It is a yellow to orange red, odorless, crystalline powder.

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The function(s) performed by the food additive when used in cooking.

  • Flour treatment agent - A substance that improves baking quality or colour of flour

Data according to various sources such as fao, fda, codex. Spot a mistake? Tell us!

Country Status Matched Term
United States
Approved Azodicarbonamide
European Union
Not Permitted
Australia and New Zealand
Not Permitted
Afghanistan
Unknown None
Philippines
Not Permitted
Austria
Not Permitted
Belgium
Not Permitted
Bulgaria
Not Permitted
Cyprus
Not Permitted
Czech Republic
Not Permitted
Denmark
Not Permitted
Estonia
Not Permitted
Finland
Not Permitted
France
Not Permitted
Germany
Not Permitted
Greece
Not Permitted
Hungary
Not Permitted
Ireland
Not Permitted
Italy
Not Permitted
Latvia
Not Permitted
Lithuania
Not Permitted
Luxembourg
Not Permitted
Malta
Not Permitted
Netherlands
Not Permitted
Poland
Not Permitted
Portugal
Not Permitted
Romania
Not Permitted
Slovakia
Not Permitted
Slovenia
Not Permitted
Spain
Not Permitted
Sweden
Not Permitted
United Kingdom
Not Permitted
Australia
Not Permitted
New Zealand
Not Permitted

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Banned in some countries - yes

927a - Azodicarbonamide: Azoformamide. Flour treatment and bleaching agent in baked goods, breads, rice, chewing gum, flour, grains. The US FDA require further testing. Banned in Australia. Avoid it.

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Aggravates food intolerances - yes

927a - Azodicarbonamide: Not permitted in Australia. Hyperactivity, Asthma, Urticaria, Insomnia, Disturbance of Vitamin E.

Angelfire-Food Intolerance, Allergies and Adverse Reactions

Banned in some countries - yes

927a - Azodicarbonamide: Not permitted in Australia. Hyperactivity, Asthma, Urticaria, Insomnia, Disturbance of Vitamin E.

Angelfire-Food Intolerance, Allergies and Adverse Reactions

Banned in some countries - yes

927a - Azodicarbonamide: Avoid it, banned in some countries.

Food Reactions - Food Intolerance, Allergy & Adverse Reactions

Azobisformamide
1,1'- azobis(formamide)
1,1'- azobiscarbamide
azobiscarbonamide
azobiscarboxamide
C,C'- azodi(formamide)
azodicarbonamide
azodicarboxylic acid diamide
delta(1,1')-biurea
celosen AZ
(E)- diazene-1,2-dicarboxamide
diazenedicarboxamide
genitron AC
kempore
nitropore

Collection of sources used to create this food additive summary.

Source
Codex Alimentarius
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives)
UK Food Guide
UK Food Standards Agency
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Wikipedia

Lists the U.S. CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry number and EINECS (European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances) numbers when known.

  • CAS Number: 123-77-3
  • EINECS Number: 204-650-8

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