Excerpts from FOOD ADDITIVES: A Shopper's Guide... #23

FOOD ADDITIVES Continued...

C    Amasake - 49; may contain aspergillus oryzae, a
suspected carcinogen.

X A    Ammonia - corrosive; toxic if inhaled; eye and mucous membrane irritant; can burn eyes and skin; can cause permanent damage; may cause mouth ulcers, nausea, kidney, liver problems.

* C    Ammonium alginate - see ammonia, alginates.

* C    Ammonium bicarbonate - 33; may cause
gastrointestinal distress; see ammonia.

* C    Ammonium carbonate - see ammonia.

C    Ammonium carrageenan - see ammonia,
carrageenan.

C A    Ammonium caseinate - 50; see ammonia,
casein.

* X    Ammonium chloride - may cause gastrointestinal
distress; toxic if ingested in large amounts; may cause irreversible damage; see ammonia.

* C    Ammonium citrate - 23, 26, 44; see ammonia.

* X A    Ammonium glutamate - 26; see ammonia,
MSG.

C    Ammonium hydrogen carbonate - ammonium
bicarbonate; see ammonia.

* C    Ammonium hydroxide - see ammonia.

* C    Ammonium isovalerate - see ammonia.

* C    Ammonium phosphate - see ammonia
phosphates.

* C    Ammonium sulfate - 18; see ammonia.

X A    Ammonium sulfite - 7, 40; see sodium bisulfite.


Note: The codes *, C, A, X are defined in Excerpt #3

The numbers after the additive name are defined on page 8-11 in FOOD ADDITIVES: A Shopper's Guide...