Mayonnaise Have you ever brought home a jar of mayonnaise and looked at the ingredients label? According to Wikipedia: Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce often used as a condiment. It is a stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk and …
What is Saccharin? Saccharin is a food additive used as an artificial sweetener. It has an E number of 954. Â The name comes from the latin word for sugar, saccharum. Other artificial sweeteners include: Alitame Aspartame Acesulfame-potassium Sucralose Description: Sweeteners …
Azodicarbonamide: What is it and Why is it in My Food? Azodicarbonamide has become known as the “yoga mat” chemical. But, what is it really? It is a chemical compound added to flour as a bleaching and improving agent. It …
As previously mentioned, Kraft Foods has recently announced that they will be removing artificial preservatives (specifically sorbic acid) from most of their “Singles” cheese slices. So, what will they used instead? Natamycin. What is Natamycin? Natamycin is sometimes called pimaricin. …
Kraft Foods has recently announced that they will be removing artificial preservatives (specifically sorbic acid) from most of their “Singles” cheese slices. What is sorbic acid? Sorbic acid is a natural organic compound. “Organic” refers to any compound whose molecules …
