E512Stannous chloride

E512 is stannous chloride. In Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT it has the function antioxidant and colour retention agent.

Did you know? According to EFSA (2018), stannous chloride is authorised in the EU in only one food category: canned or bottled fruit and vegetables, and only white asparagus, at up to 25 mg Sn/kg. Mintel's Global New Products Database showed it labelled on no products in the EU or Norway.

Code: E512 · INS 512
Group: Antioxidant, Colour retention agent

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 E512 appears on labels

IngredientsIllustrative example

Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, antioxidant (512), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).

antioxidant (512)antioxidant 512E512INS 512On Vietnamese labels: Thiếc clorid

Stannous chloride in food

Canned or bottled white asparagus

Questions about stannous chloride

What is E512 (stannous chloride)?

According to Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, stannous chloride (INS 512) has the function antioxidant and colour retention agent.

Is stannous chloride harmful?

In 2018 EFSA concluded that stannous chloride (E512) is of no safety concern in its current authorised use and use level. It is permitted in only one food category, and EFSA estimated mean exposure below 1.3 μg Sn/kg body weight per day in all age groups, based on the maximum permitted level.

Is E512 permitted in Vietnam?

Yes. Stannous chloride (INS 512) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.

Other antioxidants

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Updated 21 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:e512)
Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 1
EFSA Journal (2018). Re-evaluation of stannous chloride (E 512) as food additive

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