Food additive · Acidity regulator / processing aid

Ammonium bicarbonate

E-number
E503

A traditional leavening agent for crisp crackers and cookies.

  • Food additive
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

No concern Level 0 of 4 How concern levels work

A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points ammonium bicarbonate costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list ammonium bicarbonate

136 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list ammonium bicarbonate. The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (12)
  • e503
  • baker s ammonia
  • raising agent e503
  • raising agents e503
  • ammonium bicarbonate
  • ammonium hydrogen carbonate
  • raising agent ammonium bicarbonate
  • raising agents ammonium bicarbonate
  • leavening agent ammonium bicarbonate
  • leavening agents ammonium bicarbonate
  • raising agent ammonium hydrogen carbonate
  • raising agents ammonium hydrogen carbonate

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