getabiteE551 · INS 551Plant or mineral
Silicon dioxide
Common US / international name: silicon dioxide / silica
- Origin
- Mineral anticaking agent; not animal, sometimes confused with bone char.
- Where it typically appears
- Powdered foods, spices, supplements.
- Product groups
- Other, Savory
- Source
- EU Reg. No 1333/2008 Annex II; Codex CAC/GL 36-1989; Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (ODbL). As of September 1, 2026
