Ammonium sulfate (IUPAC-recommended spelling; also ammonium sulphate in British English), (NH4)2SO4, is an inorganic salt with a number of commercial uses.
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Country | Status | Matched Term |
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United States | Approved | Ammonium sulfate |
European Union | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Australia and New Zealand | Not Permitted |
Philippines | Approved | Ammonium sulfate |
Austria | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Belgium | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Bulgaria | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Cyprus | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Czech Republic | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Denmark | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Estonia | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Finland | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
France | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Germany | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Greece | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Hungary | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Ireland | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Italy | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Latvia | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Lithuania | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Luxembourg | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Malta | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Netherlands | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Poland | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Portugal | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Romania | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Slovakia | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Slovenia | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Spain | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Sweden | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
United Kingdom | Approved | Ammonium sulphate |
Australia | Not Permitted | |
New Zealand | Not Permitted |
E517 - Ammonium sulfate: White solid, used in water purification.
Ammonium sulphate
Sulfuric acid diammonium salt
Ammonium hydrogen sulfate
Diammonium sulfate
Azane; sulfuric acid
Collection of sources used to create this food additive summary.
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Codex Alimentarius |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
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.
Supplier | Country | |
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![]() | Hawkins Watts | Australia and New Zealand |
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