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Carthamus Yellow 红花黄

# Safflower Yellow

# Natural Colorants

# Food Colors

# Red Plants

# Yellow Pigments

# Food Additives

Safflower Yellow (Carthamus Yellow) is a natural water-soluble yellow colorant extracted from safflower petals of Asteraceae, CNS No. 08.103, and its main components are safflower flavin A(HSYA) and safflower flavin B. Appearance is a yellow to dark brown powder, highly soluble in water, stable in the pH range 2-7. Widely used in frozen drinks, candy, beverages and other food coloring, also used in health food and traditional Chinese medicine injection. Poor heat resistance, iron ion is easy to

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Iron tartrate 酒石酸铁

# Iron Tartrate

# Nutritional Supplements

# Mineral Elements

# Food Additives

# Health Ingredients

# Dietary Supplements

Iron tartrate (Iron tartrate) is an important food additive. It is classified as anti-caking agent. The English corresponding name is Iron tartrate, the international coding system CNS number is 02.011, and the EU E number is E 534. Its chemical name is D,L-meso -2,3-dihydroxysuccinic acid combined iron (III), its molecular formula is Fe(OH) COHH HO O Na, and its relative molecular mass is 260.92. Iron tartrate presents a dark green liquid state at room temperature, easily soluble in water, main

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Chitin 甲壳素

# Chitin

# Cellulose

# Thickeners

# Stabilizers

# Food Industry

# Biocompatibility

Chitin (Chitin), also known as chitin, is the second largest renewable natural amino polysaccharide polymer in nature after cellulose, derived from shrimp and crab shells, insect cuticles and fungal cell walls. As a thickener and stabilizer in the food industry, GB 2760-2024 stipulates that the maximum usage amount in jam, mayonnaise, vegetable fat powder, frozen drinks and other foods is 0.4-5.0 g/kg. Chitin is biocompatible and degradable, and attention should be paid to crustacean allergen re

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D-Mannitol D-甘露糖醇

# D-mannitol

# Functional sugar alcohol

# Food additive

# Sweetener application

# Pharmaceutical excipients

# Cool taste

D-mannitol (D-Mannitol,E421,CNS No. 19.017) is an important functional sugar alcohol with a chemical formula of C, H, O, and a molecular weight of 182.17, belonging to six-carbon sugar alcohols. As a food additive, D-mannitol has multi-functional properties and can be used as a sweetener, emulsifier, leavening agent, stabilizer and thickener. It is widely used in sugar-free candy, chewing gum, baked goods and pharmaceutical accessories. Its sweetness is about 50%-70% of sucrose, its energy value

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Dimethyl Dicarbonate 二甲基二碳酸盐

# Food Preservatives

# Beverage Additives

# Sterilization Ingredients

# Cold Sterilization Technology

# Chemicals

# Preservative Treatment

Dimethyl carbonate (Dimethyl Dicarbonate, referred to as DMDC) is an important food additive and beverage preservative, which belongs to the cold sterilization type preservative. Its chemical formula is C, H, O, molecular weight 134.09,CAS 4525-33-1,INS No. 242, and trade name is Viguling (Velcorin). At room temperature is a colorless transparent liquid, with pungent odor. The core feature of the substance is its unique sterilization mechanism-by inactivating the key enzyme protein in the microb

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ε-Polylysine ε-聚赖氨酸

# ε-Polylysine

# Natural Preservatives

# Biopolymers

# Food Additives

# Antibacterial Properties

# Food Preservative Applications

ε-Poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) is a kind of homopolyamide biopolymer formed by condensation of 25~35 L-lysine residues through α-carboxyl group and ε-amino group. The molecular weight is about 3600~4500 Dalton. As a natural cationic peptide food preservative, ε-polylysine is produced by Streptomyces albicans (Streptomyces albulus) through aerobic fermentation and was first discovered by Japanese scholars in 1977. It is recognized as GRAS substance by FDA of the United States due to its excellent charact

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Polydextrose 聚葡萄糖

# Dietary Fiber

# Food Additives

# Functional Foods

# Dairy Applications

# Low Calorie Formulas

# Food Industry Uses

Polydextrose (Polydextrose,INS No.1200,CNS No.20.022) is a random cross-linked polymer composed of glucose, sorbitol and citric acid (or phosphoric acid) by high-temperature melt polycondensation, with 1,6-glycosidic bond as the main connection mode. As an important functional water-soluble dietary fiber, polydextrose has been approved for use in the food industry in more than 50 countries around the world, with multiple functions such as thickeners, leavening agents, water retention agents, and

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Xanthan Gum 黄原胶

# Xanthan Gum

# Food Additives

# Thickeners

# Stabilizers

# Emulsifying Properties

# Food Industry

Xanthan gum (Xanthan Gum,INS No. 415,CNS No. 20.009) is a high molecular weight polysaccharide food additive produced by fermentation of cabbage black rot xanthomonas (Xanthomonas campestris) through pure culture, and belongs to the category of thickeners and stabilizers. Its molecular formula is based on pentasaccharide repeating units, mainly composed of D-glucose, D-mannose and D-glucuronic acid, and has excellent thickening, suspending, emulsifying and stabilizing properties. The aqueous sol

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Guar Gum 瓜尔胶

# Guar Gum

# Thickener

# Galactomannan

# Dietary Fiber

# Food Application

# Industrial Use

Guar gum (Guar Gum,INS 412,CAS 9000-30-0) is a natural thickener, extracted from legume guar endosperm slices, the main component is galactomannan. Molecular weight of about 50,000 to 8,000,000, white to light yellow powder, hot and cold water soluble. The natural gum has the highest viscosity, the thickening ability is about 8 times that of corn starch, and contains about 80% soluble dietary fiber. Widely used in food (ice cream, beverages, meat products), oil exploration, medicine and cosmetic

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Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids 单，双甘油脂肪酸酯

# FattyAcids

# Surfactant

# Emulsifier

# FoodAdditive

# CoatingAgent

# SafeIngredient

Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (MDG,INS No. 471, EU E Code E471) is an organic compound prepared by esterification of glycerol and edible fatty acids, which is a nonionic surfactant. As one of the largest emulsifier varieties in the global food industry, it has the dual function of emulsifier and coating agent. In terms of emulsifier function, mono-and di-glycerol fatty acid esters can effectively reduce the interfacial tension between oil and water, so that the immiscible oil phase and w

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