Food Additives
Potassium Nitrate
A curing salt used in processed meat products alongside sodium nitrite to preserve colour, inhibit Clostridium botulinum, and extend shelf life. It is also used in certain cheese making and traditional cured meat recipes.
A curing salt used in processed meat products alongside sodium nitrite to preserve colour, inhibit Clostridium botulinum, and extend shelf life. It is also used in certain cheese making and traditional cured meat recipes.
- CAS
- 7757-79-1
- EC / EINECS
- 231-818-8
- Formula
- KNO3
- HS Code
- 283421
- Food Code
- E252
- Grades
- food grade (E252), pharma (Ph. Eur./USP), technical
- Synonyms
- potassium nitrate, E252, saltpetre, nitrate of potash, 7757-79-1
Compliance
- · REACH-aligned supply
- · CLP-labelled