Potassium chloride
CAS number: 7447-40-7
Synonyms: Dipotassium dichloride; Potassium monochloride
Industry claims used in: dietary supplements, tenderizing agent in meat and poultry
Possible physical or functional effects: Flavor enhancers; Flavoring agents and adjuvants; Leavening agents; Nutrient supplements; pH control agents; Stabilizers and thickeners; Surface-active agents; Other
Properties: industry claims FDA GRAS; used in smokeless tobacco
Toxicology: LD50 (oral, rat) 2600 mg/kg; human poison by ingestion; moderately toxic by subcutaneous route; eye irritant; human systemic effects; mutagenic data; heated to decomp., emits toxic fumes of K2O and Cl¯