# Aspartic acid homopolymer potassium salt

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid101095542
Categories: food
Functions: Stabilizer
Identifier: DTXSID101095542

> Aspartic acid homopolymer potassium salt: Used in food as a stabiliser. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA opinion — Safety of potassium polyaspartate (A-5D K/SD) for use as a stabiliser in wine (EFSA ANS)
- GLOBAL: NOT SPECIFIED — JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: stabilizer.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: stabilizer. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/6505.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Safety of potassium polyaspartate (A-5D K/SD) for use as a stabiliser in wine (EFSA ANS) — 2016 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4435.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/6505

_Assessed by Greenveil._