Gluconolactone

(in 2,339 products)

1. Acidity Regulator / Buffering Agent - Changes or maintains the acidity or basicity of food/cosmetics.

2. Binder / Stabilizer - Retains the physical characteristics of food/cosmetics and ensure the mixture remains in an even state.

3. Leavening / Raising Agent - Causes or forms gas bubbles in food

4. Preservative - Prevents and inhibits the growth of unwanted microorganisms which may be harmful

Glucono delta-lactone (GDL), also known as gluconolactone, is a food additive with the E number E575 used as a sequestrant, an acidifier, or a curing, pickling, or leavening agent. It is a lactone of D-gluconic acid. Pure GDL is a white odorless crystalline powder.

GDL has been marketed for use in feta cheese. GDL is neutral, but hydrolyses in water to gluconic acid which is acidic, adding a tangy taste to foods, though it has roughly a third of the sourness of citric acid.

It is approved to use as food additive in EU.

1. PubChem: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7027

1. EU Approved Food Additive [2018]

- E575

2. Japan’s List of Designated Food Additives under Article 10 of the Food Sanitation Act

- Glucono-delta-Lactone (Gluconolactone)

3. Canada List of Permitted Food Additives

- List 8 - Glucono delta lactone

4. US FDA Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) Food Substances (21 CFR 184) [2017]

- § 184.1318 - Glucono delta-lactone