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E503 

E503 is also called ammonium carbonate or ammonium bicarbonate
E503 is used as an acidity regulator
E503 is a food additive which has been in use since a long time for its leavening properties. 


CAS NUMBER: 1066-33-7

EC NUMBER: 213-911-5

MOLECULAR FORMULA: NH4HCO3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 79.056

IUPAC NAME: azanium;hydrogen carbonate

E503 is a white crystalline powder
E503 is used mainly as a raising agent in baked products. 

E503 releases gas and, at the same time, increases batter and dough volume for baked goods. 
At first, E503 was made from the ground antlers of reindeer. 

E503 is obtained by combining carbon dioxide with ammonia and on degradation it results in carbon dioxide, water, and ammonia. 
E503 is less used now-a-days as baking powder is more preferred than Ammonium bicarbonate as its safer and yield better results. 

E503 is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. 
E503 is also known as baker's ammonia

E503 is a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. 
E503 also serves as an acidity regulator

E503 can be replaced with baking powder, but this may affect both the taste and texture of the finished product. 
E503 can be used to create thin dry baked goods like crackers and cookies. 

E503 allows the strong ammonia smell to bake out. 
E503 is a food additive that has been used for its amazing leavening properties. 

E503 is a white crystalline powder and looks like salt. 
The primary use of E503 is acting as a raising agent for bakery products. 

E503 increases gas volume as well as improvises the quality of the dough.
E503 is the most common raising agent used by the majority of bakers these days. 
E503 is safer to use

USES:
E503, a rising agent, is not only used in the food industry. 

E503 is further used in manufacturing, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries too.
E503 is an acidity regulator as well. 

E503 restricts the alkalinity in food. 
E503 produces gas and volume to the mixture that results in perfect bread dough.

E503 is used in Baking
E503 comprises a chemical compound that is helpful in the preparation of various baked goods. 

E503 contains some raising agent that helps to raise a mixture and give it the perfect texture. 
E503 does not affect the taste of food when used in the baking process. 

Using E503 is a great way to try making soft bread and tasty fluffy cakes. 
Adding the right proportion to its batter helps in getting a perfect consistency.

E503 is used in manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries
E503 is also used in many manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. 
There are other areas where this chemical compound gets used like dyes, pigments, plastics, ceramics, and even fire- retardants.

E503 is used as a fertilizer
E503 is also an excellent fertilizer and several agricultural processes use ammonium carbonate.

E503 is used in bakery products like cakes, breads, buns, pastries, etc as a raising agent. 
E503 is also used in traditional recipes such as puff pastry and cookies.

E503 is used in personal care products such as sunscreen UV filters.
E503 is a raising agent, is an acidity regulator. 

E503 restricts the alkalinity in food. 
E503 acts as an antacid and neutralizes stomach acid

E503 is a salt with the chemical formula -NH4-2CO3. 
E503 readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating

E503 is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. 
E503 is also known as baker's ammonia

E503 is used in smelling salts, baking powder, fire extinguishers, ammonium casein glue, ceramics, and textile dyeing. 
E503 is also used as an aqueous neutralization/alkalization agent for paper
E503 is also used in fire extinguishers, ceramics, photographic developing, washing wool, mordanting textiles, and coloring metals.

E503 is used in baking powder E503 (Ammonium carbonate) is the commercial salt, formerly known as sal volatile or salt of hartshorn. 
E503 is used when crushed as a smelling salt. 

E503 can be crushed when needed in order to revive someone who has fainted. 
E503 is also known as "baker's ammonia" and was a forerunner to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder.

E503 is a leavening ingredient called for in many old fashioned recipes. 
E503 is not used for leavening in cakes or other large-volume items as the ammonia gas will not evaporate entirely.

E503 is a colorless or white, cystalline powder with astrong ammonia odor.
E503 is used in baking powders, mordant dyeing , and tanning , and as medication , areagent , ans smelling salts.


PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: 

-Molecular Weight: 79.056    

-Exact Mass: 79.026943022    

-Monoisotopic Mass: 79.026943022    

-Topological Polar Surface Area: 61.4 Ų    

-Physical Description: white crystalline solid having the odor of ammonia

-Solubility: Soluble in water

-Color: Colorless or white

-Form: Solid

-Odor: Faint odor of ammonia

-Melting Point: 95 °F

-Density: 1.58 g/cm³

-Vapor Pressure: 58.9 mmHg

-Chemical Classes: Nitrogen Compounds -> Ammonium Compounds


E503 appears as a white crystalline solid having the odor of ammonia. 
E503 soluble in water. 

E503 is used to make other ammonium compounds
E503 is also used in food processing, and for other uses.
E503 is an organooxygen compound


CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: 
    
-Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 2    

-Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3    

-Rotatable Bond Count: 0

-Heavy Atom Count: 5    

-Formal Charge: 0    

-Complexity: 24.8    

-Isotope Atom Count: 0    

-Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0    

-Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0    

-Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0    

-Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0    

-Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 2    

-Compound Is Canonicalized: Yes


E503 is an inorganic compound with formula (NH4)HCO3. 
E503 has many names, reflecting its long history. 

Chemically speaking, E503 is the bicarbonate salt of the ammonium ion. 
E503 is a colourless solid that degrades readily to carbon dioxide, water and ammonia.

E503 is used in the food industry as a leavening agent for flat baked goods, such as cookies and crackers. 
E503 was commonly used in the home before modern-day baking powder was made available. 

E503 cannot be used for moist, bulky baked goods however, such as normal bread or cakes, since some ammonia will be trapped inside and will cause an unpleasant taste. 
E503 is commonly used as an inexpensive nitrogen fertilizer

E503 is used as a component in the production of fire-extinguishing compounds, pharmaceuticals, dyes, pigments
E503 is also a basic fertilizer, being a source of ammonia. 
E503 is still widely used in the plastics and rubber industry, in the manufacture of ceramics, in chrome leather tanning, and for the synthesis of catalysts

E503 is also used for buffering solutions to make them slightly alkaline during chemical purification, such as high-performance liquid chromatography. 
Because E503 entirely decomposes to volatile compounds, this allows rapid recovery of the compound of interest by freeze-drying.

E503 is also a key component of the expectorant cough syrup
E503 is a common leavening agent used in the baking industry

E503 is a white crystalline powder
E503 is used mainly as a raising agent in baked products. 

E503 is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. 
E503 is a food additive that has been used for its amazing leavening properties. 

E503 is an acidity regulator as well. 
E503 is also used in many manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. 

E503 is used as a fertilizer
E503 acts as an antacid and neutralizes stomach acid

E503 is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. 
E503 is used in smelling salts
E503 is also used as an alkalization agent for paper

E503 is also used in textile dyeing. 
E503 is not used for leavening in cakes or other large-volume items as the ammonia gas will not evaporate entirely.
E503 is used as medication


SYNONYMS: 

E503
AMMONIUM BICARBONATE
1066-33-7
Ammonium hydrogencarbonate
Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
Monoammonium carbonate
Carbonic acid, monoammonium salt
Ammonium bicarbonate (1:1)
azanium;hydrogen carbonate
Carbonic acid, ammonium salt (1:1)
ammoniumcarbonate
carbonic acid monoammonium salt
Acid ammonium carbonate
Ammonium acid carbonate
Ammonium hydrogencarbonat
10361-29-2
EINECS 213-911-5
EC 213-911-5
AMMONIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE
J-610004
Ammonium bicarbonate 
Ammonium bicarbonate (1:1)
Ammonium carbonate
Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
Ammonium hydrogen carbonate (1:1:1)
Ammonium hydrogencarbonate
Ammoniumhydrogencarbonat
BO8600000
Carbonic acid, ammonium salt 
Carbonic acid, monoammonium salt
Hydrogénocarbonate d'ammonium 
MFCD00012138
114459-02-8 
208-058-0 
40861-29-8 
45347-82-8
758-14-5 
Acid ammonium carbonate
Ammonium acid carbonate
AMMONIUM BICARBONATE|AMMONIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE
AMMONIUM BICARBONATE|CARBONIC ACID AMINE
Ammonium hydrogencarbonat
ammoniumbicarbonate
ammoniumcarbonate
azanium
azanium hydrogen carbonate
bicarbonate ammonia
bicarbonate ammonium
Carbonic acid ammonium salt
Carbonic acid monoammonium salt
EINECS 213-911-5
Hartshorn 
kohlensaurem Ammoniak
Monoammonium carbonate
soda amine

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