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Ammonium chloride

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How we decide

A white salt that dissolves easily in water.

It is mainly used as a fertilizer and a food additive.

Written from Open Food Facts and English Wikipedia¹²

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Regulatory status

Checked Sep 2026

United States Permitted FDA 21 CFR 184.1138
Canada Permitted Health Canada · Yeast Foods

Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.

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Products

The 6 most-scanned of 350 products on Open Food Facts that list ammonium chloride.

Spaghetti & Meatballs Chef Boyardee · 14.5 oz 4 additives
English Muffins Sourdough Bays · 12 oz 4 additives
Everything Bagels H-E-B 7 additives
English Muffin Egg White, Turkey Sausage & Cheese Sandwiches Jimmy Dean Delights 12 additives
Tortillas Blé entier Mejicano · 540 g 8 additives
Bagels Cinnamon Raisin Aldi 3 additives

References

1ammonium chloride: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
2Ammonium chloride. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026.