FOOD CHEMISTRY
FOOD ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Food Coloring
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Fortifying Agents
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Color Retention Agents
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Emulsifiers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nutritional additives are used for the purpose of restoring nutrients lost or degraded during production, fortifying or enriching certain foods in order to correct dietary deficiencies, or adding nutrients to food substitutes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Common nutritional additives include vitamin D in milk, vita-min A in margarine, vitamin C in fruit drinks, and iodine in salt. Breads and cereals are enriched with B vitamins that are lost or destroyed during the milling and processing of grains.
Detailed explanation-3: -Substances that are added to food to maintain or improve the safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance of food are known as food additives. Some food additives have been in use for centuries for preservation – such as salt (in meats such as bacon or dried fish), sugar (in marmalade), or sulfur dioxide (in wine).
Detailed explanation-4: -Emulsifiers, stabilizers and thickeners give foods the texture and consistency consumers expect.