Calcium aluminium silicate
Other names Calcium aluminosilicate, E556
Calcium aluminium silicate: high in nickel; low in histamine and salicylate. If you're sensitive to any of these, check it against your profile before eating.
Intolerances
- NickelHigh
Calcium aluminium silicate is a mined clay mineral used to keep powders flowing, and it carries the trace nickel of the deposit it came from - the figure varies with the source, not with the manufacturer. One thing to weigh, from the regulation that governs it: nickel is a stated purity criterion for E 555 potassium aluminium silicate and for NO other silicate — not for this one. The metals routinely capped here are arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium. Nickel travels with aluminium and clay out of the ore, and the law corroborates nothing about it for this particular additive.
Sources· 1
- Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, Annex, purity criteria per additive — nickel specified for E 555 and not for the other silicates
- Histamine (+liberators / DAO inhibitors)Low
Calcium aluminium silicate is a mined clay mineral that keeps powders flowing.
Sources· 1
- SIGHI — Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance, food-compatibility list, for the entry, its rating and its letters
- SalicylateLow
Calcium aluminium silicate is an anti-caking mineral, chemically unrelated to salicylate. Listed with the additive group rather than for any effect of its own.
- FODMAPsNone
- LactoseFODMAPsNone
- GlutenNo
- FructoseFODMAPsNone
- OligosaccharidesFODMAPsNone
- SorbitolFODMAPsNone
- SucroseNone
- TyramineNone
- OxalatesNone
Intolerance levels are based on our documented scientific sources. See sources →
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Frequently asked questions
Which intolerances does Calcium aluminium silicate affect?
Calcium aluminium silicate is notable for nickel, histamine and salicylate. Clear on FODMAPs, lactose, gluten, fructose, oligosaccharides, sorbitol, sucrose, tyramine and oxalates.
Does Calcium aluminium silicate contain nickel?
Yes — Calcium aluminium silicate is high in nickel. Calcium aluminium silicate is a mined clay mineral used to keep powders flowing, and it carries the trace nickel of the deposit it came from - the figure varies with the source, not with the manufacturer. One thing to weigh, from the regulation that governs it: nickel is a stated purity criterion for E 555 potassium aluminium silicate and for NO other silicate — not for this one. The metals routinely capped here are arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium. Nickel travels with aluminium and clay out of the ore, and the law corroborates nothing about it for this particular additive.
Does Calcium aluminium silicate contain histamine?
Calcium aluminium silicate contains only low levels of histamine. Calcium aluminium silicate is a mined clay mineral that keeps powders flowing.
Does Calcium aluminium silicate contain salicylate?
Calcium aluminium silicate contains only low levels of salicylate. Calcium aluminium silicate is an anti-caking mineral, chemically unrelated to salicylate. Listed with the additive group rather than for any effect of its own. Amounts vary by brand and recipe, so always check the label of the exact product.
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