.1.1 Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 11.4.2 table-top sweeteners in powder form | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 7.1.2 Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, Fehér és Félbarna kenyerek | quantum satis | only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 13.1.3 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods as defined by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 | quantum satis | only processed cereal based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment, L(+)-form only | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 8.2 Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 | quantum satis | only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 4.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC | quantum satis | - | EU Food Additives Database |
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Codex Alimentarius
Codex GSFA
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 01.2.1.2 Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation | GMP | - |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 01.4.1 Pasteurized cream (plain) | GMP | - |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 01.4.2 Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain) | GMP | - |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 04.2.2.7 Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3 | 10,000 mg/kg | As calcium.; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Gochujang (CXS 294-2009). |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 08.1.2 Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted | GMP | For use in fresh minced meat which contains other ingredients apart from comminuted meat only. |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 09.2.2 Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989).; For use in... |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 09.2.3 Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For use in glaze, coatings or decorations for fruit, vegetables, meat or fish only. |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 09.2.4 Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | - |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding use in smoke-dried fish conforming to the Standard for Smoked Fish, SmokeFlavoured Fish and Smoke-Dried Fish (CODEX STAN 311-2013).; Excluding products conforming to the... |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 12.1.2 Salt Substitutes | GMP | - |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 13.2 Complementary foods for infants and young children | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Canned Baby Foods (CODEX STAN 73- 1981).; L(+)-form only. |
| Codex | 327 | Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener | 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa | GMP | For use in ready-to-drink products and pre-mixes for ready-to-drink products only. |
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FDA
FDA GRAS
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 747 | Calcium lactate | FDA has no questions | For use in the manufacturing of potato and vegetable snacks and sweetened cookies to reduce the formation of acrylamide at a proposed use level of up to 4% in the finished product. | Scientific procedures | PepsiCo, Inc. |
| United States | 747 | Calcium lactate | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | For use in the manufacturing of potato and vegetable snacks and sweetened cookies to reduce the formation of acrylamide at a proposed use level of up to 4% in the finished product. | Scientific procedures | PepsiCo, Inc. |
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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 | Firming agent | (a) Canned grapefruit | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice. The total calcium content not to exceed 350 ppm, whether added or otherwise present. | List of Permitted Firming Agents |
| Canada | To modify texture | - | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Restoration of functional properties | - | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice. The amount of calcium added not to exceed that lost during processing. | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Calcium source for alginate gels | - | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | To stabilize the edible coating | - | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Calcium source to form or to maintain calcium alginate membranes that encapsulate the beverage | - | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice. To be used with sodium alginate. | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
| Canada | Acid-reacting material | (a) Baking powder | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (b) Unstandardized foods | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Acidity Regulators and Acid-Reacting Materials |
| Canada | Yeast food | (a) Bread | (a) If used singly, the amount not to exceed 2,500 ppm of the flour. If used in any combination with other yeast foods, the total combined amount not to exceed 2,500 ppm of the flour. This total combined amount does not include calcium phosphate, monobasic and calcium sulphate that may be added up to their respective maximum levels of use set out in this list. | List of Permitted Yeast Foods |
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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 | CALCIUM LACTATE | - | 814-80-2 | NOT LIMITED | - | YEAST_FOOD, ACIDITY_REGULATOR, FLOUR_TREATMENT_AGENT | 1974 |
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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 Calcium lactate used for in food?
Calcium lactate appears in food-use rows as: Preservative/Acidity regulator; Acidity regulator; Emulsifying salt; Firming agent; Flour treatment agent; Thickener; Firming agent.
Is Calcium lactate / E271 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT LIMITED . EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Calcium lactate?
Calcium lactate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT LIMITED . Source: food_substances.
Is Calcium lactate also used in cosmetics?
Calcium lactate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Calcium Lactate, EU status permitted.