Food additives leavening agents

Yokel, R.A. and Florence, R.L., Aluminum bioavailability from the approved food additive leavening agent acidic sodium aluminum phosphate, incorporated into a baked good, is lower than from water, Toxicology, 227(1-2), 86, 2006. 

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Aluminum is present naturally in tea and some vegetables. Aluminum is introduced into grain products and processed cheese from aluminum-containing food additives. These products are used as acidifiers, buffers, leavening agents, emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners, and anticaking agents. For example,... 

The oral aluminium bioavailability of a representative food containing food additive acidic sodium aluminium phosphate (SALP), a leavening agent in baked goods, has been studied by accelerator mass spectrometry. In the experiments, rats were fed a special diet (biscuit containing 1 % or 2% acidic SALP, synthesized to contain A1). A1, which was used as a biological tracer, can be ultrasensitively analyzed by AMS. The rats received concurrent Al infusion for comparison with oral ingestion. ... 

One study has suggested that researchers looking for a connection between aluminium and Alzheimer s disease may have ignored the most important source of aluminium for the average person—foodstuffs that contain aluminium additives (36). The results implied that aluminium, added to such foods as anticaking agents, emulsifiers, thickeners, leaveners, and stabilizers, may have long-term adverse effects on health. However, the small sample size hampers any definitive conclusions, the odds ratios were very unstable, and the study had limited statistical power to rule out random errors. 

HCl-to relieve gaseous distress, stomach pain, and heartburn. The compound can also he used to treat potassium deficiency in the body. Some research suggests that potassium bicarbonate may help restore muscle and bone tissue, particularly in women with the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis. The compound is also used as a food additive, as a leavening agent, to maintain proper acidity in foods, to supply potassium to a diet, and to provide the bubble and fizz in carbonated drinks. 

Procter Gamble (chemistry of foods and food additives, including stabilizers, leavening agents, flavorings, and fats and oils) and. 

In recent years, the widespread use of phosphate food additives (mainly sodium salts of orthophosphates, pyrophosphates, and polyphosphates) as acidifiers, emulsifiers, chelators, leavening agents, and water-binders has significantly increased the phosphorus content of the food supply. Such additives currently appear to contribute an additional 0.5 to 1.0 g phosphorus per day to the diet of U.S. adults. 

Acidulant Organic compound used to acidify or lower pH. They are food additives used to activate chemical leavening agents and act synergistically with preservatives or antimicrobial agents. 

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