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Appendix A:
IV. Table 1-15: List of Food Additives in different types of foods (colors,
preservatives, antioxidants, emulsifiers, flavoring agents etc).

Food Additives
Limits of food additives in
foods are based on Risk
Analysis

By
Chhaya Goyal • On analysis (Food Analyst/Referral Laboratory) if additives
DSFT exceed the permissible limit it will be declared UNSAFE
• Unsafe food additive=Adulterated food
• Unapproved food additive=Unsafe food additive
• Unapproved food additive=Adulterated food

Functions of food additives A food additive should.....

Classes of food additive (FSSAI) Food additives have many technological functions in foods

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Food additives are self limiting Types of food additives

Types of food additives........ Types of food additives........

Permitted food colors by FSSAI Preservatives.....

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Preservatives..... Artificial or alternate sweetners

⚫ Sulfites and SO2 can act as allergic agents in asthematics

Artificial or alternate sweetners Artificial or alternate sweetners

Artificial or alternate sweetners Artificial or alternate sweetners

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Natural sweetners

Flavoring
agents

Flavoring agents Flavoring agents

Gelling agents, Thickners and Stabilizers Emulsifiers

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Antimicrobial agents, curing agents Anticaking agents

Additive Class Function Chemical Foods in which


substance used

Stabilizinging agents, Enzymes, Firmimg agents Humectants, Sequestrants, flour improvers

Leavening agents, propellents, aerating agents Clouding agents, Clarifying agents, Nutritive additives

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Settling safe limits for food additives

Heirarchy of the Indian Food Code (IFC) structure Food Additive: An orderly decision-tree approach

Food Processing Aids Food Processing Aid versus Food Additive

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Enzymes as Food Processing Aids

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