Additive
Ammonium carbonates
No concern
Widely used and well understood at the amounts in food and beauty.
What it is
Ammonium carbonates — old-school baker’s ammonia.
Why it’s used
Crisp lift in biscuits.
What to know
Fine in baked goods. You won’t taste the chemistry class.
You’ll see it in
Crisp cookies.
- Listed as an additive