Must have food additives by food industry, adds color, texture, taste, flavor, freshness to the food. Enhance quality and desirable properties of food, boost food qualities

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20 BEST FOOD ADDITIVES USED IN FOOD
INDUSTRY

2. HISTORY OF FOOD ADDITIVES
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The pursuit of happiness through the enjoyment of
having or eating and cooking food was dates back
from out ancient civilizations. The process of cooking
was started by our ancestors Neanderthals.
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Ancient civilizations like Roman civilizations, Greece
civilizations, Egyptian civilizations, Chinese
civilizations, Indian civilizations will show the different
food styles ranging from having raw food to usage of
sulfur to seal wine packing to using herbs, spices for
cooking.

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Even though different food cooking styles, shelf life of food is crucial and even
more qualities required for tastier food. Additional products which are required to
do these activities are called food additives.Without food additives Foods will be
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Taste less
Colorless
No texture
No shape
No flavor
No freshness
No alkalinity
No acidity
No proper ph value
Dried
Spoil
Infected with bacteria
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4. FOOD ADDITIVES DEFINATION
“It is any chemical whether natural in origin or synthetic which is
not normally taken as a food or consumed as a food instead they
are added to food products to enhance quality and desirable
properties of food.”
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Food additives may not be providing any nutritional value to food
products but food additives are added intentionally to boost food
qualities either of directly or indirectly.
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Based on direct or indirect effects of food additives in food
products they are classified as
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Direct food additives
Indirect food additive
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5. FOOD ADDITIVE MARKET TRENDS
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Transparency Market Research has surveyed food
additives market for the year of 2012-2018. Market
Research results states that food additives market
revenue was 28.2 billion in the year of 2011.
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Market research results also revealed that food
additives market revenue expected to reach 36.1
billion by 2018 year.
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Europe’s food additives demand for the year of 2011
was 32 per cent of global food additive consumption.

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When considering US demand and revenue will
be 3.5 per cent and USD 8.5 billion respectively
by 2014.
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North America’s food additives demand may
cross USD 9.1 billion by 2018.
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Asia pacific’s compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) is expected to be reach 5 per cent
during the periods of 2012-2018.

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In specific food additives like flavors and flavor enhancers demand
expected to cross USD 12 billion by 2018.
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The major companies which are into food additives market includes
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GIVAUDAN
ARCHES DANIELS MIDLAND (ADM)
BASF
DANISCO
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Total number of food additives that are approved by different
government authorities and used by different industries is around 2300.
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Out of 2300 food additives, each food additives has their own property
which impart to food products.

8. 20 MUST HAVE FOOD ADDITIVES
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Anticaking Agent
Anticaking Agents mainly used to prevent lumps, deicing
foods. Anticaking Agents are added to foods, fertilizers,
salts, cosmetics in small portions. These additives works
by absorbing moisture content in foods and by water
repelling property
Antifoaming agents
Antifoaming agent is mainly used to prevent foam
formation and for reducing surface tension in foods.
Antifoaming agents also used in coke, sprite and other
carbonated soft drinks. These are used in drugs to reduce
bloating.

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Food Emulsifier
Food Emulsifiers will make food as appealing
appearance. Food Emulsifiers are the major effective food
additives of structure, texture, taste, quality and freshness
of foods. It also acts as unmixable agent between oil and
water component of some foods. Food Emulsifiers often
termed as emulgents.
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Firming Agents
Firming agents are food additives and these are added to
fruits, vegetables, canned foods, pickles to keep firm or
crispy, structure. Calcium chloride as a firming agent can
be used in canned vegetables, in firming soy bean curd.

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Flavor Enhancers
Flavor Enhancers are commonly used for luscious foods
to boost the existing flavor in the food. Flavor Enhancers
customize flavors, stability of pepsi, pizza dough and
other types of foods without contributing to any significant
flavor of their own.
Flour treatment agents
Flour treatment agents intensify texture, strength,
softness, crumb structure and color of bread loafs.
Ascorbic acid is the commonly used flour treatment agent.
Flour treatment agents keep homogenous appearance
during fermentation process.

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Food Acids
Food acids are found in natural sources like orange,
lemon, berries, and plumps. Citric acid, maleic acid and
tartaric acid are the best known common food acids.
These imparts different flavor, tinge to foods. Some times
food acids may acts as antioxidants, preservatives.
Gelling Agent
Gelling agent are commonly added to food to impart gel
texture. Gelling agents also gives shape, structure to
foods. Gelatin, pectin are regarded as common gelling
agents. Gelling agents sometimes called as solidifiers.

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Food Glazing Agents
Food Glazing Agents also referred as polishing agents.
Food Glazing Agents are providers of shiny, homogenous,
waxy and surface protection. Beeswax and lanolin are the
most common food glazing agents.
Humectants
Humectants are food additives which primarily retain and
preserve moisture content of food and cosmetic products.
Humectants also used in tobacco products, coatings for
plastics, skin care products, body lotions, hair
conditioners. Glycerine, sorbitol, propylene glycol are the
examples of humectants.

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Preservatives
Preservatives prevent chemical changes, microbial growth of
foods, wood, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples and
retain flavor and nutritional values of food for a longer time. Food
preservatives like sodium benzoate, potassium benzoate, calcium
sorbate, and glycolic acids are common examples.
Propellants
Propellants are commonly used in whipped creams, carbonated
drinks. Propellants make carbonated drinks expel out of their
containers. A propellant creates more pressure to liquid food so
that it will come out of their containers and even dispense foam.
Common propellants used are Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen, Nitrous
oxide, Butane, Isobutane,Propane, Octafluorocyclobutane.

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Seasoning
Seasoning is refers to process of adding herbs, spices and
condiments to food for enhancing their natural flavor and taste.
Cardamom Oil, salt are the commonly used seasoning agents.
Seasonings are used while before or after the food is cooked.
Sequestrant
Sequestrant improves quality and stability of food by forming
chelating complexes with polyvalent metal ions in foods. Bile acid
sequestrants lower LDL cholesterol levels in the body.
Sequestrants like Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Triphosphate
and Calcium Polyphosphate well known examples for this
category.

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Stabilizers
Stabilizers are the substances which maintain color, shape,
texture, consistency and stability of food products. Stabilizers can
be used for cosmetics, plastics, processed foods. Agar
agar, pectin, carrageenan, calcium chloride, alginic acid are the
chemicals commonly used as stabilizers in cosmetics, foods,
dairy products.
Sweeteners
A sweetener is the replica of the normal sugar but varies in low
energy and calories. Sweeteners may be natural and synthetic.
Synthetic sweeteners are termed as artificial sweeteners.
Examples for artificial sweeteners are
like aspartame, sucralose, saccharin, neotame.

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Thickeners
Thickeners are the modified forms of starch, polysaccharide and
vegetable gums. In the preparation of sauces, stews, gravies
thickeners are added. Thickening agents used to food
preparations for improving their suspension, viscosity without
changing their taste.
Acidity Regulators
Acidity regulators also called as ph controlling agents. Acidity
regulators alter the acidity and alkalinity of food products. By
controlling acidity in foods the growth of bacteria can be avoided
from foods. Acidity regulators like lactic acid, citric acid, malic
acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid are commonly used for food
products.

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Antioxidants
Antioxidants are the protectors of body cells from free radicals.
Antioxidants also prevents from cancers, arthritis, blockage of
arteries caused by fatty acid deposition. Food products can be
preserved by using antioxidants.
Bulking Agents
Bulking agent is food additive which increases volume or weight
of food without disturbing its utility, functionality, nutritional value
and as well as taste. Bulking agents also used in slimming foods,
beverages, bakery products, condiments, seasonings, as filler in
vitamins.Guar gum, psyllium, polydextrose, methylcellulose and
pectin are the examples for bulking agents.

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