YenzoWhat is E354 (calcium tartrate)?
It is calcium tartrate, the calcium salt of tartaric acid. EFSA describes tartaric acid and the tartrates as used as acidity regulators.
E354Calcium tartrate
E354 is calcium tartrate, the calcium salt of tartaric acid. In food it is used as an acidity regulator.
- Code
- E354 · INS 354
- Group
- Acidity regulator
In VietnamNot on Vietnam's list of permitted additivesNot on Vietnam's list of permitted additives (Circular 24/2019); it may be used only in a product whose declaration is registered with the Vietnam Food Administration
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalevery low?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy
How E354 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, acidity regulator (354), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
acidity regulator (354)acidity regulator 354E354INS 354
Questions about calcium tartrate
Is calcium tartrate harmful?
In 2020 EFSA set a group ADI of 240 mg/kg body weight per day, expressed as tartaric acid, for L(+)-tartaric acid and tartrates (E 334–E 337, E 354), replacing the earlier 30 mg/kg. In the exposure scenario EFSA judged most relevant, intake in the population groups did not exceed this ADI. When tartaric acid from other additives (E 353, E 472d, E 472e, E 472f) and from natural occurrence is added, the 95th-percentile intake in toddlers would exceed the ADI; EFSA did not consider this to indicate a possible health concern because the exposure was overestimated. For calcium tartrate (E 354), EFSA noted that no use was reported and only one food in the Mintel GNPD database was labelled with it.
Is Calcium tartrate (INS 354) permitted in Vietnam?
Calcium tartrate (INS 354) is not listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food, nor in Appendix 2B.
Other acidity regulators
E351Potassium malatevery lowE352Calcium malatesvery lowE353Metatartaric acidvery lowE355Adipic acidvery lowE356Sodium adipatevery lowE357Potassium adipatevery low
See all acidity regulators →Updated 21 October 2026
Sources (4)
- 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:e354)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 1
- EFSA Journal (2020). Re-evaluation of l(+)-tartaric acid (E 334), sodium tartrates (E 335), potassium tartrates (E 336), potassium sodium tartrate (E 337) and calcium tartrate (E 354) as food additives
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives (consolidated text of 18.08.2026): Article 16 and Annex II, Part E, category 13.1 (foods for infants and young children)