ammonium phosphatides

Ammonium phosphatides derive their vegan and vegetarian status from mono and diglycerides, phosphorus pentoxide, ammonia.

Vegan? Maybe Vegetarian? Maybe

Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.

Commercially available ammonium phosphatides may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.

Ammonium phosphatides are used as a stabiliser and emulsifier in chocolate products. They are commercially manufactured by taking mono and diglycerides and adding phosphorus pentoxide and finally neutralizing the mixture with ammonia. The source of the mono and diglycerides will typically be vegetable fats, but could in principle come from animal fat.

Sources

  1. https://www.food-info.net/uk/e/e442.htm
  2. EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS), Mortensen, A., Aguilar, F., Crebelli, R., Domenico, A. D., Dusemund, B., Frutos, M. J., Galtier, P., Gott, D., Gundert‐Remy, U., Leblanc, J.-C., Lindtner, O., Moldeus, P., Mosesso, P., Parent‐Massin, D., Oskarsson, A., Stankovic, I., Waalkens‐Berendsen, I., Woutersen, R. A., et al. (2016). Re‐evaluation of ammonium phosphatides (E 442) as a food additive [JB]. EFSA Journal, 14(11).
    https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4597
  3. Norn, V. (2004). Ammonium Phosphatides. Emulsifiers in Food Technology, 226–236. Portico.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470995747.ch10