Sodium Propionate is a sodium salt of propionic acid, available as white crystalline solid or powder. It's widely used as preservative in food processing with E number E281 in food and bakery for its used in bakery products as a mold inhibitor.
Yes. Sodium Propionate is gluten free and widely used in gluten free food to provide longer shelf-life to processed cheese, meats, beverages, etc.
To answer this question, we need to clarify another question: what is gluten. Gluten is protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. (Wikipedia) First, gluten is a protein. Second, gluten is mainly found in wheat and related grains. As we mentioned before, Sodium Propionateis a sodium salt of propionic acid which is significantly different from protein. Raw materials used in manufacturing of Sodium Propionate are propionic acid and sodium carbonate or sodium hydroxide; Sodium Propionate barely includes gluten impurity. So, Sodium Propionate is gluten free.
Sodium Propionate is widely used in food and bakery to provide longer shelf-life to processed cheese, meats, beverages, etc. Sodium Propionate is usually used in processed food rather than daily recipe.
Celiac disease: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that attacks the small intestine due to the presence of gluten, for which a gluten-free diet is the only medically-accepted treatment. In 2009 research showed between 0.5 and 1.0 percent of people in the US and UK are sensitive to gluten due to celiac disease. So people with Celiac disease have to stick to gluten free diet to avoid unexpected side effect caused by consumption of gluten.
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity: Some people may be sensitive to gluten but do not have celiac disease and feel better on a diet with less gluten. However, there are no specific symptoms confirmed. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity also drives more people to gluten free diet when people believe that they feel better when eating gluten free.
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