Safety Facts and Side Effects About Ammonium Bicarbonate

Ammonium Bicarbonate, CAS# 1066-33-7, is a inorganic compound manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as White crystals or crystalline powder. Ammonium Bicarbonate is widely used as raising agent as it produces more gas than sodium bicarbonate without leaving any salty or soapy taste. It is affirmed by US FDA as GRAS(generally recognized as safe) and widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries with E number E503.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Ammonium Bicarbonate that consumers need to know? Let's check out some basic facts about this ingredient.

GRAS Exemptions: Yes

Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Ammonium Bicarbonate is perfectly safe for using as food additives.

Suggested Dosage

As Ammonium Bicarbonate is widely known as safe, there is no limit on dosage of intake. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Ammonium Bicarbonate for long period.

Special Groups Precaution

Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Ammonium Bicarbonate could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Ammonium Bicarbonate in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Ammonium Bicarbonate for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.

General Side Effects

No significant side effects reported.

Reported Health Issues

No health issues about Ammonium Bicarbonate reported up to now.

Related Research

1. Catalytic cyanation of aryl iodides using DMF and ammonium bicarbonate as the combined source of cyanide: a dual role of copper catalysts. [Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Jan 14]
Author: Pawar AB, Chang S.
2. Effects of ammonium bicarbonate on the electrospray mass spectra of proteins: evidence for bubble-induced unfolding. [Anal Chem. 2013 Jul 2]
Author: Hedges JB, Vahidi S, Yue X, Konermann L.
3. Analysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria dominating in lab-scale bioreactors with high ammonium bicarbonate loading. [Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2012 Jan]
Author: Vejmelkova D, Sorokin DY, Abbas B, Kovaleva OL, Kleerebezem R, Kampschreur MJ, Muyzer G, van Loosdrecht MC.
4. Simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification by microwave reactor with ammonium bicarbonate and zeolite. [J Hazard Mater. 2009 Mar 15]
Author: Wei Z, Lin Z, Niu H, He H, Ji Y.

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