Carrier or solvent
E517 (ammonium sulphate): what it is, its sources, vegan or not
E517 is ammonium sulphate, a carrier. E517 can come from minerals or a lab. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.
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E517=minerals or a lab
What is E517?
E517 (ammonium sulphate) is a carrier, an additive that carries or dissolves another additive, a flavouring or a nutrient.
What is E517 made from?
E517 can come from minerals or a lab.
- Minerals
- Made in a lab
Is E517 vegan?
Fits you. E517 can come from minerals or a lab. Nothing from an animal.
What the app says to each profile, and the reason it shows.
What other names does E517 have on a label?
On a label, E517 can also appear as “INS 517”, “Carrier (517)”, “Carrier (E517)”, “Ammonium sulphate” or “Ammonium sulfate”.
Any of these on a pack means E517. The checker reads them all.
What would change the answer for E517?
For E517, only the ingredient list itself: a code the camera cannot read gets Needs one more scan, and the app never guesses a code it cannot see.
Sources: EU, US and Codex additive rules
Where additives are listed and approved. Bravoora reads the source and the diet; it does not rate the hazard.
- EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (the E-number list)
- EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II: the allergen sources a label must name
- US FDA: Food Additive Status List
- FAO/WHO Codex: General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) online
Names and classes cross-checked with Open Food Facts (Open Database License).
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