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    List of food additives allowed to be used in EU

    • Last Update: 2017-10-12
    • Source: Internet
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    Introduction: there are many countries in the EU using food additives Here is the list of food additives allowed to be used in the EU Food additive: refers to the substance that can not be directly used as food or used as the characteristic component of food, whether it has nutritional value or not; for technical requirements, adding these substances purposefully in the process of food production, processing, preparation, processing, packaging, transportation or storage will make them or their by-products directly or indirectly become or can be predicted Become a component of food Here is a list of food additives allowed to be used in the EU Classification: 1 colorant, 2 sweetener, 3 antioxidant, 4 preservative, 5 emulsifier, 6 emulsifier, 7 thickener, 8 coagulant, 9 stabilizer, 10 flavor enhancer, 11 sour flavor enhancer, 12 acidity regulator, 13 anticoagulant, 14 denatured starch, 15 starter, 16 defoamer, 17 coating agent, 18 flour treatment agent, 19 enhancer, 20 water retention agent, 21 chelator, 22 enzyme preparation, 23 Filler 24, propellant 25, packing gas 26, carrier 27, gelling agent 28, brightener 29, bulking agent flavor (88 / 388 / EEC) 1, natural flavor 2, chemical synthetic flavor 3, biosynthetic flavor 4, tobacco flavor 4, there are many food additives in today's food, so what is the food additive? In fact, food additives are synthetic or natural substances added into food to improve the quality of food such as color, fragrance and taste, as well as to meet the needs of antisepsis and processing technology Some food additives are harmful to human body, but China's food safety detector can accurately check whether the food is safe and whether there is excessive use of additives, so that we can eat food more safely If you want to know more about food additives, please go to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob
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