Additive, food

Food Preservation Oxidation and microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, and others) are the major enemies in the decomposition of food. Any process that prevents the growth of microorganisms or retards oxidation is generally an effective preservation process. Drying grains, fruits, and meat is one of the oldest 

JUICE CONCENTTRATE. SORBITOL, SALT, I NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, BHA I (A PRESERVATIVE). CITRIC AOO (A STABI-LIZNG AGENT) 

K DEXTROSE. SUGAR. FLA. GEW iNSYRUP VORED FRUIT PIECES IDEHYDRATEO APPLES (TREATED WITH SULFUR DIOX- 

Note the variety of food additives described on the label of a package of cookies. 

Food additives prevent oxidation add flavor, texture, and color kill bacteria and increase vitamin content. 

Additives such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids and amino acid derivatives are utilized to increase the nutritive value of food. A particular diet may also require the use of thickening agents, emulsifiers, sweeteners, etc. 

taste and consistency or texture, which are important for the sensory value of food, may decrease during processing and storage. Such decreases can be corrected or readjusted by additives such as pigments, aroma compounds or flavor enhancers. Development of ofl-flavor , for instance, derived from fat or oil oxidation, can be suppressed by antioxidants. Food texture can be stabilized by adding minerals or polysaccharides, and by many other means. 

The common trend towards foods which are easy and quick to prepare (convenience foods) can also necessitate the increasing use of additives. 

Additives, class % of total Additives, class % of total 

BeUtz W. Grosch P. Schieberle, Food Chemistry Springer 2009 

The analysis of food additives is important for nutritional labeling and quality control.16 Common additives are  

Pecosphere 5C18 (5-pm, 150x4.6 mm) Linear Gradient ot 30% MeOH/0.01 M KH2P04 to 100% MeOH in 4 min 3.5 mL/min UV at 290 nm filtered drink samples 

1 Flavors A Case Study on HPLC Analysis of Capsaicins GC 

HPLC separation of individual capsaicins in the calibration standard and two hot sauces. Best of all, the degree of heat of each sample can be automatically reported in Scoville units by summing up the percentage of each capsaicin multiplied by its Scoville score (Table 7.4). 

The analysis of food contaminants, in particular any toxic or biologically active residue, is important for public health or quality control reasons.19 Examples are mycotoxins (aflatoxins) and pesticide and drug residues. Sample preparation is typically elaborate and might involve deproteinization, solvent extraction, and clean-up via solid-phase extraction (SPE).The use of highly sensitive and specific LC/MS/MS is increasing and has simplified some of the sample preparation procedures. 

According to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, food additives may be defined as substances. .. the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, either in their becoming a component of food or otherwise affecting the characteristics of food (1). Canada and the European Community have adopted similar definitions. According to this broad definition, a food additive is synonymous to a food ingredient. In practice, however, the word additive is limited to substances that are used in small quantities. 

Bakery PROCESSES and leavening agents Flavors and spices). 

Most bulk food ingredients, eg, flour, fats and oils, and nutritive sweeteners (qv) such as sugar (qv), are excluded from the food additive category. In a few cases, substances that are used in relatively large quantities, eg, dietary fiber (qv) and bulking agents, are included herein because these have been the focus of market and technology developments. 

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (4th Edition) 

In the United States, additional ramifications maybe expected from FDA s announcement of final regulations for new food labeling requirements under the directive of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (2). Among other things, these regulations limit health claims that can be made on food labels. They also require new information on nutrient content, and limit the use of descriptors such as low and free in association with calories, fat levels, and other food product characteristics. 

In food industry, several substances are used as preservatives, nutritional, flavoring, coloring, and texturizing agents. However, despite the benefits attributed to food additives, consumption of concentrations of these compounds above recommended levels are related to toxic effects and therefore, it is important to develop analytical strategies that can offer high sensitivity and selectivity. 

Analyte Sample Electrochemical technique Working electrode Pretreatment of sample Supporting electrolyte Studied concentration/ detection limit (DE) References 

Al (III) Flour, tea, bread cookies, and rice ASV HMDE Acid digestion Cupferron formed complex in 0.4M(NH4)2S04 solution 4.0x10-8-2.0x10-9 gml- DE 8x10- ° gm -i [25] 

Cu (II) Rice and vegetables ASV HMDE Microwave acid digestion 0.05 M PBS, pH 2.5 and 2-(2,3,5-triazolylazo)-5-dimethylaninobenzonic acid 9.5x10-9-4.7x10- M, DE 9.5x10- M [27] 

Se(IV) Milk DPCSV, DPASV HMDE Acid digestion 

Essentially, a food additive brings some benefit to the consumer and is not used to disguise faulty food processing or handling techniques. A food additive does not substantially reduce the nutritive value of the food and does not pose any health hazard to the consumer. Thus, food additives should be used for the preservation of food, to maintain its nutritive quality and storage quality, and for organoleptic acceptance by the consumer. 

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FIGURE 11.2 Two-dimensional plot (450 nm) of the comprehensive two-dimensional LC carotenoid analysis of intact red orange essential oil. Source Reproduced with permission from 1221. Copyright 2008. American Chemical Society. 

Chlorophylls and their derivatives are foimd, for example, in many vegetables, and they are also used as food colorants. They have a strong hydrophobic character, so they are usually analyzed by RPLC with a C18 column and an organic mobile phase, except when chlorophyll c (polar molecule) is present. In this case, the addition of a small amount of water to the organic solvent is recommended. Spectrophotometric and MS detectors are the most commonly employed detection modes for the analysis of chlorophylls. 

The growing concern about food safety has made the analysis of food additives and contaminants an area of great development in recent years, in which chromatographic techniques, and more specifically L(Z, are playing an essential role. Analysis of food additives is mandatory in processed foods that contain compoimds intentionally added to improve shelf 

Food preservatives are used primarily to prevent or retard microbial growth. The most typical food preservatives are sorbic acid, benzoic acid, propionic acid, and methyl-, ethyl- and propyl-esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (PHB, parabens). 

Sample preparation depends mainly on the matrix for example, liquid matrices, such as beverages, require only filtration prior to the direct injection into a LC system. For solids, steam distillation and solid—liquid extraction using solvents such as ethanol, methanol, or mixtures of acetonitrile, 2-propanol, and ethanol, are the techniques most commonly used to improve sensitivity and reduce matrix interferences. A common practice for complex samples involves precipitation of proteins and fat by the addition of methanol, followed by centrifugation or filtration, providing an extract suitable for chromatographic analysis. 

A new simple analytical method for monitoring propyl propane thiosulfonate in animal feed has been developed. Reversed phase liquid chromatography with UV detection has been used and a previous sample treatment based on solid-liquid extraction has been optimized in order to extract propyl propane thiosulfonate from a feed for laying hens using acetone as extraction solvent. 

The method has been characterized and limits of detection and quantification of 11.2 and 37.3 mgkg respectively, were obtained, which are lower than the concentrations expected in samples containing this additive (19). 

An efficient and accurate analytical method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 20 synthetic food additives using HPLC with a photodiode array detector (20). These additives include sweeteners, food colorants, S mthetic preservatives and caffeine. 

The method allows the detection of food additives at very low concentrations of 5-150 ngml. The applicability was verified by the determination of food additives present in various foodstuffs (20). 

A method has been developed for the determination of large amounts of carbohydrates (glucose, lactose, maltose, mannose, sucrose, and fructose) and sweeteners (xylitol and sorbitol) by reversed 

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There is about 20% aqueous phase (milk or water) together with food additives, vitamins and colour. 

MSG, C8H8NNa04,H20. Flavouring agent extensively used as a food additive. Prepared from natural or synthetic L-glutamic acid. 

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