Saturday, March 5, 2011

What is in Your Food

Below is a (growing) table of commonly seen ingredients in your food and what they really are. If you've come across one not listed, leave a comment and I'll add it shortly.

(Currently A Work in Progress)


Acetylated tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides
Active bacterial culture
Ascorbyl palmitate
Beta Carotene
Calcium carbonate
Calcium Chloride
Calcium Disodium Edta
Calcium pantothenate
Calcium propionate
Carob Bean Gum
Citric Acid
Defatted soy flour
Dextrose
Disodium guanylate
Disodium inosinate
Enriched wheat flour
Esters of fatty acids
Gelatin
Glucose fructose
Glucose solids
Guar Gum
Gum Arabic
Lactic Acid
Locust Bean Gum
Lysosyme from egg white
Malted barley flour
Maltodextrin
Mono & Diglycerides
Monocalcium phosphate
Monosodium Glutamate
Phosphoric Acid
Polysorbate 60
Polysorbate 80
Potassium chloride
Potassium sorbate
Protease
Pyridozine hydrochloride
Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Metabisulphite
Sodium metasulphate
Sodium Phosphate
Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
Sorbic acid
Sorbic Acid
Soy Lecithin
Sucralose
Sulphites
Vegetable monoglycerides
Vitamin A Palmitate
Wheat gluten
Xanthan Gum
Yeast

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