Calcium alginate (INS-404)
Food additive with emulsifying, stabilizing, defoaming, thickening and caking role. It is the calcium salt of alginic acid.
It is used in the quantities on the recipes in all dairy products, in sweets, creams, emulsified fat spreads with or without flavors, sauces, ice creams, processed and preserved fruits and vegetables, meat products, food supplements etc. Alginates are allowed in preparations for infants and young children, but only in puddings and desserts based on processed cereals. It is also used as a substance-support for other food additives..