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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/ammonium-salts-of-phosphatidic-acid",
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  "name": "Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid",
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  },
  "functional_class": "Emulsifier",
  "summary": "These emulsifiers control how molten chocolate flows. Chocolate is a suspension of solids in fat, and getting it to coat a mould thinly without adding expensive cocoa butter is what this additive is for.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by reacting glycerides with phosphoric acid and neutralising with ammonia. The starting fat is normally rapeseed oil.",
  "regulatory_status": [
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      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
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            "name": "Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt)"
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          },
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            "code": "05.1.1",
            "name": "Cocoa mixes (powders) and cocoa mass/cake"
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          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 97",
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            "code": "05.1.4",
            "name": "Cocoa and chocolate products"
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          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 101",
          "effective_from": "2016",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 442, food category 05.1.4",
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            "name": "Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products"
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      "name": "AMMONIUM SALTS OF PHOSPHATIDIC ACID",
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  "hazard_reference_values": [],
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      "key": "gsfa",
      "name": "Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995)",
      "publisher": "Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)",
      "licence": "FAO terms — non-commercial use with attribution",
      "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/",
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/ammonium-salts-of-phosphatidic-acid. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.413Z"
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