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Chemistry of Additives
Chemistry of Additives
Learning Objectives:
2. Egg dish
• Egg
• Soya sauce
(to enhance flavor)
• Pepper
3. Strawberry Jam
• Strawberry
• Sugar (to sweeten strawberry & to prevent jam from spoilage)
• Gelatin (to thicken the jam)
4. Icing Cake
• Icing sugar
• Butter
• Orange coloring (to make icing orange in color)
Types of food additives
Examples: Preservatives & Antioxidants
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) & Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) & citric acid
Sodium Nitrate Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) Antioxidant in fruit jams and juices
preserves meats and sausages Antioxidant in margarine
Esters
Monosodium Glutamate
• Ethyl Butanoate (Banana)
• Octyl Acetate (Orange)
• Ethyl Heptanoate (Grape)
Organic Chemistry, Clayden Greeves Warren and Wothers, Oxford Univ. Press
Butter flavour
and popcorn lung disease
http://fedup.com.au/factsheets/additive-and-natural-chemical-factsheets/flavours-natural-or-artificial
Examples: Stabilizers & thickners
Lecithin (egg yolk) Xantham Gum Xantham Gum, Acacia Gum, Guar Gum
in mayonanaise in salad dressings & sauces in ice creams
Soy Sauce
Coding Systems
Food Additives & their E-Code Number
Beneficial functions of Food Additives
• It must be ascertained that the real need exists for the use.
• It does not cause any adverse physiological and harmful effects even upon regular
consumption for a long period.