E351 Potassium malate — is it halal?
Description
Potassium malate (E351) — the potassium salt of DL-malic acid (c1), in the EU an aqueous solution of not less than 59.5 %. It is made by reacting the acid with potassium hydroxide (c2). Links pass through the malic acid raw material (bile, pig fumarase, bone char, fermentation media, alcohol) and alkali production. Transfers: E296 — c3–c25; E340 — c26, c27.
Names: Малат калия · Potassium malate · مالات البوتاسيوم
Also known as: E 351, E-351, Е351, E351(i), E351(ii), INS 351, Potassium DL-malate, Potassium D,L-malate, Dipotassium DL-malate, Dipotassium malate, Potassium hydrogen malate, Potassium malates, Potassium salt of malic acid, Malic acid potassium salt, Dipotassium salt of hydroxybutanedioic acid
Category: Acidity regulators
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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