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E575 — Glucono delta-lactone
Acidity regulator
E575 (Glucono delta-lactone), a acidity regulator, is rated "safe": no significant concern. A mild acidifier derived from glucose. The traditional coagulant for silken tofu and a gentle leavening acid for baking.
What is Glucono delta-lactone?
A mild organic acid derived from glucose. The traditional coagulant for silken tofu, and used as a slow-acting acid in baking powders, dairy products, and some processed meats.
What does it do to the body?
Your body breaks it down to glucose and small organic acids, all of which it uses routinely. No realistic safety concern.
What regulators say
EFSA and the FDA both treat it as a safe additive with no numerical acceptable daily intake.
Risk rating: Safe
Cleared by EFSA with no significant concern at typical dietary exposure. Common, well-studied, and not a reason to put a product back on the shelf.
Frequently asked questions
Is E575 (Glucono delta-lactone) safe?
EFSA and the FDA both treat it as a safe additive with no numerical acceptable daily intake.
What is E575 (Glucono delta-lactone)?
A mild organic acid derived from glucose. The traditional coagulant for silken tofu, and used as a slow-acting acid in baking powders, dairy products, and some processed meats.
What does Glucono delta-lactone do to the body?
Your body breaks it down to glucose and small organic acids, all of which it uses routinely. No realistic safety concern.
What are other names for E575?
E575 is also known as glucono delta-lactone, gdl.
