Food additives

e620 Glutamic Acid
Food additive with flavor enhancing function. It is a natural acid, present in all proteins. For industrial use, it is obtained from plant matter. Glutamic acid is an amino acid produced by the human body, not needing it…
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e621 Monosodium Glutamate
Food additive with flavor enhancing function. It is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained by bacterial fermentation of molasses. Monosodium glutamate is used to accentuate the flavor and taste of natural foods.…
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e622 Monopotassium Glutamate
Food additive with flavor enhancing function. It is the potassium salt of glutamic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained by bacterial fermentation of molasses. Monopotassium glutamate is used to accentuate the flavor and taste of natural foods.…
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e623 Calcium Diglutamat
Food additive with flavor enhancing function. It is the calcium salt of glutamic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained by bacterial fermentation of molasses. Calcium diglutamate is used to accentuate the flavor and taste of natural foods.…
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e624 Monoammonium Glutamate
Food additive with flavor enhancing function. It is the ammonium salt of glutamic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained by bacterial fermentation of molasses. Monoammonium glutamate is used to accentuate the flavor and taste of natural foods.…
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e625 Magnesium Diglutamate
Food additive with flavor enhancing function. It is the magnesium salt of glutamic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained by bacterial fermentation of molasses. Magnesium diglutamate is used to accentuate the flavor and taste of natural foods.…
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e626 Guanylic Acid
Food additive with flavor enhancing role. It is a natural acid, component of ribonucleic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained from yeast or from sardines, having plant or animal origin. Guanylic acid and guanylates do not give…
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e627 Disodium Guanylate
Food additive with flavor enhancing role. It is the sodium salt of guanylic acid, a natural acid, component of ribonucleic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained from yeast or from sardines, having plant or animal origin. Guanylates…
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e628 Dipotassium Guanylate
Food additive with flavor enhancing role. It is the potassium salt of guanylic acid, a natural acid, component of ribonucleic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained from yeast or from sardines, having plant or animal origin. Guanylates…
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e629 Calcium Guanylate
Food additive with flavor enhancing role. It is the calcium salt of guanylic acid, a natural acid, component of ribonucleic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained from yeast or from sardines, having plant or animal origin. Guanylates…
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e630 Inosinic Acid
Food additive with flavor enhancing role. It is a natural acid. For industrial use, it is obtained by bacterial fermentation of sugars or from meat or sardines, having plant or animal origin. Inosinic acid and inosinates do not…
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e631 Disodium Inosinate
Food additive with flavor enhancing role. It is the sodium salt of inosinic acid. For industrial use, it is obtained by bacterial fermentation of sugars or from meat or sardines, having plant or animal origin. Inosinates do not…
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Food additives

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.

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