Additives may be...........

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Additives

• Additives may be...........
• Natural - beetroot juice as a red colouring
• Chemical made by scientists such as aspartame
• Synthetic-have the same chemical structure as a
  natural additive but made in a laboratory.

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E numbers

• The E number indicates that an additive has
  passed the European Community Safety Standards.
• The E number is a code used instead of a long
  chemical name so for example pentasodium
  triphosphate is known as E451.

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Colours

• Colours
• E100s such as drinks icings

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Preservatives

• Preservatives
• E200s which extends shelf life, in sausages and
  canned meats

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Emulsifiers and stabilisers

• Emsulsifiers and stabilisers
• E400s such as lecithin which lets oil and water
  mix such as in an ice cream. Stabilisers stop
  ingredients separating such as in sauces.

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Antioxidants

• Antioxidants
• E300s prevent oxidation of fats and slow down the
  enzymic browning of fruit and vegetables.

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Gelling agents

• Are used to set jams and change the consistency
  of some sweets.

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Flavour enhancers

• Flavour enhancers
• E600s make natural flavours stronger often used
  in soups and snacks.

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flavourings

• Which include herbs and spices such as parsley,
  cinnamon and vanilla are natural flavourings
• Flavourings which do not have an E number. They
  are shown as flavouring such as strawberry
  flavouring in a cold dessert.

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Sweetners

• These have fewer calories than natural sugar.
  Some are intense sweetners such as aspartame.
  Used in fizzy drinks.

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Thickners

• Used to thicken liquids

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Anti-caking agents

• Used to prevent dry ingredients sticking together

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Hyperactivity

• Some consumers do not eat food with chemical and
  synthetic additives as a life choice.
  Hyperactivity in children has been linked to food
  colouring. Such as tartrazine.

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