FOOD ADDITIVES

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FOOD ADDITIVES

• By Joseph D.

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What are they?

• By definition a food additive is a substance
  added to food to improve its flavor or appearance
  or shelf-life.

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How are they used?

• Coloring- add color to foods
• Preservatives- protect against contamination
• Artificial Sweetening Agents- sweeten foods like
  sugar but have less calories

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How are they used?

• Flavor Enhancers- protect or enhance flavors or
  aromas
• Flavorings- retains flavor that may have been
  lost in processing

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How are they used?

• Anticaking Agents- helps things like sugar and
  salt flow freely without clumping up
• Emulsifiers- help prevent oil and water mixtures
  from separating into layers
• Food acids- maintain a constant sourness

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How are they used?

• Humectants- prevent foods from drying out
• Mineral Salts- improve the texture of foods such
  as processed meats

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How are they used?

• Thickeners and Vegetable Gums- helps maintain a
  uniform consistency
• Stabilizers- maintain uniform dispersion
• Propellants- gases that help propel foods from
  containers

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How are they used?

• Flour Treatment Agents- substances added to flour
  to improve baking quality and appearance
• Glazing Agents- shiny appearance or protective
  coat

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ARMS

• Adverse Reaction Monitoring System
• Monitors reported adverse reactions of food
  additives related to a specific food to determine
  if it represents a public health risk

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Some Allergic or Adverse Reactions to Food
Additives

• Hives
• Fever
• Shortness of Breath
• Nausea
• If this or any other symptoms occur, contact your
  physician immediately.

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Ways to keep them out of your diet

• Rinse and scrub fresh fruits and vegetables
• Tear off outer leaves of leafy vegetables
• Trim the skin and fat from meat, fish, and
  poultry
• Throw away the fat that is found in cooking meat,
  fish and poultry because many food contaminates
  dissolve in fat

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Additives to Try to Avoid

• These are some food additives you should try to
  avoid from getting in your diet. The only way to
  do it is to read the ingredient labels of the
  foods you eat.

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Propyl Gallate (E310)

• Its used to prevent rancidity in oily
  substances.
• May cause gastric or skin irritation and are not
  permitted in foods for infants.
• Used in oils, margarine, lard, and salad
  dressings.

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Butylated hydroxi-anisole (E320)

• Retards spoilage due to oxidation
• Can trigger allergic reactions or things as
  serious as hyperactivity and other intolerance,
  and again, not permitted in foods for infants
• Used in oils, fats, chewing gum, nuts, instant
  potato products

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Sodium Lactate (E325)

• Derived from milk
• Lactose intolerant people will have an allergic
  reaction to this additive
• Found in dairy products

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Succinic Acid, 1,4-Heptonolactone, Calcium
Disodium

• I couldnt find any thing about this except for
  avoid it in big red letters, and it has been
  banned in some countries

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Sources

• www.google.com
• Search Engine
• http//vm.cfsan.fda.gov/lrd/foodaddi.html
• U. S. Food and Drug AdministrationFDA/IFIC
  Brochure January 1992
• http//dictionary.reference.com/search?qfoodaddi
  tiver2
• (Definition)
• http//www.foodag.com/en/home.htm
• Food Additives Guide
• http//www.foodag.com/en/300.htm
• Food Additives Chart
• http//ag.arizona.edu/pubs/health/foodsafety/az108
  2.html
• Food Additives- Are They Safe?
• http//www.nutramed.com/foodquality/foodadditives.
  htm
• Food Chemistry Food Allergy Food Additives