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E216
Propil 4-hidroksibenzoat
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E-number category
Preservative
Detailed information
- What it is & how it is made
- A preservative that is an ester of para-hydroxybenzoic acid (PHB) (propyl paraben); it is synthetic and carries no animal source.
- Where it is used
- It was formerly used as a preservative in some foods; today it is banned in food in the EU.
- Health note
- It has been banned in food over concerns about hormonal (endocrine) effects.
- Halal assessment
- In this site's classification this additive has been marked as unsuitable primarily because of health harm or its banned status, not because of an animal source. Under the 'halal and tayyib' principle, avoiding a substance that is harmful to health or banned is recommended.
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