Sodium acid pyrophosphate

About

Sodium acid pyrophosphate is the acid sodium salt of diphosphoric acid, one of the salts the EU Union list of food additives covers under the group entry E 450, diphosphates, rather than a number of its own.^[1] In baking it is the fast-acting acid of a raising system, reacting with sodium hydrogen carbonate as soon as the dough is wetted, and it is often paired with a slower aluminium phosphate so that some of the gas is released later in the oven. Pillsbury Grands! cinnamon rolls declare it inside their baking-powder bracket.^[2] It keeps its own page rather than being merged into the E 450 group, because a label naming this specific salt says more than the group name does.

Products (2)

ProductCategoryBarcode

Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing 17.5 oz Pillsbury · 496 g Baking/Cooking Supplies (Perishable) 018000001590 Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls with Strawberry and Cream Flavored Icing 17.5 oz Pillsbury · 17.5 oz Baking/Cooking Supplies (Perishable) 018000000173

Relations

• Is a kind of Diphosphates^[1] sourced
  One of the diphosphate salts the Union list covers as the group entry E 450

Referenced by

• Contained in Baking powder printed

References

1. ↑ Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II Part B: Union list of food additives (version of 2020-12-31) legislation.gov.uk. registry. Accessed 2026-09-17.
2. ↑ Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing (5 count) General Mills. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-17. Product Description, Prep Instructions, Ingredients, Product Allergens, Nutrition Facts.