Do you know the 9 common food additives and their functions?
2023-07-17
Do you know what are the most common Food Additives in our daily food consumption? What is the role of these additives you know? Food additives are synthetic or natural substances added to food to improve its quality, color, aroma and taste, as well as for preservation, freshness and processing. Food additives can be produced by chemical synthesis, biological fermentation or natural extraction. At present, there are more than 2300 kinds of food additives approved for use in China (among which there are more than 1800 kinds of spices), and the varieties and quantities are in the middle level in the international arena. Common food additives are antioxidants, bulking agents, coloring agents, preservatives, sweeteners, food spices and so on. Shaanxi Changsheng Industrial Co., LTD gives you a list of 9 common food additives. Take a look! 1.Food Preservatives
In the food packaging ingredients list labeled with Sodium benzoate, potassium trisulphate, sodium isobaric acid, sodium VC, calcium propionate. sodium benzoate, potassium trisulphate, isosorbic acid, sodium VC, calcium propionate, etc. These are preservatives, whose main role is to extend the shelf life of food. 2. Natural Sweeteners If the ingredient list in the food package is labeled with maltitol, acesulfame, sweetener, aspartame, stevia, etc., these are sweeteners, and their main function is to extend the shelf life of food. These are sweeteners, their role is to increase the food its role is to increase the sweetness of food. 3. Natural Colorants In the food packaging ingredients list if labeled with grape violet, sunset yellow Carmine, carmine, tea green and other words, these are coloring agents Its role is to change the appearance of the color of the food, cause the appetite. 4.Thickening agent If the food packaging ingredients list labeled with gelatin, carrageenan, pectin, gum arabic xanthan gum, etc., these are thickening agents, many yogurt have Its role is to maintain the consistency of food. 5. Acidity regulator In the food packaging ingredients list if marked with citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, etc., is the acidity regulator, its role is to make the food have a refreshing taste. is to make the food have a refreshing sour flavor. 6. Anti-caking agent
In the food packaging ingredients list if there are labeled talc, silicon dioxide, potassium ferrocyanide, etc., these are anti-caking agents. etc., these are anti-caking agents, which are used to prevent particles or powdered food from clumping. 7. Bulking agents In the food packaging ingredients list if there is potassium hydrogen tartrate, sodium bicarbonate two, is a bulking agent, the main role is to make food soft, fluffy role is to make food soft, fluffy, crispy. 8. Flavor enhancers If there is disodium succinate, alanine, aminoacetic acid (glycine), etc., it is a flavor enhancer on the ingredient list of food package. (glycine), etc., is a flavor enhancer, its role is to supplement or enhance the original flavor of food or enhance the original flavor of food. 9. Flavors In the ingredient list of the food package, if there are natural flavors, synthetic flavors, etc. labeled flavoring that is edible flavor, it can improve the food quality, to make up for the defects in the flavor of the food, increase the food flavor. Vitamin C, vitamin E and other essential nutrients are also food additives; there are also a variety of processing aids used in food processing, such as nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, activated carbon, as well as a variety of enzymes to help food processing, are food additives. Shaanxi Changsheng Industrial Co., LTD is committed to providing customers with food additives with excellent performance, safety and reliability to meet the needs of consumers and the food industry.
