Ammonium carbonates (E503)

No. Ammonium carbonates (E503) is not one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as processed or ultra-processed, so on its own it doesn't raise a product's NOVA group.

What it is

Ammonium carbonates (baker's ammonia) are raising agents, used mainly in thin, crisp biscuits and crackers.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 796 of the 868 products here that contain ammonium carbonates (E503) (92%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

More about ammonium carbonates (E503) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Ammonium carbonates (E503) appears in 868 of the 40,000 products on this site (2%).

Products containing ammonium carbonates (E503)

Showing the 60 most popular of 868.

How the NOVA classification works