Assignment 2 (E Code)
Assignment 2 (E Code)
Assignment 2 (E Code)
(E CODE)
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SUGAR Plant Flavouring substance - Giving the sweet taste of the food
(NO CODE - Present in fruit and honey
NUMBER)
CORN SYRUP Plant Flavouring substance - Giving the sweet taste of the food
(NO CODE - Glucose obtained from corn or maize
NUMBER) starch.
CALCIUM Mined from limestones Food conditioner - Firming agent in canned potatoes,
SULFATE - Anticaking agent tomatoes, carrots, lima beans,
(E 516) - Stabilizer and peppers
- Dough strengthened: the absence
of calcium ions causes bread
dough to be soft and sticky and
produces bread of poor quality.
DISODIUM Derived from the element phosphorus Preservatives - preserve sausages and cooked
PHOSPHATE meats
(E 339 (ii)) Food conditioner - make soft drinks and cheese
- Anticaking agent smooth
- Stabilizer - preserve bakery products
- Emulsifier - enriched farina
- Thickener - maintain the smoothness of ice
- Flavour Enhancer cream and artificially sweetened
jelly.
CARRAGEENAN Plant Preservative - a thickener in soups, sauces,
(E 407) - Red seaweed (Irish moss) puddings
Food conditioner - makes ice cream and yogurt
- Emulsifier creamy
- Thickener - prevent spoilage
- Stabilizer - suspends the nutrients in baby
formula.
POLYSORBATE Polyethoxylated sorbitan and oleic acid Food conditioner - makes products look and taste
80 - Emulsifier creamier
(E 433) - Stabilizer - bulks foods up
- acts as a binder for ice creams
and pudding
- helps dissolve ingredients so they
can more easily blend together
- in chewing gum, ice cream,
gelatin, and shortening.
LOCUST BEAN Plant Food conditioner - a stabilization agent in ice cream
GUM - Seeds of the carob tree - Thickener to prevent ice crystals from
(E 410) - Stabilizer forming
- Gelling agent - thickener in salad dressing