E226 Calcium sulphite — is it halal?
Description
Calcium sulphite is an inorganic salt: sulphur dioxide (c1) + a calcium compound (c2; lime or calcium carbonate). The patents also name possible links: calcium carbonate from coral or shell (c3), glucose or sugar as an antioxidant (c4) and bone char from sugar refining (c5), a surfactant of ethoxylated fatty alcohols of undisclosed origin (c6)
Names: Сульфит кальция · Calcium sulphite · كبريتيت الكالسيوم
Also known as: E 226, E-226, Е226, INS 226, calcium sulfite, كبريتيت الكالسيوم
Category: Preservatives
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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