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Saffron, The World’s Most Expensive Spice

By Mark Posted on September 18, 2014 Posted in Colour, Food Additives, Ingredients, Spices No Comments

"Crocus sativus1" by KENPEI - KENPEI's photo. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_sativus1.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Crocus_sativus1.jpg

What is Saffron? Saffron is a spice made from the dried stigmas of a crocus flower. It has a distinctive earthy smell and flavour. As an additive it is used to give foods a deep rich golden-yellow colour. It has an E …

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Potassium Lactate

By Mark Posted on September 11, 2014 Posted in Food Additives, Ingredients, Preservative No Comments

Potassium Lactate Potassium lactate is a potassium salt of lactic acid. In chemistry, a salt is a compound that forms when an acid and base react to neutralize one another. “Potassium lactate” by Ed (Edgar181) – Own work. Licensed under …

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Sodium Phosphate

By Mark Posted on August 29, 2014 Posted in Emulsifier, Firming Agent, Food Additives, Ingredients No Comments

Sodium Phosphate In chemistry, a salt is a compound that forms when an acid and base react to neutralize one another. Sodium phosphate is a term used to describe the various salts of sodium and phosphate. “Trisodium phosphate hydrate“. Licensed …

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What’s in a Cookie? Cookie Ingredients Explained.

By Mark Posted on July 9, 2014 Posted in Baking, Cooking, Food Additives, Fresh Food, Ingredients No Comments

What’s In A Cookie? I admit that I am a huge cookie fan. I know they aren’t healthy. But, really, who doesn’t like a good cookie? A few weeks ago, I posted a link to The Science of the Best …

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What is Soy Lecithin?

By Mark Posted on July 5, 2014 Posted in Emulsifier, Food Additives, Ingredients No Comments

Soy Lecithin

Lecithin Purpose Lecithin is a food additive with an E number of 322. It is used as an emulsifier. An emulsifier is a substance used to stabilize mixtures of oil and water preventing separation. Description: Lecithin is very common. It …

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Category: Ingredients

Saffron, The World’s Most Expensive Spice

Potassium Lactate

Sodium Phosphate

What’s in a Cookie? Cookie Ingredients Explained.

What is Soy Lecithin?