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Methyl Cellulose 甲基纤维素

# Methyl Cellulose

# Food Additives

# Cellulose Ethers

# Thickener

# Emulsifier Applications

# Industrial Applications

Methyl Cellulose (MC) is an important semi-synthetic polymer polysaccharide food additive, which belongs to cellulose ethers. The international code for food additives is E461 and the Chinese Code System (CNS) number is 20.043. Methyl cellulose is prepared by etherification of natural cellulose with methylating agents under alkaline conditions. It has unique thermal gel characteristics-it forms a gel when heated and restores its flowing state when cooled. As a food additive, methyl cellulose is

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Locust Bean Gum 槐豆胶

# Sophora bean gum

# natural raw materials

# plant colloid

# food additives

# health food

# environmental protection materials

Locust Bean Gum (LBG), also known as locust bean gum, carob bean gum, locust bean gum, carob bean gum, etc., is a natural polymer polysaccharide extracted from the endosperm of leguminous locust tree (Ceratonia siliqua) seeds. Its main component is galactomannan (Galactomannan), which is composed of D-mannose and D-galactose linked by glycosidic bonds in a ratio of about 4:1, and has a relative molecular weight of about 50,000 to 3,000,000. As an important food additive, locust bean gum has exce

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Peanut Skin Red 花生衣红

# Natural Colors

# Food Colorants

# Peanut Extracts

# Flavonoids

# Food Ingredients

# Clean Label Campaign

Peanut skin red (Peanut skin red) is a kind of natural edible pigment extracted from peanut seed coat (peanut coat), which belongs to flavonoids. The main components include proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins, flavonoids and so on. Its appearance is light brown to dark brown powder or liquid, odorless and tasteless, easily soluble in hot water and dilute ethanol solution. Peanut coated red as a food colorant, mainly used in candy, biscuits, meat enema, carbonated drinks and other food categories. A

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Red Yeast Rice 红曲米

# Red yeast rice raw material

# fermented food

# natural pigment

# biological activity

# traditional technology

# health industry

Red kojic rice is a natural food colorant made of rice as raw material and fermented by Monascus. It also has certain biological activity. It is a traditional fermentation product in my country and has been used for thousands of years. In the modern industry, red kojic rice is divided into two categories according to its use: coloring and functionality. The former is widely used in the food industry for coloring, while the latter is used in the field of health food because it contains active ing

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Black Bean Red 黑豆红

# Black Bean Red Pigment

# Natural Colorants

# Food Additives

# Plant Extracts

# Food Industry

# Safe Colorants

Black bean red is a natural food pigment, also known as black bean red pigment, is extracted from black bean (black soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr.). Its main coloring component is cyanidin-3-galactoside (Cyanidin-3-galactoside), the molecular formula is C₂, H₂, Ofl, and the molecular weight is 449.38. As a food additive colorant approved for use in GB 2760-2024 (functional classification CNS No. 08.114), black bean red is allowed to be used in food categories such as candy, pastry, fruit and ve

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Disodium succinate 琥珀酸二钠

# Food additives

# umami ingredients

# seafood flavor

# seasoning application

# organic acid salts

# marine flavor

Disodium succinate (Disodium succinate), also known as dry shellin, succinic acid disodium, is an important organic acid salt food flavor enhancer. Its chemical formula is C, H, Na, O, and there are two forms of anhydrous and hexahydrate. Disodium succinate is naturally present in shellfish, shrimp, crab and other seafood, and is an important flavor component that gives these aquatic products a unique and delicious taste. Different from monosodium glutamate (MSG meat flavor) and nucleotides (mus

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Orange Yellow 柑橘黄

# Citrus Colors

# Natural Colorants

# Food Additives

# Food Colors

# Food Industry

# Color Stabilizers

Orange Yellow is a natural edible pigment extracted from the peel of citrus plants of the genus Rutaceae, which belongs to the category of colorants in food additives. Its main functional component is citrus flavin (C, C, Q, H, O), which has an orange to dark red viscous liquid or paste appearance and a characteristic smell of citrus peel. According to China's national food safety standard GB 1886.346-2021, citrus yellow is allowed to be used as a food colorant, covering all kinds of food (excep

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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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Ammonium Glycyrrhizinate 甘草酸盐

# Glycyrrhizic acid salt

# Food additive

# Natural sweetener

# Licorice root

# Food raw material

# Condiment application

Glycyrrhizinate (Ammonium glycyrrhizinate, monopotassium and tripotassium glycyrrhizinate) is a class of natural sweeteners with glycyrrhizic acid as the main component, including ammonium glycyrrhizinate, monopotassium glycyrrhizinate and tripotassium glycyrrhizinate in three forms. Its INS number is 958, and its CNS numbers are 19.012, 19.010 and 19.025, respectively. Glycyrrhizic acid salt is derived from the roots and rhizomes of the legume licorice, and its sweetness is about 150 times that

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Beeswax 蜂蜡

# Beeswax Ingredients

# Food Additives

# Natural Lipids

# Candy Coating

# Candle Manufacture

# Food Safety

Beeswax (Beeswax,INS No. 901,CNS No. 14.013) is a natural lipid secreted by the abdominal wax gland of the worker bee (Apis mellifera Linnaeus of Italian bee or Apis cerana Fabricius of Chinese bee). Its main components are ester compounds of higher fatty acids and long-chain monohydric alcohols. Beeswax, as a food additive, is listed as a coating agent in GB 2760-2024 "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives". It is allowed to be used in candy (05.02), gum-based candy (05.02

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