Calcium propionate (E282)

May cause reactions in sensitive individuals.

Caution

May cause symptoms in more sensitive people. Track your own reaction.

Calcium propionate is a preservative that can cause symptoms in some people with histamine intolerance. Although it may not contain histamine itself, it can irritate the intestinal mucosa or affect histamine-metabolizing enzymes and is often classified as a so-called histamine liberator.

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