Colourless, odourless, transparent prisms, or white granular or crystalline powder.
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| Country | Status | Matched Term |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| European Union | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Australia and New Zealand | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Philippines | Approved | Potassium Nitrate |
| Austria | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Belgium | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Bulgaria | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Cyprus | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Czech Republic | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Denmark | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Estonia | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Finland | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| France | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Germany | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Greece | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Hungary | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Ireland | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Italy | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Latvia | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Lithuania | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Luxembourg | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Malta | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Netherlands | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Poland | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Portugal | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Romania | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Slovakia | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Slovenia | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Spain | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Sweden | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| United Kingdom | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| Australia | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
| New Zealand | Approved | Potassium nitrate |
E252 - Potassium nitrate: From the Food Intolerance Network fact-sheet titled 'How to start failsafe eating: a step by step guide'.
E252 - Potassium nitrate: Hyperactivity, behavioural probs, asthma, headaches, dizziness, possible carcinogen, kidney inflamation. Prohibited in foods for infants and young children.
E252 - Potassium nitrate: From the article Non-Vegan E numbers.
E252 - Potassium nitrate: Saltpetre is usually assumed to be of natural origins but it can be artificially manufactured from waste animal matter. Potassium nitrate is often found in smoked type cheeses - so even if the cheese contains vegetable rennet and not animal rennet, it may contain potassium nitrate made from animal waste, so check with the cheese manufacturer to determine the source of the potassium nitrate.
E252 - Potassium nitrate: May be derived from waste animal or vegetable matter; used in gunpowder, explosives and fertilisers, and in the preservation of meat; may provoke hyperactivity and other adverse reactions; potentially carcinogenic; restricted in many countries
E252 - Potassium nitrate: Potassium nitrate is a naturally occurring mineral used as a preservative and curing agent in meat. It is artificially manufactured by the reaction of potassium chloride with nitric acid. See E249, potassium nitrite. Potassium nitrate is used in fireworks as well as fertilisers. Typical products include processed meats, cured and smoked meat and fish, root vegetables. May be derived from waste animal or vegetable matter. May cause reproductive disorders. May provoke hyperactivity and other adverse reactions; potentially carcinogenic; restricted in many countries
E252 - Potassium nitrate: Potassium nitrate is potentially carcinogenic. It has been linked to cancer.
E252 - Potassium nitrate: May cause hyperactivity.
Nitric acid potassium salt (1:1)
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