Food additives

e948 Oxygen

Food additive with propellant gas role, used in the food industry for the introduction of vegetable dishes in controlled atmosphere packaging, in order to keep and preserve the properties of food

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e949 Hydrogen

Food additive with propellant gas role, used in the food industry for the introduction of vegetable dishes in controlled atmosphere packaging, in order to keep and preserve the properties of food

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Synthetic food additive with sweetening role. It is about 200 times sweeter than sugar, comparing equal amounts from the two products. Acesulfame K is chemically stable compound at high temperatures and acidic environments. Does not contain calories and,…

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e951 Aspartame

Synthetic food additive with sweetening and flavor enhancing role. It is about 200 times sweeter than sugar, comparing equal amounts from the two products. Does not contain calories and is not cariogenic. It is not used in products…

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e952 Cyclamic Acid And Its Sodium And Calcium Salts

Synthetic food additive with sweetening role. They are about 30-50 times sweeter than sugar, comparing equal aounts from the two products. Cyclamic acid and its sodium and calcium salts are chemical compounds whose sweetening capacity is relatively weak,…

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e357 Potassium Adipate

Food additive with acidity regulation, curing agent, loosening agent and flavoring functions. It is a chemical compound used in various powders for preparing some desserts or drinks, in fruit flavored or jelly-like desserts, in quantities of up to…

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e363 Succinig Acid

Food additive with acidity regulation and flavoring role. It is naturally present in fruits, vegetables, wine. For industrial use it is obtained from acetic acid. It is used in desserts, soups and broths, powders for home-prepared beverages, but…

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e380 Triammonium Citrate

Food additive with acidity regulation, buffer substance and emulsifying role, widely used in dairy products, products from fruits and vegetables, fish, spices, instant soups and broths, dietetic products, food supplements etc. It is an ammonium salt of citric…

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e385 Calcium Disodium Ehtylene Diamine Tetra-Acetate (Calcium Disodium Edta)

Food additive with antioxidant, emulsifying, sequestrant and preservative function. It is found in alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, in products from vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, eggs, emulsified and non-emulsified fats, in products preserved by fermentation, freezing or drying, in…

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e400 Alginic Acid

Food additive with emulsifying, stabilizing, thickening and caking role. It is a natural product obtained from several brown algae. It is used in the quantities according to the recipes in all dairy products, in sweets, creams, emulsified fat…

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e401 Sodium Alginate

Food additive with emulsifying, stabilizing, thickening and caking role. It is the sodium salt of alginic acid. It is used in the quantities provided on the recipies in all dairy products, in sweets, creams, emulsified fat spreads with…

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e402 Potassium Alginate

Food additive with emulsifying, stabilizing, thickening and caking role. It is the potassium salt of alginic acid. It is used in the quantities according to the recipes in all dairy products, in sweets, creams, emulsified fat spreads with…

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According to the World Health Organization, substances that are added to food in order to maintain or improve its safety, freshness, taste, texture or appearance are known as food additives.

These food additives have been used for centuries to preserve food. For example salt (in meat, bacon or dried fish), sugar (in
marmalade) or sulphur dioxide (in wine).

Food additives can be derived from plants, animals or minerals or they can be synthetic. They are intentionally added to foods, to fulfil certain technological purposes. There are several thousand food additives in use, all of which are designed to perform a specific task, usually to make food more durable
or appealing.