Food Additives

Which food additive matches the description: Important for taste as well as to influence how other substances in the food function e.g. an acidic food can retard the growth of some microorganisms.

• Additives

• Acidity Regulators

• Humectants

• Colours

Which food additive matches the description: Reduce the tendency of individual food particles to stick together and improve flowing characteristics e.g. seasoning with added anti-caking agent doesn’t clump together.

• Antioxidants

• Colours

• Anti-caking agent

• Bulking agent

Which description matches the additive: Increase the volume of food; e.g. sugar often contributes to the volume of lollies

• Bulking agent

• Whitening agent

• Artificial sweetener

• Bleaching agent

Which additive matches the description: Retard or prevent the oxidative deterioration of foods; e.g. in fats and oils, rancid flavours can develop when exposed to oxygen - these additives prevent this.

• Colours

• Firming agents

• Humectants

• Antioxidants

Which additive matches the description: Used to whiten foods.

• Bleaching agents

• Whitening agents

• Flavouring

• Colours

Which additive matches the description: Improve the existing flavour or aroma of a food without imparting any flavour of their own.

• Colours

• Flavouring

• Flavour enhancers

• Humectants

Which additive matches the description: Reduce moisture loss in foods; glycerine may be added to icing to prevent it from drying out.

Also used to absorb moisture from the atmosphere to avoid foods from becoming unpalatable.

• Mineral Salts

• Humectants

• Thickeners

• Preservatives

Which additive matches the description: Used to ensure consistency of foods so they do not break into separate parts. Also used to add texture and structure to food.

• Thickeners

• Gums

• Vegetable Gums

• Colours

Which additive matches the description: The largest group of food additives

Restore flavour and odour lost through processing, maintain uniformity, and make food more palatable.

• Flavour enhancers

• Colours

• Flavouring

• Artificial Sweeteners

Which additive matches the description: Stop oil and water from separating into layers; may be used in margarine to prevent oil forming a layer on top.

• Bulking agents

• Flavouring

• Thickening agents

• Emulsifiers