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Sodium Benzoate is a substance which has the chemical formula C₇H₅NaO₂. It is a widely used food pickling agent, with an E number of E211. It is the sodium salt of benzoic acid and exists in this form when dissolved in water. It can be produced by reacting sodium hydroxide with benzoic acid .

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Glycerol Monostearate Flakes, commonly known as GMS, is a monoglyceride commonly used as an emulsifier in foods. It takes the form of a white, odorless, and sweet-tasting flaky powder that is hygroscopic. Chemically it is the glycerol ester of stearic acid.

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Because of its low toxicity and the mildness of its basic properties, slaked lime is widely used in the food industry as a fortifying supplement in fruit drinks and as a substitute for baking soda. It is also used to clarify raw juice from sugarcane.

 

Also known as slaked lime, hydrated lime, builders’ lime, caustic lime and pickling lime, Calcium hydroxide is a chemical with wide-spread use across a host of industries. By structure and composition, it is an inorganic compound, occurring either as colourless crystals or as a white powder. Traditionally, calcium hydroxide is produced by stirring calcium oxide or quick lime with water.

 

While water treatment, paper manufacturing, pickling and food refining are the more common uses of calcium hydroxide, several other uses exist. For instance, calcium hydroxide can also be used to prepare dry mixes for painting, manufacture pesticides and manufacture break-pads for vehicles.

Areas of application:

• Food industry: pickling, juice clarification, digestion aids, baking soda substitute.
• Water treatment industry: Clarification of water.
• Cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry: hair removal creams, hair relaxers, digestion aids, fluid clarification.

Qualities:

• Flocculator
• Odourless

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Sorbitol Powder is a sugar alcohol (polyol) commonly used as a sweetener in sugar-free sweets and chewing gum, diet and diabetic foods, amongst other products. It is produced by the human body and also occurs in fruit, and berries. Some medicines like cough syrups and laxatives also contain Sorbitol.

 

A sugary alcohol, sorbitol is manufactured by the reduction of glucose. Another name for sorbitol is glucitol, owing to its most common source, glucose.

 

The glucose content to obtain sorbitol is traditionally drawn from corn syrup. Other possible sources are fruits like apples, peaches and pears.

 

One of the most common applications of sorbitol is its use as a sweetener. Sorbitol possesses 60% of the sweetness of sucrose. Other applications include medical applications as laxatives and softgels, and as thickeners in cosmetics like mouth washes and toothpastes.

 

Areas of application:

• Food industry – sweeteners.
• Cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry – laxatives, thickeners.
• Textile Industry
• Paper Industry

Qualities:

• High viscosity
• Sweetener

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Calcium Propionate is used as a preservative in bread and other baked goods, and it may be combined with along with propionic acid and sodium propionate. Calcium propionate helps keep baked goods fresh by preventing mold and bacterial growth that would otherwise cause them to go bad.

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Sodium Bicarbonate is a leavening agent used to make dough rise. The alkalizing effect of baking soda will soften the fiber in beans and start to dissolve the protein, making the beans easier to digest after cooking.

 

Sodium bicarbonate makes soda fizzy by producing carbon dioxide gas when mixed with an acid such as phosphoric acid or carbonic acid found in many colas.

 

Sodium Bicarbonate is an ingredient used in the manufacturing of food colorants. Because of its anti-caking and stabilizing properties, it's used in the base of many food color gels. Usually this is used in such minute amounts that it has very little effect on your blood sodium levels.

 

Sodium and bicarbonate ions combine to form Sodium bicarbonate. It is a salt in white crystalline solid or powder form. In its natural form, it is termed nahcolite. Commonly referred to as baking soda, this salt is attributed with an alkaline taste much like the washing soda (Sodium carbonate).

 

Baking soda is one among the many conventional names attached to this salt. Some others are bread soda, aerated salt, cooking soda and bicarbonate of soda.

 

Baking soda, apparent from its name, is fundamentally used in baking. The ions in this salt react with components of baking mixtures resulting in production of carbon-di-oxide, which causes the mix to rise and form characteristic textures.

 

Areas of application:

• Food industry – baking – breads, cakes, pies, meat tenderising, vegetable softening, texture imparting agents.
• Corrosion treatment industry – soda blasting.
• Chemical industry – pH balancing.

Qualities:

• Alkaline
• Softener
• Texturizer

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Citric Acid is used as a flavor enhancer in beverages. It is used in soft drinks, teas, juices, and other beverages to create a slightly tart, refreshing flavor and balance sweetness.

 

The acidic pH of citric acid also makes it useful as a preservative. Since many bacteria are unable to grow in an acidic environment, citric acid is often added to jams, jellies, candy, canned foods, and even meat products as a preservative.

 

Because citric acid can be made in a powder form, it can be used in dry foods when a sour flavor is desired. Citric acid is sometimes used to create an acidic environment and facilitate the ripening process when making cheese, particularly mozzarella.

 

A weak tribasic acid, citric acid is organic in composition. A vital part of metabolism in most living organisms, citric acid is widely prevalent in nature.

 

Citric acid is mass produced owing to its popular demand and vast applications. Some of the conventional uses of this acid are acidifiers, chelating agents and flavouring agents.

 

Citric acid prevails in two major forms, the anhydrous or water-free form and the monohydrate form. The anhydrous form is crystallized by application of hot water, whereas the monohydrate form is extracted by using cold water crystallization. Citric acid has numerous applications in the food industry and cosmetic industry.

Areas of application:

• Food additives, soft drinks, beverages, emulsifying agents.
• Cleaning industry: cleaners and chelators, shampoos and soaps.
• Cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry: solubilising agents, creams, gels, acidifiers.

Qualities:

• Acidity
• Chelating capacity