Food additives often referred to as E

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Food additives(often referred to as E )

• Vera Hezinová
• Veronika Petrovská

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E XXX

• substances which improve the properties of
  foodstuffs
• code of toxicologically verified compounds
  (notice 53/2002 Sb.)
• used abbreviations E XXX
• common substances - Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová
• several groups distinguished

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Dyes

• indicated E 1XX
• improve the colour
• natural or synthetic
• examples E 100 curcumin E 153 natural
  carbon
• E 122 azorubin
  E 160 carotenes
• E 140
  chlorophyl E 170 calcium carbonate
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  E 173 aluminium

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Conservants

• indicated E 2XX
• protect against breeding of bacteria
• prolongation of durability

• Examples
• E 210 benzoic acid
• E 220 sulphur dioxide
• E 226 calcium sulfite

• E 252 KNO3 (smoked meats)
• E 260 acetic acid
• E 285 borax (caviar)
• E 290 carbon dioxide

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Antioxidants emulgators

• E 3XX
• protection of lipids against the process of
  turning rancid
• Examples
• E 300 ascorbic acid
• E 307 a-tocoferol
• E 330 citric acid
• E 339 sodium phosphate

• E 4XX
• mixe two badly mixing liquidus (margarines)
• Concentrators (E 406 agar) cant be used for
  sweets (swelling at the contact of salivas)
• Concentrators for sweets (E 440 pectin,
  gelatine)

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Taste substances sweetening agents

• E 6XX
• improve the taste of foodstuffs
• examples E 621 glutamate (instant soup, sauce)
• E 9XX
• sweeter than sugar, add less energy
• light foodstuffs and dia-products
• examples E 950 acetsulfan, E 954 sacharin

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The others

• E 5XX regulators of acidity (H2SO4, NaOH, CaO)
• polish substances (bees and synthetic waxes)
• for improvement of flour (E 927 urea)
• gasses for packing (E 938 Ar, E 941 N)
• starches (E 14XX)

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Safety

• toxicological tests last for several years
• implemented by different laboratories in more
  countries
• 6 experimental animals
• toxicity of every substance depends on state of
  health, on kind of foodstuffs, on the next
  modifications in the kitchen
• misleading information

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3bit KRAFT FOODS

• E 322 lecithin
• E 476 polyglycerolpolyricinoleát
• E 500 sodium carbonate
• E 503 ammonium carbonate
• E 330 citric acid

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Aquila - MATTONI

• E 202 potassium sorbate
• E 211 natrium benzoate
• E 300 vitamin C
• E 330 citric acid
• E 950 acetsulfam K
• E 951 aspartam its necessary to mark it
  contains the source of phenylalanine

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Fruit lentils - SFINX

• E 330 citric acid
• E 43X magnesium stearate
• E 14XX wheat starch

• E 104 chinoline yellow
• E 110 yellow SY
• E 122 azorubin
• E 124 Ponceau 4R
• E 132 indigotin
• E 133 brilliant blue

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Origins

• www.spotrebitel.cz
• www.szpi.cz
• our own initiative ?

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