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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/ammonium-chloride",
  "slug": "ammonium-chloride",
  "name": "Ammonium chloride",
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    "cas_number": "12125-02-9",
    "inchikey": "NLXLAEXVIDQMFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N",
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  },
  "functional_class": "Flour treatment agent",
  "summary": "Ammonium chloride is a yeast nutrient and dough conditioner, and the ingredient that gives salty liquorice its distinctive sharp taste in Nordic confectionery.",
  "derivation_summary": "Manufactured as a by-product of the Solvay soda process or by neutralising hydrochloric acid with ammonia.",
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          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": null,
          "citation": {
            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1138",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-184.1138"
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        }
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      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
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          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": "1999",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 510",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "Amchlor",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "Ammon Chlor",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonchlor",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammoneric",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammoniac, Sal",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonii Chloridum",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium Chloratum",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "ammonium chlorid",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium chloride ((NH4)Cl)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium chloride 0.9% in normal saline",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium chloride 2.14%",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium chloride fume",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium chloride in plastic container",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium Chloride Injection",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium Chloride Tablets",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "ammonium choride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "ammonium cloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium muriate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium muriate fume",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Ammonium muriaticum",
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    {
      "name": "Ammonium-15N chloride",
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      "name": "ammonium-chloride",
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      "name": "Ammoniumchlorid",
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    {
      "name": "ammoniumchloride",
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    {
      "name": "Ammoniumklorid",
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    },
    {
      "name": "ammoniurn chloride",
      "type": "common",
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    {
      "name": "Amoklor",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "amonium chloride",
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    },
    {
      "name": "amrnonium chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "azanium chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Catalyst rd",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "CCRIS 7262",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Chlorammonic",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Chlorammonic (France)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Chloramon",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Chlorid ammonia",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Chlorid amonny",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Chloride, Ammonium",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Cloruro de Amonio",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "COLDS COUGHS",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Darammon",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Dytuss",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Elektrolyt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "FEMA NO. 4494",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Gen-Diur (Spain)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "HSDB 483",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Ins no.510",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ins-510",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Muriate of Ammonia",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Sal ammonia",
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    {
      "name": "Sal ammoniac",
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    {
      "name": "Sal ammoniac fume",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Salammoniacus",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Salammonite",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Salmiac",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tussi ammon co",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Yep wake the faith up Ammonia inhalant",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "E510",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "ammonium chloride",
      "type": "iupac",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ammonium chloride",
      "type": "label",
      "source": "ecfr"
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  ],
  "hazard_reference_values": [],
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      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
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      "key": "gsfa",
      "name": "Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995)",
      "publisher": "Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)",
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Ammonium chloride\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/ammonium-chloride. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.409Z"
}