Facts about Food AdditivesFacts about Food Additives
Food additives are essential meal components for both vegetarians and meat eaters. They give a diet its signature nutritional value, taste and aroma. Some food additives are so common that we tend to ignore their impact in our diets and our bodies. Here, I will outline a few facts about food additives.
The list of food additives is endless
There may be countless food additives in the world today, but the fact is that more will come. In a bid to improve the standards of living and reduce morbidity in the world, nutritionists and dietitians work day and night to come up with more useful food additives or to discover more uses of the existing ones. For example, with carrageenan FMC has done a lot of research and come up with desirable findings.
Though Carrageenan has been in use for a long time now, its use is more widespread today than before. Through research, Carrageenan has also be found to be soluble and therefore versatile. Its versatility makes it useful in both food and non-food applications. Indeed, most household products you see around like cheese, yogurt, toothpaste and more have been stabilized using Carrageenan. We are waiting to hear of its next application shortly.
Most food additives come in various forms
A food additive can be available in various forms depending on its source. For example, pepper can be sweet or hot. We also have bell pepper, lipstick pepper and many other types of peppers. Each of these peppers has …