E282Calcium propionate

E282 is calcium propionate, the calcium salt of propionic acid. In food it is a preservative that holds back moulds, often used in packaged bread and baked goods.

Code: E282 · INS 282
Group: Preservative

In Vietnam✓ PermittedOn the list of permitted additives — Circular 24/2019, Appendix 1

Risk level on the Yenzo Scalelow?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy

How E282 appears on labels

IngredientsIllustrative example

Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, preservative (282), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).

preservative (282)preservative 282E282INS 282On Vietnamese labels: Calci propionat

Calcium propionate in food

Milk, cheese, cream

Processed fruit and vegetables

Confectionery Baked goods

Pasta, breakfast cereals

Processed meat Processed and canned fish and seafood Seasonings, vinegar, sauces

Flavoured drinks, beer, wine

Questions about calcium propionate

What is E282 (calcium propionate)?

It is calcium propionate, the calcium salt of propionic acid (E280), used as a preservative. Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists E282 as a preservative.

Is calcium propionate harmful?

In 2014 EFSA re-evaluated propionic acid and its sodium, calcium and potassium salts (E280–E283) and concluded that the present database did not allow an ADI to be allocated. EFSA estimated exposure from food additive use at 0.7–21.1 mg/kg body weight a day at the mean and 3.6–40.8 mg/kg at the 95th percentile. EFSA concluded that for food as consumed there would not be a safety concern from the maximum concentrations of propionic acid and its salts at their currently authorised uses and use levels.

Is E282 permitted in Vietnam?

Yes. Calcium propionate (INS 282) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food, with the function preservative.

Other preservatives

E280Propionic acidlow E281Sodium propionatelow E283Potassium propionatelow E284Boric acidhigh E285Sodium tetraborate (borax)high E290Carbon dioxidevery low

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Found in these products

Bánh mì kẹp phô mai Staff (cheese sandwich bread)Staff · bread

Updated 22 October 2026

How Yenzo scores

Sources (3)

Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (Yenzo's table cites no EFSA opinion for this code). Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e282)
Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 3 (danh mục phụ gia và nhóm thực phẩm dùng theo GMP) và Phụ lục 2A
EFSA Journal (2014). Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of propionic acid (E 280), sodium propionate (E 281), calcium propionate (E 282) and potassium propionate (E 283) as food additives

Information only, not medical advice. The risk level is the additive's class in Yenzo's open scoring method, based on the cited source.