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Aluminium ammonium sulfate (523)

Synonym(s)

Functional Classes

  • Acidity regulator
  • Colour retention agent
  • Firming agent
  • Raising agent
  • Stabilizer
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GSFA Provisions for Aluminium ammonium sulfate

Table Items Number Category MaxLevel Notes
Table Item 09.2.4.2 Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms 200 mg/kg
250: For use in boiled mollusks and tsukudani only. 6: As aluminium.
Table Item 07.1.2 Crackers, excluding sweet crackers 100 mg/kg
246: Singly or in combination: aluminium ammonium sulfate (INS 523) and sodium aluminium phosphates (acidic and basic; (INS 541(i),(ii)). 6: As aluminium.
Table Item 06.4.1 Fresh pastas and noodles and like products 300 mg/kg
247: For use in kuzukiri and harusame only. 6: As aluminium.
Table Item 07.1.6 Mixes for bread and ordinary bakery wares 40 mg/kg
249: For use as a raising agent in mixes for steamed breads and buns only. 246: Singly or in combination: aluminium ammonium sulfate (INS 523) and sodium aluminium phosphates (acidic and basic; (INS 541(i),(ii)). 6: As aluminium.
Table Item 07.1.3 Other ordinary bakery products (e.g. bagels, pita, English muffins) 100 mg/kg
244: For use in biscuit dough only. 6: As aluminium. 246: Singly or in combination: aluminium ammonium sulfate (INS 523) and sodium aluminium phosphates (acidic and basic; (INS 541(i),(ii)).
Table Item 07.1.5 Steamed breads and buns 40 mg/kg
246: Singly or in combination: aluminium ammonium sulfate (INS 523) and sodium aluminium phosphates (acidic and basic; (INS 541(i),(ii)). 6: As aluminium. 248: For use as a raising agent only.
Table Item 04.2.2.3 Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce 520 mg/kg
245: For use in pickled vegetables only. 296: Except for use in perilla in brine at 780 mg/kg. XS66: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Table Olives (CODEX STAN 66-1981). 6: As aluminium.
Note: Unless otherwise specified, food additive provisions apply to the food category indicated (e.g. Dairy), as well as to all subcategories of that category (e.g. Cheese, Ripened Cheese, etc.).