E517 Ammonium sulphate — is it halal?
Description
Ammonium sulphate E517: (NH4)2SO4. The food grade per 21 CFR 184.1143 and GB 29206—2012 — neutralising sulphuric acid (c1) with ammonia (c2) or ammonium bicarbonate (c3). Per ChemicalBook (China) and Ataman, most ammonium sulphate is a by-product: coke-oven gas, caprolactam, acrylonitrile, MMA, formic acid, desulphurisation, wastes (c6–c14); the Merseburg process from gypsum (c15, c16).
Names: Сульфат аммония · Ammonium sulphate · كبريتات الأمونيوم
Also known as: E 517, E-517, Е517, INS 517, Ammonium sulfate, Diammonium sulfate, Sulfuric acid diammonium salt, (NH4)2SO4, CAS 7783-20-2, EINECS 231-984-1, Mascagnite, Аммоний сернокислый, Аммония сульфат, Сернокислый аммоний, 硫酸铵
Category: Acidity regulators
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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