colour retention agent
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Colour retention agent — Colour retention agents are food additives that are added to food to prevent the colour from changing. Many of them work by absorbing or binding to oxygen before it can damage food (antioxidants). For example, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is often… … Wikipedia
Ascorbic acid — This article is about the molecular aspects of ascorbic acid. For information about its role in nutrition, see Vitamin C. L Ascorbic acid … Wikipedia
Ferrous lactate — Chembox new ImageFile=Ferrous lactate.png ImageSize=200px IUPACName=Ferrous 2 hydroxypropanoate OtherNames=Iron dilactate Iron(II) lactate E585 Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=5905 52 2 PubChem=22197 SMILES=CC(C(=O) [O ] )O.CC(C(=O) [O ] )O.… … Wikipedia
nicotinic acid — noun pyridine 3 carboxylic acid; together with nicotinamide is a part of the vitamin B complex. Syn: E375, colour retention agent, niacin … Wiktionary
niacin — noun A water soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism. Syn: E375, colour retention agent … Wiktionary
nicotinamide — noun The amide of nicotinic acid (or niacin). Syn: E375, colour retention agent … Wiktionary
analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… … Universalium
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
food preservation — Any method by which food is protected against spoilage by oxidation, bacteria, molds, and microorganisms. Traditional methods include dehydration, smoking, salting, controlled fermentation (including pickling), and candying; certain spices have… … Universalium
dye — dyable, dyeable, adj. dyer, n. /duy/, n., v., dyed, dyeing. n. 1. a coloring material or matter. 2. a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc. 3. color or hue, esp. as produced by dyeing. 4. of the… … Universalium
