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Vocab. Words/Defs.
Midterm Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Component parts of food products that are generally recognized as safe. | Ingredients |
What are food additives? | Substances added to a food to cause a desired positive change in the product's characteristics. |
Added to food on purpose, to give foods specific characteristics or resistance to spoilage. | Intentional Food Additives |
Get into foods unintentionally. | Incidental Food Additives |
What is a margin of safety? | The zone between the concentration in which an additive is normally used and the level at which a hazard exists. |
List of all food items recognized as safe. | GRAS List |
What are controlled used substances? | Food additive that does not appear on the GRAS list and must be used within set guidelines. |
Legal document that bars the approval of any food additive found to cause cancer in humans or animals. | Delaney Clause |
What are Preservatives? | Substances added to food to prevent or slow spoilage and maintain natural colors and flavors. |
Preservatives that prevent growth of microbes in food. | Antimicrobial Agents |
What are sulfites? | Antioxidant salt containing sulfur. |
What are esters? | Organic compound combined with an alcohol to produce a synthetic flavor. |
Agents that absorb moisture and are used to keep powdered and crystalline ingredients from caking or forming lumps. | Anti-caking Agents |
Additives used to help products retain moisture. | Humectants |
Chemicals that speed the aging process and whiten flour. | Maturing and Bleaching Agents |
An additive that alters or stabilizes the pH of a mixture | pH Control Agent |