e357 Potassium Adipate

Food additive with acidity regulation, curing agent, loosening agent and flavoring functions. It is a chemical compound used in various powders for preparing some desserts or drinks, in fruit flavored or jelly-like desserts, in quantities of up to 6g/kg.
It is considered a dangerous additive, with carcinogenic potential. Adipates are also considered water, air and soil contaminants, derived from burning urban household wastes, from industrial waste water etc., and also have the disadvantage that they are very difficult to decompose.