SILICON DIOXIDE IN GELATINE

WHAT IS THE ALLOWABLE LIMIT OF SILICON DIOXIDE IN GELATINE?


SILICON DIOXIDE (E551) IS ONE OF THE MOST ABUNDANT MATERIALS ON EARTH, AVAILABLE AS WHITE POWDER. AS A SYNTHESIZED CHEMICAL, THIS FOOD ANTIOXIDANT IS GENERAL RECOGNISED AS HALAAL.

ALTHOUGH THE RESEARCH SO FAR SUGGESTS THERE AREN'T MANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SILICON DIOXIDE INGESTION, THE FDA HAS SET UPPER LIMITS ON ITS CONSUMPTION.

SILICON DIOXIDE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 2 % OF A FOOD'S TOTAL WEIGHT.

THE EFSA PANEL AND NUTRIENT SOURCE ADDED TO FOOD (ANS) EVALUATED CALCIUM SILICATE AND SILICON DIOXIDE / SILICIC ACID GEL ADDED FOR NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES TO FOOD SUPPLEMENTS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE USE OF SILICON DIOXIDE UP TO 1.500 MG SiO2 / DAY ADDED TO FOOD SUPPLEMENTS IS OF NO SAFETY CONCERN.