Chemistry of Food Additives and Preservatives

by Titus A.M. Msagati

Chemistry of Food Additives and Preservatives

Food additives are chemicals or ingredients that are added to food during processing to improve quality, flavour, appearance or nutritional value, or to prevent chemical or microbial spoilage. The most common types of additives are preservatives, colourants, sweeteners, flavourings, emulsifiers, thickeners and stabilisers. Adding new ingredients to a food has an effect upon its chemistry and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118274148
• ISBN13: 9781118274149
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.7"