FOOD CHEMISTRY
FOOD ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES
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Question
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Pay attention to this data!(1) tartrazine(2) aspartame(3) citric acid(4) sodium bicarbonate(5) saccharinFood additives used as sweetener are ____
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1 and 2
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2 and 3
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2 and 5
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3 and 5
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Saccharin is approved for use in food as a non-nutritive sweetener. Saccharin brand names include Sweet and Low®, Sweet Twin®, Sweet’N Low®, and Necta Sweet®. It is 200 to 700 times sweeter than table sugar (sucrose), and it does not contain any calories.
Detailed explanation-2: -Aspartame is authorised in the EU for use as a food additive to sweeten a variety of foods and beverages such as drinks, desserts, sweets, chewing gum, yogurt, low calorie and weight control products and as a table-top sweetener.
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