Potassium lactate: version 1
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| 1 | 1 | # Potassium lactate <!--ingredient--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Potassium lactate | |
| 5 | + | e_number: E326 | |
| 6 | + | vegan: maybe | |
| 7 | + | vegetarian: yes | |
| 8 | + | allergen: none | |
| 5 | 9 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 6 | 10 | ||
| 11 | + | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 12 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 13 | + | | ------------ | ---------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 14 | + | | derived_from | ingredient/lactic-acid | | | | | verified | ^cfr | "the potassium salt of lactic acid ... prepared commercially by the neutralization of lactic acid with potassium hydroxide" (21 CFR 184.1639(a)); the EU specification gives the same chemical name ^eu231 | | |
| 15 | + | <!--/relations--> | |
| 16 | + | ||
| 17 | + | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 18 | + | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 19 | + | | ----------------------------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 20 | + | | E326 | e_number | | | | | |
| 21 | + | | E 326 | search | | | | | |
| 22 | + | | Potassium 2-hydroxypropanoate | search | en | | | | |
| 23 | + | | Potassium Lactate | search | en | | | | |
| 24 | + | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 25 | + | ||
| 26 | + | ## Meta <!--meta--> | |
| 27 | + | title: Potassium lactate (E326) | |
| 28 | + | description: The additive E326: its EU specification and authorisation, its US GRAS uses, and its INCI use in cosmetics. | |
| 29 | + | <!--/meta--> | |
| 30 | + | ||
| 7 | 31 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 8 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
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| 10 | − | | off-back | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/871/716/304/1550/1.jpg | Back label photo: directions, claims, INCI list, Unilever UK address, 12M mark and barcode | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts contributors | pack | 2021-09-30 | 8717163041550 | Upload 1 (4032x3024) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 32 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 33 | + | | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 34 | + | | off-back | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/871/716/304/1550/1.jpg | Back label photo: directions, claims, INCI list, Unilever UK address, 12M mark and barcode | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts contributors | pack | 2021-09-30 | 8717163041550 | Upload 1 (4032x3024) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 35 | + | | fsa | https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers | Food Standards Agency: Approved additives and E numbers | 2026-09-14 | Food Standards Agency | registry | | | Section 7 Others: acids and acidity regulators, E326 Potassium lactate | | | | | |
| 36 | + | | eu1333 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1333/annex/II/part/B/2020-12-31 | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II Part B: Union list of food additives, E 326 Potassium lactate (text as it stood on 31 December 2020) | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | 2008-12-16 | | Annex II, Part B, list 1: food additives other than colours and sweeteners | | | EUR-Lex | | |
| 37 | + | | eu231 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/231/annex/division/113/2020-12-31 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, Annex: E 326 POTASSIUM LACTATE (text as it stood on 31 December 2020) | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | 2012-03-09 | | Annex, division 113 | | | EUR-Lex | | |
| 38 | + | | cfr | https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/21/184.1639 | 21 CFR 184.1639 Potassium lactate: GRAS affirmation, identity and conditions of use | 2026-09-14 | Cornell Legal Information Institute | registry | 1987-04-06 | | Paragraphs (a) and (c)(1); as amended 73 FR 8608, 14 February 2008 | | | e-CFR | | |
| 39 | + | | wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_lactate | Wikipedia: Potassium lactate | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Lede; Uses: Culinary uses | | | | | |
| 11 | 40 | <!--/references--> | |
| 12 | 41 | ||
| 13 | 42 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 14 | − | Potassium lactate is a cosmetic ingredient printed as "Potassium Lactate" in the INCI list of the back label of Dove Summer Glow Gradual Self Tan Body Lotion.[^off-back] | |
| 43 | + | Potassium lactate is the potassium salt of lactic acid (C3H5O3K, CAS 996-31-6), prepared commercially by neutralising lactic acid with potassium hydroxide.[^cfr] It is authorised as a food additive in the European Union as E 326 on the Union list of permitted additives,[^eu1333] and the Food Standards Agency lists E326 Potassium lactate among the approved acids and acidity regulators.[^fsa] The EU specification describes it as a slightly viscous, almost odourless clear liquid assaying 57 to 66 %, Einecs 213-631-3, chemical name potassium 2-hydroxypropanoate.[^eu231] In the United States it is affirmed as generally recognised as safe for use as a flavour enhancer, flavouring agent, humectant and pH control agent, but not in infant foods or infant formula.[^cfr] Meat and poultry processors use it to extend shelf life, since it inhibits most spoilage and pathogenic bacteria.[^wiki] The same substance is used in cosmetics under its INCI name Potassium Lactate, printed on the back label of Dove Summer Glow Gradual Self Tan Body Lotion.[^off-back] | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | The lactic acid it is made from is fermented from a sugar source, which can be milk-derived lactose, so this entry records it as vegetarian and only maybe vegan.[^wiki] | |
| 15 | 46 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Potassium lactate <!--ingredient-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Potassium lactate
<!--/identity-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------- | ---- | ---------- | ------------- | -------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off-back | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/871/716/304/1550/1.jpg | Back label photo: directions, claims, INCI list, Unilever UK address, 12M mark and barcode | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts contributors | pack | 2021-09-30 | 8717163041550 | Upload 1 (4032x3024) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Potassium lactate is a cosmetic ingredient printed as "Potassium Lactate" in the INCI list of the back label of Dove Summer Glow Gradual Self Tan Body Lotion.[^off-back]
<!--/about-->