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Ammonium Hydroxide(E527)

Level 3ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Ammonium Hydroxide is a acidulant — Buffer and neutralizer in cocoa products and animal feeds

Also: Ammonia Water

What it does

Buffer and neutralizer in cocoa products and animal feeds

Where you'll see it

Cocoa products, animal feeds, detergents, stain removers

What the research says

Irritating to eyes and mucous membranes. A human poison by ingestion. A severe eye irritant.

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: GRAS
  • EU: approved
  • Notes: ASP; GRAS for packaging only

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): It is irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes. A human poison by ingestion