Food Safety Substance
Sodium lactateE325
Sodium lactate (E325) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 8 regulatory sources.
CAS 72-17-3
E325
acid
Indexable evidence set
FDA
GRAS
ADI / TDI
JECFA ADI NOT LIMITED
Codex
15 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 8 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Sodium lactate
CAS
72-17-3
E-number
E325
Food category
acid
PubChem CID
23666456
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 |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Acidity regulator |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener |
SOURCE
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 | E325 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Sodium lactate | - |
SOURCE
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 | E325 | Sodium lactate | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3096 | - |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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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 | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 01.1.3.2 Fluid buttermilk (plain) | GMP | For use in heat-treated buttermilk only. |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 01.2.1.2 Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation | GMP | Except for use in plain fermented milks and drinks based on fermented milks that are heat treated after fermentation conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS 243-2003)... |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 01.4.1 Pasteurized cream (plain) | GMP | Except for use in products conforming to the Standard for Cream and Prepared Creams (CXS 288-1976) as an acidity regulator. |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 01.4.2 Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain) | GMP | - |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; 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 | GMP | - |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 06.4.1 Fresh pastas and noodles and like products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 06.4.2 Dried pastas and noodles and like products | GMP | For use in noodles, gluten-free pasta and pasta intended for hypoproteic diets only. |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 09.2.2 Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For use in breading or batter coatings only.; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded... |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; 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 | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 09.2.4 Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | - |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Boiled Dried Salted Anchovies (CODEX STAN 236-2003).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Dried Shark Fins (CODEX... |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 10.2.1 Liquid egg products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 10.2.2 Frozen egg products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener | 13.2 Complementary foods for infants and young children | GMP | Within the limit for sodium listed in the Codex Standard for Processed Cereal-based Foods for Infants and Young Children (CODEX STAN 74-1981) for foods corresponding to that... |
| Codex | 325 | Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; 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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Health Canada
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Acidity regulator | (a) Calorie-reduced margarine; Margarine | (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 | Preservative | (a)Prepared fish or prepared meat (as defined in section B.21.002 of the *Food and Drug Regulations*), except canned prepared fish and canned prepared meat; Preserved fish or preserved meat (as defined in section... | (a)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (b)Pumping pickle or cover pickle used in the curing of poultry meat or poultry meat by-product; Prepared meat or prepared meat by-product; Prepared poultry meat or prepared poultry meat by-product; Preserved meat or... | (b)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (c)Solid cut meat; Solid cut poultry meat | (c)Good Manufacturing Practice. The solid cut meat and solid cut poultry meat must comply with the meat protein content requirements in sections B.14.021 and B.22.012 of the *Food and Drug Regulations*. | List of Permitted Preservatives |
| Canada | Preservative | (d)Unstandardized preparations of fish or meat (as defined in section B.21.002 of the *Food and Drug Regulations*) | (d)Good Manufacturing Practice | 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 | SODIUM LACTATE (solution) | - | 72-17-3 | NOT LIMITED | - | THICKENER, ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST, HUMECTANT, SYNERGIST | 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 Sodium lactate used for in food?
Sodium lactate appears in food-use rows as: Preservative/Acidity regulator; Acidity regulator; Antioxidant; Bulking agent; Emulsifier; Emulsifying salt; Humectant; Thickener; Acidity regulator.
Is Sodium lactate / E325 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: JECFA ADI NOT LIMITED. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Sodium lactate?
Sodium lactate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: JECFA ADI NOT LIMITED. Source: JECFA 1974.
Is Sodium lactate also used in cosmetics?
Sodium lactate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Sodium Lactate, EU status permitted.