Safety Facts And Side Effects About Sodium Alginate

1. Safety Facts And Side Effects About Sodium Alginate
Foodchem Sodium Alginate, CAS# 9005-38-3, is a polysaccharide manufactured through chemical
synthesis, available as white or yellowish granular or powder. Sodium Alginate is widely used as
thickeners. with E number E401.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Sodium Alginate that consumers need to know?
Let's check out some basic facts about this ingredient.
GRAS Exemptions: Yes
Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is
generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Sodium Alginate is perfectly safe for
using as food additives.
Suggested Dosage
As Sodium Alginate is widely known as safe, there is no limit on dosage of intake. However, we
still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Sodium
Alginate for long period.
Special Groups Precaution
Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Sodium Alginate could have any negative effects on these vulnerable
groups. It should be safe to use Sodium Alginate in food for newborns and pregnant. However,
we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Sodium
Alginate for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
General Side Effects
No significant side effects reported.
Reported Health Issues
No health issues about Sodium Alginate reported up to now.
Related Research
1. Effect of irradiated sodium alginate and phosphorus on biomass and artemisinin production in
Artemisia annua. [Carbohydr Polym. 2014 Sep 22]
Author: Aftab T, Khan MM, Naeem M, Idrees M, Siddiqi TO, Moinuddin, Varshney L.
2. Quinapyramine sulfate-loaded sodium alginate nanoparticles show enhanced trypanocidal
activity. [Nanomedicine (Lond). 2014 Jan 10]
Author: Manuja A, Kumar S, Dilbaghi N, Bhanjana G, Chopra M, Kaur H, Kumar R, Manuja BK,
Singh SK, Yadav SC.

2. 3. Synthesis, characterization and on field evaluation of pesticide loaded sodium alginate
nanoparticles. [Carbohydr Polym. 2014 Jan 30]
Author: Kumar S, Bhanjana G, Sharma A, Sidhu MC, Dilbaghi N.
4. Sodium alginate as an ideal submucosal injection material for endoscopic submucosal
resection: preliminary experimental and clinical study. [Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Nov]
Author: Akagi T, Yasuda K, Tajima M, Suzuki K, Inomata M, Shiraishi N, Sato Y, Kitano S.
5. Interpenetrating network hydrogel membranes of sodium alginate and poly(vinyl alcohol) for
controlled release of prazosin hydrochloride through skin. [Int J Biol Macromol. 2010 Nov 1]
Author: Kulkarni RV, Sreedhar V, Mutalik S, Setty CM, Sa B.
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