TLE 10: 2nd Quarter, Lesson 2: Food Additives Flashcards
These are substances added to food to maintain or improve its safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance.
Food Additives
What are the purposes of Food Additives?
Preserving food
Improving the taste of food
Making food more attractive
Enriching food with certain nutrients
What are the different types of Food Additives?
Preservatives
Food Coloring
Food Flavoring
Anti-Oxidants
Stabilizers
Nutrients
These food additives prevent the growth of
microorganisms in food that will result to spoilage.
Preservatives
What are the common food preservatives?
Salt
Sugar
Vinegar
Curing Salt
Phosphate
Sodium Nitrite
It is a salt and an antioxidant that is used to cure meats like ham, bacon and hot dogs.
Sodium Nitrite
What is Food Coloring?
It makes food look more appealing and attractive by giving a color that is unnatural to food.
What is Atsuete?
It is considered to be a natural food coloring
used in food.
This food additive adds extra flavor to food.
Common examples are herbs and spices, artificial flavoring and sweeteners, and flavor enhancers.
Food Flavoring
Anti-Oxidants
It slows down or prevents oxidation which turn fats and oil rancid. Common examples
are BHT and BHA
It is also known as emulsifier or thickener, this food additive prevents food from changing its form or chemical nature. Common examples are cooking oil,
breading mix, jelly mixture or gelatine.
Stabilizers
Nutrients
These are added to enrich or fortify
food products. Common examples are the vitamins and minerals that are added to food.
What are the advantages of Food Additives?
- Makes food stay fresh longer, looks nicer, and tastes better
- Makes food last longer as to its shelf life
What are the disadvantages of Food Additives?
- Can be associated with serious diseases like cancer and asthma
- Can cause toxic effect to the body
