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Chap 7: Additives Flashcards

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AOP: Salt

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Meats and Fish

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AOP: Sugar

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Fruit preserves

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AOP: Herbs and Spices

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Improve flavor

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AOP: Lime and Vinager

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Pickled Vegetables

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FD&C (Food Additives Regulations)

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Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (1938)

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FD&C (regulations) have

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Authority over food ingredients
Defines labeling of added ingredients

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Food additives amendment to FD&C (1958) (require)

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  • Requires FDA approval for use of an additive prior its inclusion in food
  • Requires the evidence of additive’s safety
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Additives definition

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any substance used intentionally in food that may reasonably be expected to, directly of indirectly, become component of food or affects its characteristics

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Food Additive: Any substance intended for use in

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  • Processing
  • Production
  • Packaging
  • Transportation
  • Storage
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Additives: reason for use

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Maintain or improve nutritional value
Maintain freshness
Aid in processing/preparation
Make food more appealing

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Direct Additives

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Substance is added for specific purpose

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Indirect Additives

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Substances added in trace amounts for packaging, handling or storage purposes

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GRAS Ex. Salt, Sugar, Spices, Vitamins

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Substances are recognized as safe by experts based on extensive history of use in food before 1958 or based on published scientific evidence

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GMP

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Good Manufacturing Practices

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Common Food Additives

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  • Flavoring agents - Colors
  • Anti-oxidants - Anti-microbial agents
  • Acidulants - Nutritional Additives (Vit & Min)
  • Sweeteners (non- nutritive) - Emulsifiers
  • Leavening agents (ex. yeast) - Anti-caking agents
  • Humectants
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Antioxidants (what does it do)

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Prevent browning in fruits and vegetables on exposure to air
(Prevent rancidity of oils)

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Oxidations occurs

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when electrons are removed from an atom or group of atoms

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Oxidation may or involve

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  • addition of oxygen atom
  • removal of hydrogen atoms from substance being oxidized
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Oxidation can lead to detrimental effects

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  • Pigment (color loss or adding)
  • Degradation of vitamins
  • Lipids with loss of nutritional value and development off flavors
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Control of undesirable oxidation reactions in foods is usually achieved

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by employing processing and packaging techniques that exclude oxygen or involve the addition of appropriate chemical agents

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Control of undesirable oxidation reactions in foods is usually achieved

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by employing processing and packaging techniques that exclude oxygen or involve the addition of appropriate chemical agents

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Two Types of Antioxidants

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Natural and Synthetic

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Natural Antioxidants

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Tocopherols (Vitamin E - Fat-soluble) (add to lipid-based products)

Ascorbic (Vitamin C - Water-soluble) (add to water-based products)

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Synthetic Antioxidants

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  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
  • Propyl gallate (PG)
  • Tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)
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Most common (fat-soluble) used in processed foods

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BHA and BHT

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(Most) Proteins, organic acids, phosphate salts have their own

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built-in buffering systems

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Buffering Functions

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Use in leavening systems (acids & acid salts)
Acidic microbial systems (sorbic & benzoic acids)
Coagulation of milk proteins (cheese, sour cream, etc)
Taste (sour or tart)

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Commonly used acids

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Acetic Succinic
Latic Tartaric
Citric Phosphoric (most important)
Malic
Fumaric

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Emulsifiers (what do they do)

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Evenly distribute fat and water-soluble ingredients in foods (salad dressings)

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Emulsifiers functions and chemical (most common)

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Prevent separation of water and oil
Lecithin

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Federal guidelines recommend for sodium intake

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2,300 mg a day
1,500 mg a day for African Americans

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Chelating agents (what they do)

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Stabilizes food systems

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Chelating agents are added to

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Form complexes with ions to alleviate problems (keeps ions stable holds onto Fe and Mg)

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Most common chelators

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Citric Acid, Phosphates, and EDTA* (ethylene diamine tetracetic acid)

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Chelating agents
Plant vs Meat

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Plant - Mg++ , Cholorophyll
Meat - Fe++ , Myoglobin, Hemoglobin

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Artificial Sweeteners (permitted in foods)

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Acesulphame K
Aspartame
Saccharin
Sucralose

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Flavor Enhancers (def)

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Substances used in foods to enhance the original taste or flavor

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Widely used flavor enhances

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MSG: monosodium glutamate (meaty)
IMP: Inosine 5’ - monophosphate (fishy)
GMP: Guanosine 5 - monophosphate (fishy)

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Glutamate (MSG) (amino acid) is naturally presented in

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all protein-containing foods
Ex. Meat, Fish, Poultry, Milk, Vegetables

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Amount of Glutamate (MSG) used in canned, frozen meat/vegetables products

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(MSG) very low, ranging from 0.1% to 1%

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IMP and GMP are found in nature in

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  • Marine animals
  • Mushrooms
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Preservatives

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used to extend the shelf-life of food and stop food from going moldy and rancid

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Number of preservatives allowed in food

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30 (Sulfites)

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Four most important reasons SO2 (Sulfur dioxide) is added to food

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  • Inhibit (prevent) non-enzymic browning
  • Inhibit enzyme catalyzed reactions
  • Inhibit and control microorganisms
  • Act as an antioxidant and reducing agent
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Dough Conditioners help

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  • reduce mixing time
  • improve elasticity of dough
  • reduces variations caused by different lots of flour
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Sorbic Acid (widely used to inhibit mold and yeasts) in

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  • Cheese
  • Baked products
  • Fruit Juices
  • Wine
  • Pickles
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The method of application (sorbic acid) involve

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  • Direct incorporation
  • Surface coating (indirect)
  • Incorporation in wrapping material (indirect)
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For preservation of food (CH3COOH)

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Acetic Acid in the form of vinegar (4% acetic acid)

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Inorganic Acetic Acid (Ex)

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  • Sodium Acetate
  • Potassium Acetate
  • Calcium Acetate
  • Sodium Diacetate
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Acetic acid based salts are used in bread and baked goods (amount)

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(0.1 - 0.4%) to prevent ropiness and growth of mold without interfering with yeasts

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*Acetic Acid is also used in mayonnaise and pickles as

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a dual function of inhibiting microorganisms and contributing to flavor

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Benzoic Acid (C6H5COOH)

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widely employed as an antimicrobial agent
(used in jams, jelly, preserves, juices, soda, pickles)
Occurs naturally in cranberries, prunes, cinnamon, and cloves

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Structures and Thickeners - Hydrocolloids
(Textural, Structural, and Functional properties/characteristics)

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Provides
- Stabilization for emulsions, suspensions & foams
- Thickening properties

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Structures and Thickeners - Hydrocolloids
(Textural, Structural, and Functional properties/characteristics)

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Provides
- Stabilization for emulsions, suspensions & foams
- Thickening properties

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Functions of Hydrocolloids

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  1. Solubility in water
  2. Capacity to increase viscosity
  3. Ability to form gels
  4. Improving & stabilization of texture
  5. Inhibition of crystallization (sugar & ice)
  6. Encapsulation of flavors
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Firming agents

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used to make or retain firmness or crispness in fruit & vegetables and to strength gels

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Thermal processing or freezing of plant tissue causes

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softening as cellular structure modified

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Ca salts are added (0.1% - 0.25% calcium)
Ex. Chloride, citrate, sulfate, lactate, and phosphate

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Increase firmness and prevent structural collapse and softening of plant tissue during thermal or freezing treatment

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Acidic Salts (aluminum sulfate) used in

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pickles and relishes, canned crab meat, lobster, salmon, etc
To prevent softening and disintegration

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Fat substitutes

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provides identical physical and sensory properties to fat, but without calories

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Fat mimetics

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Do not possess full functional equivalency to fats
Made to mimic the effects of fat in certain applications

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_______provide the desired simulated fat properties by contributing to sensory properties

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Modified Starches

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Masticatory Substances
(Chewability)

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used to provide the long-lasting, pliable properties of chewing gum

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Bread Improvers
Benzoyl Peroxide

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helps remove the yellow tint and improves dough quality
usually added to flour (0.25-0.75%) at the mill

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*Hygroscopic (in nature)

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Absorbs moisture (Ex. Humectants)

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Anticaking Agents (function)

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these materials readily absorbing excess moisture, by coating particles to impart a degree of water repellency and/or by providing an insoluble particulate diluent

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Most important anticaking agent

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Calcium Silicate
*amounts up to 2 1/2 times its weight and still remains free-flowing

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Hydrogen used to hydrogenate
Chlorine used to

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  • unsaturated fats (liquid fats to solid fats)
  • bleach flour
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Sulfur dioxide -
Ethylene gas -
Ethylene oxide -
Air -

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used to inhibit enzymic browning in dried fruits
used to promote the ripening of fruits
used as a sterilant for spices
used to oxidize ripe olives for color development

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MAP

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Modified Atmospheric Packaging
(Nitrogen/CO2 placed in bags of chips. Helps shelf life and acts as a cushion for shock absorption)

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Propellants

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Some fluid food products are dispensed as (with gas)
-liquids
-foams
-sprays from pressurized containers

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Principal propellants (gases)

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  • Nitrous oxide
  • Nitrogen oxide
  • Carbon dioxide
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Because propellants are soluble in water
(usually dispensed by nitrous oxide or carbon dioxide)

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their expansion during dispensing assets in the formation of spray or foam

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Carbon dioxide -
Nitrogen -

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cheese spray
because of low solubility in water and fats : used to dispense liquid which foaming should be avoided

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Nitrates and Nitrites (Ex)

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Potassium nitrite
Sodium nitrite
Sodium nitrate
Potassium nitrate

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Nitrates and nitrites are used

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to prevent highly toxic bacteria that cause botulism food poisoning from developing in red meat and fish

*also perform a cosmetic function by turning processed meat pink

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Anti-foaming agents used to

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reduce or prevent foaming (frothing) on boiling and reduce scum forming

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Bulking agents used to

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  • increase volume without significantly adding to the energy levels of food
  • Used to pad out expensive ingredients
  • Not usually digested and acts as a source of dietary fiber (roughage)
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Foaming agents used to

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provide a uniform dispersion of gas in a food

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Gelling agents used to

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form a jelly so providing texture to a product

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Color additives (def)

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pigment/dye/substance that can impact color when added
Classified as “Certifiable” or “Exempt from certification”

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Reason for color additives

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prevent color loss due to exposure to light, air, temp, and other storage conditions

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Certifiable color additives

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  • Synthetic/man-made
  • Dyes
  • Lakes
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Dyes

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Water-soluble (powders, granules, and liquid forms i.e. beverages, baked foods, confections)

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Lakes

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Water-insoluble and more stable
(Ideal for foods containing fats and oils or less moisture foods i.e. tablet coating, hard candies, donut mixes)

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Nine certified colors used in the USA

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FD&C Blue No. 1 (dye and lake)
FD&C Blue No. 2 (dye and lake)
FD&C Green No 3. (dye and lake)
FD&C Red No. 3 (dye)
FD&C Red No. 40 (dye and lake)
FD&C Yellow No. 5 (dye and lake)
FD&C Yellow No. 6 (dye and lake)
Orange B (Restricted to specific use)
Citrus Red No. 2 (Restricted to specific use)

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Exempt from certification

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Pigments from natural sources (Pure)
Ex. Beta-carotene
Caramel color
Saffron

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Enrichment

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Added vitamins and minerals to refined products
Ex. enriched flour/cereals

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Fortification

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Addition of a vitamin or mineral to a product in which it was not originally present
Ex. Vitamin D in milk
Iodine in salt

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**Why add vitamins and minerals

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Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) - Neural tube defects
Niacin (Vitamin B3) - Deficiency (Dermatitis, Dementia, Diarrhea)
Vitamin D - Osteoporosis
Fluoride - Tooth decay
Iodized salt - Goiters, stunting

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Humectants (function/Ex.)

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  • Retain moisture and keeps food soft
  • Used in cake icings, soft cookies
  • Ex. Glycerol, sorbitol and etc

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