Additive

E503ii — Ammonium hydrogen carbonate · page 6

E503ii (Ammonium hydrogen carbonate) appears in the ingredient lists of 712 products sold in the United Kingdom.

712products with a complete record
3%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
26.4 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.61 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 1%B 2%C 7%D 16%E 74%

592 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 712 products
Energy473 kcal
Sugars26.4 g
Saturates10.1 g
Salt0.61 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.85, 184.1135.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: dough strengthener, leavening agent, ph control agent, texturizer

The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 1066-33-7 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

712 products, most viewed first · page 6 of 15.

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Chocolate Caramel and Shortbread BarAlpin4 scansC
Half Coated Winter Spiced Cookies, Fox's
Half Coated Winter Spiced CookiesFox's4 scansE
Fabulously Biscuit Selection, Fox's
Fabulously Biscuit SelectionFox's · 275 g4 scansE
Choc Chunk White Chocolate Cookies, Fox
Choc Chunk White Chocolate CookiesFox · 180 g4 scansE
Fabulous Chcolatey Salted Caramel Rounds, Foxes
Fabulous Chcolatey Salted Caramel RoundsFoxes · 130g (8 rounds)4 scansE
Caramel log, Tunnocks
Caramel logTunnocks · 32 g4 scansE
Mint flavoured cream filled biscuit bar with a chocolate flavour coating, McVitie's Club
Mint flavoured cream filled biscuit bar with a chocolate flavour coatingMcVitie's Club · 22g4 scansE
Bourbon Creams, Crawford's
Bourbon CreamsCrawford's · 40g4 scansE
Custard Creams, Crawford's
Custard CreamsCrawford's · 33g4 scansE
8 British Pork Sausages, TESCO
8 British Pork SausagesTESCO4 scansD
Tesco 30 Pork Cocktail sausages, Tesco
Tesco 30 Pork Cocktail sausagesTesco · 255g4 scansD
Fruit Shortcake Biscuits, Tesco
Fruit Shortcake BiscuitsTesco4 scansE
Sultana And Oat Cookies, Tesco
Sultana And Oat CookiesTesco · 200g4 scansE
Free From Onion & Herb Crackers, Tesco
Free From Onion & Herb CrackersTesco4 scansD
25 Pork Cocktail Sausages, Tesco
25 Pork Cocktail SausagesTesco4 scansD
Traditional Premium Pork Sausages, Porky Whites
Traditional Premium Pork SausagesPorky Whites4 scansD
Choco Orange, Balconi
Choco OrangeBalconi · 35g4 scansE
Zero Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Digestives, Gullón
Zero Sugar Free Dark Chocolate DigestivesGullón · 270g4 scansD
milk choc slim, Gullon
milk choc slimGullon · 150 g4 scansD
Captiva; Dark Chocolate, Pepperridge Farm
Captiva; Dark ChocolatePepperridge Farm · 8.6 oz (244 g)3 scansE
Beer battered cod fillets, Sainsbury's
Beer battered cod filletsSainsbury's3 scansE
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3 Caramel Shortcake SlicesSainsbury‘s · 140g3 scansE
Lovett’s, sainsbury's basics
Lovett’ssainsbury's basics · 300 g3 scansE
Chicken, Bacon & Stuffing Sandwich, Tesco
Chicken, Bacon & Stuffing SandwichTesco · 200g3 scansB
Cheese wholegrain crackers, Nairn's
Cheese wholegrain crackersNairn's · 137 g3 scans
Petit Brun Extra, Brun
Petit Brun ExtraBrun · 150 g (24 biscuits)3 scansE
Milky bar, Tesco
Milky barTesco · 4 x 26g3 scans
Maliban - Lemon Puff with Lemon Cream, Maliban
Maliban - Lemon Puff with Lemon CreamMaliban · 200g3 scansE
Delightfully Dunkable Custard Creams, Co-op
Delightfully Dunkable Custard CreamsCo-op · 300 g3 scansE
Jaffa Cake Cola Bottle Flavour, McVitie's
Jaffa Cake Cola Bottle FlavourMcVitie's3 scansE
Hobnobs The Oaty One, McVitie’s
Hobnobs The Oaty OneMcVitie’s3 scansD
| 1 JAC COBS MIN CHEDDARS OX CREAM CHEESE, GARLIC, Mini Cheddars
| 1 JAC COBS MIN CHEDDARS OX CREAM CHEESE, GARLICMini Cheddars3 scans
Digestives strawberry cheesecake flavour, McVitie
Digestives strawberry cheesecake flavourMcVitie · 243 g (15 × 16.3 g)3 scansE
Jaffa Cakes, McVitie's
Jaffa CakesMcVitie's3 scansE
Mini Cheddars Original, Jacobs
Mini Cheddars OriginalJacobs · 35g3 scansE
Tasties Custard Cream, McVitie's
Tasties Custard CreamMcVitie's3 scansE
Hobnobs, McVitie's
HobnobsMcVitie's · 180 g (6 x 30g)3 scansE
Duchy Organic Stem Ginger Biscuits Coated in Dark Chocolate, Duchy Organic
Duchy Organic Stem Ginger Biscuits Coated in Dark ChocolateDuchy Organic · 100 g3 scansE
Southern Style Chicken Bites, Fridge Raiders
Southern Style Chicken BitesFridge Raiders · 45g3 scansD
Slow Roasted Chicken Bites, Fridge Raiders
Slow Roasted Chicken BitesFridge Raiders3 scansD
Choc Chunk Cookies Milk Chocolate, Fox's
Choc Chunk Cookies Milk ChocolateFox's3 scans
Milk Chocolate Viennese, Fox’s
Milk Chocolate VienneseFox’s · 120 g3 scansE
Millionaire's Cookies, fox
Millionaire's Cookiesfox · 180g3 scansE
Foxs Ginger Crunch Creams 200g, Fox's
Foxs Ginger Crunch Creams 200gFox's · 200g3 scansE
Fox's Crunch Creams, Fox's
Fox's Crunch CreamsFox's · 200g3 scansE
Chocolate creams, Hill Biscuit
Chocolate creamsHill Biscuit3 scansE
Organic Wholemeal Digestive Biscuits, Doves Farm
Organic Wholemeal Digestive BiscuitsDoves Farm · 400g3 scansE
Fruit Shortcake Golden fruit shortcake biscuits, Crawford's
Fruit Shortcake Golden fruit shortcake biscuitsCrawford's · 23 g3 scansE

Source: Open Food Facts export of 1 November 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).