Food additives Food additives Acidity regulators, or pH control agents, are food additives added to change or maintain pH ( acidity or basicity). They can be organic or mineral acids, bases, neutralizing agents, or buffers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acidity regulator"
An antifoaming agent is a food ingredient intended to curb effusion or effervescence in preparation or serving. Antifoaming agents are included in a variety of foods such as Diet Coke, Sprite, and chicken nuggets in the form of polydimethylsiloxane (a type of silicone). Antifoaming agents are also used medicinally to relieve bloating, because they cause small bubbles to coalesce into large bubbles, which are passed more easily. A familiar example is the drug Simethicone, which is the active ingredient in drugs such as Gas-X. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anti-foaming agent"
Anticaking agents are used in such things as table salt to keep the product from forming lumps, making it better for packaging, transport and for the consumer. Anticaking agent in salt is denoted in the ingredients as anti-caking agent (554) that is sodium aluminosilicate, a man made product. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anticaking agent"
The chemical formula for apocarotenal is C30H40O. It is used to color margarine, dairy, and soft drinks. An alternate name for apocarotenal is beta-apo-8'-carotenal (trans). It is found in things such as Lunchables Tacos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apocarotenal"
Ascorbyl palmitate is an ester formed from ascorbic acid and palmitic acid. In addition to its use as a source of vitamin C, it is used as an antioxidant food additive ( E number E304). ...more on Wikipedia about "Ascorbyl palmitate"
Ascorbyl stearate (C24H42O7; CAS number: 25395-66-8; also known as monooctadecanoate;) is an ester formed from ascorbic acid and stearic acid. In addition to its use as a source of vitamin C, it is used as an antioxidant food additive in margarine ( E number E304). The USDA limits its use to 0.02% individually or in conjunction with other antioxidants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ascorbyl stearate"
Azodicarbonamide, or azobisformamide, is an organic chemical, 2 4 2 4, with structural formula H2N-CO-N=N-CO-NH2. It is a yellow to orange red, odourless, crystalline powder. It is known as E number E927. ...more on Wikipedia about "Azodicarbonamide"
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is a mixture of two isomeric organic compounds, 2-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole and 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole. It is prepared from 4-methoxyphenol and isobutylene. It is a waxy solid that exhibits antioxidant properties. ...more on Wikipedia about "BHA"
BHT is the common abbreviation for butylated hydroxytoluene. BHT is a fat-soluble organic compound primarily used as an antioxidant food additive ( E number E321). It also used as an antioxidant in cosmetics, pharmaceutical drugs, jet fuels, rubber and petroleum products, and embalming fluid. ...more on Wikipedia about "BHT"
Blue Raspberry is a common flavor for syrups, candies, and other food items. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue Raspberry"
Borax is a somewhat generic name used to describe a number of closely related minerals or chemical compounds: ...more on Wikipedia about "Borax"
Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is vegetable oil that has been mixed with the element bromine. Brominated vegetable oil is used as an emulsifier in citrus-flavored soft drinks such as Mountain Dew to help natural and artificial citrus flavors stay suspended in the drink. The bromine is mixed with the vegetable oil so that it will have a density identical to the water in the drink. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brominated vegetable oil"
Calcium benzoate is the calcium salt of benzoic acid. It is used in the food industry as a preservative; its E number is E213 ...more on Wikipedia about "Calcium benzoate"
(Calcium peroxide) General ...more on Wikipedia about "Calcium peroxide"
Candelilla wax is a wax derived from the leaves of a small shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, Euphorbia cerifera and Euphorbia antisyphilitica, from the family Euphorbiaceae. It is yellowish-brown, hard, brittle and opaque to translucent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Candelilla wax"
Carboxymethyl cellulose, or CMC, is a cellulose derivative with carboxymethyl groups (-CH2-COOH) bound to some of the hydroxyl groups of the glucopyranose monomers that make up the cellulose backbone. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carboxymethyl cellulose"
Carnauba is a wax derived from the leaves of a plant native to northeastern Brazil, the Carnauba Palm (Copernica prunifera). It is known as "queen of waxes" and usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is obtained from the leaves of the Carnauba Palm by collecting them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carnauba wax"
Carrageenan (/ IPA: kærˌəgiːˈnən/) is a family of linear sulphated polysaccharides extracted from red seaweeds. It is named after Irish moss (Chondrus crispus, also known as Carrageen moss), which is called carraigín in Irish. It was originally isolated from this alga in 1844. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carrageenan"
Chrysoine resorcinol (Chrysoine; Resorcinol Yellow; Gold Yellow; C.I. Food Yellow 8; C.I. Acid Orange 6; C.I. 14270; Yellow T; Tropaeolin O; Tropaeolin R; sodium p-(2,4-dihydroxyphenylazo)benzenesulfonate) is a colourant which is used as a food additive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chrysoine resorcinol"
Crimson is a deep red color tinged with blue; however the name is also used for red colors in general. Traditionally, it is the color of blood. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crimson"
Crocin is a natural carotenoid chemical compound that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia. It is the diester formed from the disaccharide gentiobiose and the dicarboxylic acid crocetin. It has a deep red color and forms crystals with a melting point of 186 °C. When dissolved in water, it forms an orange solution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crocin"
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Dextrins are a group of carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch. They have the same general formula as carbohydrates but are of shorter chain length. Industrial production is generally performed by acidic hydrolysis of potato starch. Dextrins are water soluble, white to slightly yellow solids which are optically active. Analytically, dextrins can be detected with iodine solution, giving a red coloration. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dextrin"
Disodium guanylate (E627), chemical formula C10H14N5O8P, is a food additive used as a flavor enhancer, in synergy with monosodium glutamate (the sodium salt of glutamic acid, MSG). As it is a fairly expensive additive, it is not used independently of glutamic acid; if disodium guanlyate is present in a list of ingredients but MSG does not appear to be, it is likely that glutamic acid is provided as part of another ingredient. ...more on Wikipedia about "Disodium guanylate"
E numbers are short form definitions for food additives and are usually found on food labels throughout the European Union. The numbering scheme follows that of the International Numbering System (INS) as determined by the Codex Alimentarius committee. Only a subset of the INS additives are approved for use in the European Union, giving rise to the 'E' prefix. ...more on Wikipedia about "E number"
E350 is an EU recognised food additive. It comes in two forms, ...more on Wikipedia about "E350 (food additive)"
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