---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 184.1140"
title: "21"
number: "184.1140"
heading: "Ammonium citrate, dibasic."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/184.1140"
---

# §184.1140. Ammonium citrate, dibasic.

- (a) **Ammonium citrate, dibasic ((NH<I>4</I>)<I>2</I>HC<I>6</I>H<I>5</I>O<I>7</I>, CAS Reg.** No. 3012-65-5) is the diammonium salt of citric acid. It is prepared by partially neutralizing citric acid with ammonia.
- (b) The ingredient must be of a purity suitable for its intended use.
- (c) In accordance with [§ 184.1(b)(1)](/cfr/21/184.1.md?p=b-1), the ingredient is used in food with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice. The affirmation of this ingredient as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as a direct human food ingredient is based upon the following current good manufacturing practice conditions of use:
  - (1) The ingredient is used as a flavor enhancer as defined in [§ 170.3(o)(11)](/cfr/21/170.3.md?p=o-11) of this chapter and as a pH control agent as defined in [§ 170.3(o)(23)](/cfr/21/170.3.md?p=o-23) of this chapter.
  - (2) The ingredient is used in nonalcoholic beverages as defined in [§ 170.3(n)(3)](/cfr/21/170.3.md?p=n-3) of this chapter and in cheeses as defined in [§ 170.3(n)(5)](/cfr/21/170.3.md?p=n-5) of this chapter at levels not to exceed current good manufacturing practice.
- (d) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses established in this section, or different from those set forth in [part 181](/cfr/21/part181.md) of this chapter, do not exist or have been waived.

## Notes

### Amendments

[59 FR 63896, Dec. 12, 1994, as amended at 73 FR 8606, Feb. 14, 2008]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14653, Mar 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[59 FR 63896, Dec. 12, 1994, as amended at 73 FR 8606, Feb. 14, 2008]