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Ammonium Persulfate
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Ammonium Persulfate is a bleaching agent — Oxidizer, bleacher, modifier for food starches
Also: Ammonium Peroxydisulfate
What it does
Oxidizer, bleacher, modifier for food starches
Where you'll see it
Food starches
What the research says
Strong oxidizer used as bleacher; specific toxicity not detailed in Winter.
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Used as an oxidizer and bleacher and as a modifier for food starches