Bleached and enriched flours

Is azodicarbonamide clean?

No. Our rubric flags azodicarbonamide under bleached and enriched flours (evidence: regulatory action). A dough conditioner not authorized in the EU; it breaks down into semicarbazide and is a known respiratory sensitizer for workers. In the EU: not authorized in eu food.

Bleached and enriched flours Regulatory action

Penalty 30 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

A dough conditioner not authorized in the EU; it breaks down into semicarbazide and is a known respiratory sensitizer for workers.

Source: WHO Concise International Chemical Assessment Document 16: Azodicarbonamide (1999); not authorized in the EU

Banned or restricted in the EU Regulatory action

Penalty 30 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Not authorized in EU food.

Source: WHO Concise International Chemical Assessment Document 16: Azodicarbonamide (1999); not authorized in the EU

Also on labels as

ada, e927a

In the EU

Not authorized in EU food (E927a). Not authorized as a flour treatment agent.

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

Related ingredients

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.