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Ingredients Flashcards

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E100s

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Food colours

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E200s

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Preservatives and acids

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E300s

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Antioxidants and acidity regulators

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E400s

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Emulsifiers, stabilisers, and thickeners

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E500s

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Anti-caking agents and acidity regulators

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E600s

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Flavour enhancers

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E700s

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Sweeteners, glazing agents, foaming agents, and gases.

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E1000s

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Other additives

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Erythritol

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968, Sugar alcohol produced from the fermentation of Glucose and Sucrose, 4-carbon

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Sorbitol, Mannitol

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420, 6-Carbon sugar alcohols, also a humectant

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Maltitol

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965, Naturally occurring sugar in grapes and corn, 12-Carbon sugar alcohol

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Steviol glycoside

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960, From the leaves of the South American Stevia plant, very stable and do not ferment

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Aspartame

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951, New artificial sweetener of protein origin, contains phenylalanine

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Fenugreek

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950, Semi arid crop, leaves used as a herb, seeds as a spice, most commonly used in India with potatoes

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Menthol

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Made synthetically or obtained from the oils of mints, chemically triggers cold sensitive recepters in skin

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Sucraluse

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955, A synthetic organochlorine sweetener, no calories

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Xylitol

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967, 5 Carbon sugar alcohol

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lsomalt

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953, 12 Carbon sugar alcohol, with high temperature stability

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19
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Polydextrose

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1200, Naturally occurring sugar in grapes and corn

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Glycerol or Glycerin

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422, A sugar alcohol, colorless, odorless, a flavour enhancer or sweetener, 3-Carbon

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Invert sugar

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Syrup of 50% glucose and 50% fructose, a humectant and sweetener, similar to honey in composition

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Lactose

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Sugar present naturally in milk, used as a humectant and sweetener

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Acetic acid

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260, Natural component of vinegar but generally manufactured from wood, also a preservative

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24
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Citric acid

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330, Colourless, weak organic acid

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Malic acid

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296, Organic acid, stronger than citric acid

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Sulphites

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220 - 228, Used in dried fruits, not a true allergen, but fairly common reactant

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27
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Benzoates

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210 - 213, Salts of benzoic acid, which contains a Benzene ring

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Nitrates

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249 - 252, Are added to mneat along with Nitrites, not as harmful as some believe

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Ascorbic acid

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300, Vitamin C, acts as a preservative, anti-oxidant

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30
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Lutein

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161b, Colouring agent (yellow/orange), a Carotenoid

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31
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Titanium dioxide

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171, Use no longer permitted in the EU and in Northern Ireland as of Feb 2022

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32
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Curcumin

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100, Naturally occurring orange/yellow colour, extracted from the spice turmeric

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Alpha-, beta, and gamma-carotenes

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160a, Beta-carotene is a well-known substance that is converted by the body to Vitamin A, orange

34
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Betanin, beetroot red

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162, Naturally occurring red/purple colour in beetroots

35
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Vegetable carbon

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153, Natural black colour obtained from burnt plant material, now often manufactured

36
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Tartrazine

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102, Widely used yellow/orange colour

37
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Yellow

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2G107, Adverse affects in children

38
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Sunset Yellow FCF

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110, A synthetic coal tar dye, yellow in colour, used with E102

39
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Cochineal, Carminic acid

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120, Natural red colour obtained from egg yolk and dried insects, can be manufactured

40
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Riboflavin

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101, Vitamin B2, usually obtained from yeast or produced synthetically

41
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Chlorophyll

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140, Naturally occuring green pigment found in plant leaves and stems, can be manufactured

42
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Caramel

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150a, Commonly used brown colour and flavouring agent made from the caramelisation or burning of sugar by heat or chemicals

43
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Guar gum

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412, Naturally occuring seed gum from a tree of the pea family

44
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Xanthum gum

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415, Made from the fermentation of carbohydrates by bacteria

45
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Acacia gum, gum arabic

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414, Natural gum obtained from a tree of the pea family, similar to 412

46
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Cellulose

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460, Fibrous part of plant cell walls used as a bulking agent

47
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Cellulose variations

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461-469, Generally emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners, and gelling agents

48
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Locust bean gum, carob gum

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410, Natural extract from the Carob tree seed

49
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Pectin

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440a, Occurs naturally in fruits, roots, and stems of plants, stabiliser and gelling agent

50
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Vegetable gums

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Enhance texture and consistancy

51
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Humectant

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Bind with water to keep food moist

52
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Glazing agent

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Improves appearance and can protect foo

53
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Bulking agents

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Increase the volume of food

54
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Raising agents

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Increase the volume of food through the use of gases.

55
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Stabilisers and firming agents

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Maintain even food dispersion.

56
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Preservatives

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Stop microbes from multiplying and spoiling the food

57
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Emulsifiers

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Stop fats from clotting together.

58
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Sugar alcohols, glycitols

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Derived from sugars, containing one hydroxyl group, a thickener or sweetener, doesn’t harm teeth, -itol

59
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Monosodium glutamate

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621, Present naturally in seaweed but generally prepared chemically from sugar beet, flavour enhancer of protein rich foods

60
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Sodium-5-ribonucleotide

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635, Mixture of E627 and E631, added to crisps

61
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Starches

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1400-1414, Generally of maize, corn, potato, wheat, or tapioca in origin, used to modify texture and stability

62
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Caffeine

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Naturally occurring flavouring agent

63
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Arrowroot

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Natural plant starch used as a thickening agent

64
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Calciferol

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Vitamin D, generally extracted from yeast

65
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Casein

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Naturally present milk protein used as an emulsifier, texturiser, and a dietary supplement

66
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Corn syrup

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Glucose obtained from corn or maize starch

67
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Gelatine

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Protein extract from animal bones and tissue, used as a stabiliser and gelling agent

68
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Hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP)

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Produced chemically from raw protein, a flavour enhancer

69
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Modified corn starch

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Derived from maize, has been modified in various ways to enhance stability in the manufacturing process

70
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Beeswax, white and yellow

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901, Glazing agent

71
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Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

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475, Emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners

72
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Silicon dioxide (Silica)

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551, Derived from sand, used as an anti-caking agent in potato snacks

73
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Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)

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320, Antioxidant manufactured synthetically for use alone or with E280, E310, or E330

74
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Palm oil

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Easier to stabilize and maintain quality of flavor and consistency, derived from reddish flesh of the fruit of palms

75
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Soy protein

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Soybean meal that has bean dehulled and defatted

76
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Potassium bicarbonate

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Raising agent, also regulatees pH

77
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Rapeseed oil

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Oldest known vegetable oil, contains possibly harmful erucic acid

78
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Canola oil

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A low erucic acid version of Rapeseed oil, also called LEAR (Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed), name from Canada + oil

79
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Lecithin

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Yellow-brownish fatty substances from animal and plant tissues, amphiphilic (hydro- and lipo- phyllic), emulsifies and homogenizes

80
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Yeast extract

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Flavour enhancer, contain amino acids and B Vitamins, consist of yeast cell contents without cell walls

JT's Misc. Knowledge (17 decks)

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