Food Safety Substance

Ammonium sulphateE517

Ammonium sulphate (E517) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 7783-20-2 E517 other Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

EFSA ADI = 0.3 mg/kg bw/day

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 6 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Ammonium sulphate

CAS

7783-20-2

E-number

E517

Food category

other

PubChem CID

6097028

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (12)

SOURCE EU Commission FDA | Health Canada | Regulatory source

Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison

Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.

Jurisdiction	Authority	Status	Evidence
European Union	EU Commission	PUBLISHED	EU additive listing; Annex II entry
Canada	Health Canada	Listed	Yeast food

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database Reg 1333 2008

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E517	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Ammonium sulphate	-
European Union	E523	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Aluminium ammonium sulphate	-

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database Reg 1333 2008

EU Annex II Authorised Uses

Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Name	INS	Policy item	Note
European Union	E517	Ammonium sulphate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3214	-
European Union	E523	Aluminium ammonium sulphate	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3219	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	Regulatory source
European Union	-	-	-	Regulatory source

SOURCE Health Canada health canada food additives

Health Canada Status

Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.

Jurisdiction	Class	Permitted foods	Maximum level	List
Canada	Yeast food	(a) Beer; Cider; Fruit wine; Honey wine; Wine	(a) Good Manufacturing Practice	List of Permitted Yeast Foods

SOURCE Ingredient record GHS classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison Ingredient record | GHS classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsAmmonium SulfateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

SOURCE FAQPage JSON-LD public food renderer rows

Frequently Asked Questions

Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.

What is Ammonium sulphate used for in food?

Ammonium sulphate appears in food-use rows as: Acidity regulator; Yeast food.

Is Ammonium sulphate / E517 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI = 0.3 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Ammonium sulphate?

Ammonium sulphate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI = 0.3 mg/kg bw/day. Source: EFSA.

Is Ammonium sulphate also used in cosmetics?

Ammonium sulphate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ammonium Sulfate, EU status permitted.