Aluminium ammonium sulfate (523)

Synonym(s)

Functional Classes

  • Raising agent
  • Acidity regulator
  • Colour retention agent
  • Firming agent
  • Stabilizer

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
246: Singly or in combination: aluminium ammonium sulfate (INS 523) and sodium aluminium phosphates (acidic and basic; (INS 541(i),(ii)). 249: For use as a raising agent in mixes for steamed breads and buns only. 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. 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 07.1.5 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)). 248: For use as a raising agent only. 6: As aluminium.
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. 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.).