FOOD CHEMISTRY
FOOD ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES
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Question
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Chemicals with surface active properties that help to create an emulsion and to preserve the structure of the food.
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Humectant
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Emulsifier
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Anti caking agent
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Bulking agent
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An emulsifier consists of hydrophilic (water-soluble) part and lipophilic (oil-soluble) part. When an emulsifier is added to a mixture of water and oil, the emulsifier is arranged on the interface, anchoring its hydrophilic part into water and its lipophilic part into oil.
Detailed explanation-2: -Surfactant is the broadest term: Both emulsifiers and detergents are surfactants. Surfactants, or surface-active agents, are compounds that lower the surface tension between two liquids or between a liquid and a solid.
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