E452

(Sodium polyphosphates, Potassium polyphosphates, Sodium calcium polyphosphate, Calcium polyphosphates, Ammonium polyphosphate, Metaphosphate, Trimetaphosphate, Hexametaphosphate, E452i)

Complexing agent, melting salt, stabilizer. Salts of polyphosphoric acid.

Synthetic fabric. Used as a flavor enhancer and to increase shelf life.

Animal studies show that polyphosphates can have several possible negative health effects, including for the skeleton and kidneys, ref. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov