Aluminum Potassium Sulphate

Stabilizers and Thickeners, Binders, Texturizers

Potentially Harmful

Details

Definition

Used as a slow-acting leavening agent in baked goods, which reacts with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) in baking. Also used in pickling as a preservative and crisper.

AKAs

Potassium Alum,Potassium Aluminum Sulfate

Health Impact

Although typically not harmful, some studies have shown people exposed to high amounts of aluminum may develop Alzheimer's disease. People with kidney disease store more aluminum in their bodies which can lead to bone and brain disease linked to their inability to remove it from their bodies.

Sources

Aluminum and Alzheimer's disease: after a century of controversy, is there a plausible link?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21157018/#:~:text=The%20hypothesis%20that%20Al%20significantly,avoidable%20factor%20related%20to%20AD.

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