Twirl Chocolate Bar
Cadbury
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E442 — Ammonium phosphatides
Why it’s used
An emulsifier used mainly in chocolate, chocolate coatings, and cocoa products, where it lowers viscosity and yield value so less cocoa butter is needed for a smooth, flowing texture. It's often used alongside or in place of soy lecithin.
Other names
Ammonium phosphatide, Ammonium salts of phosphatidic acid
Diet flags
Vegan, passesVegetarian, passes
Regulatory status
USA — Allowed
Cleared via GRAS Notice GRN 219 (notifier Palsgaard A/S; filed Jan 2007, FDA responded with no questions Jun 2007) for use as an emulsifier in chocolate and vegetable-fat coatings at up to 0.7% of the product. Source (2026-07-23)
EU — Allowed
Authorized food additive under Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, chiefly for chocolate/cocoa products, with a maximum permitted level of 10 g/kg. EFSA's 2016 re-evaluation kept the existing ADI of 30 mg/kg bw/day and found no safety concern at authorized/reported use levels. Source (2026-07-23)
Safety review
- GRN 219 — FDA has no questions
A GRAS notice status is FDA’s response to a company’s own self-determination that an ingredient is safe — not an independent FDA safety review.
Matched to FDA’s record for “Ammonium phosphatide”. GRAS Notice Inventory (checked 2026-08-01)
Found in these products
2 products in our database contain E442.
Dairy Milk
Cadbury
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