Entries from 2016-04-29 to 1 day

Natural Food Dyes & Artificial Food Colorings

Imagining food without any color in it is impossible ! Food would be so boring a thing without the exciting colors in it. Most of the kids are taught colors with fruits and vegetables. Red apples, orange oranges, yellow mangoes, green grap…

MSG - Monosodium Glutamate, Flavor Enhancing Food Additive

What is Monosodium Glutamate? May 15, 2010- Monosodium Glutamate or sodium glutamate is the full form for MSG. It is nothing bust a sodium salt derived from the naturally occurring amino acid glutamate acid. It is popularly used a food enh…

Xanthan Gum - Properties, Uses & Side Effects

What is Xanthan Gum Technically, xanthan gum (e number e415) is a polysaccharide used a food additive, produces by the fermentation if sugar or glucose, using the Xanthomonas campestries bacterium. In layman terms, it is nothing but a natu…

Preserving Food With Natural Food Preservatives

Food preservatives are food additives that serve the specific purpose of preserving the food for longer time spans. A number of natural and artificial preservatives are used for preserving different kinds of foods. Natural food preservativ…