AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATE
Prepared at the 41st JECFA (1993), published in FNP 52 Add 2 (1993) superseding specifications prepared at the 26th JECFA (1982), published in
FNP 25 (1982). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 55th JECFA (2000) A group MTDI of 70 mg/kg bw, as phosphorus from all food sources, was established at the 26th JECFA (1982)
SYNONYMS INS No. 452(v)
DEFINITION
Chemical names Ammonium polyphosphate
C.A.S. number 6833-79-9
Chemical formula Heterogeneous mixture of ammonium salts of linear condensed polyphosphoric acids of general formula Hn+2PnO3n+1
Assay Not less than 55.0% and not more than 75.0% on an anhydrous basis, calculated as P2O5
DESCRIPTION Aqueous solution
FUNCTIONAL USES Sequestrant, emulsifier
