Category: Food

What foods support eye health?

What foods support eye health?

To maintain good eye and vision health, you cannot ignore a healthy diet, which should include a constant supply of nutrients such as vitamins and minerals . Vitamin A  in melon, for example, is essential for vision and eye function, while omega-3s in fish...

Xanthan Gum

Xanthan Gum

Xanthan or xanthan gum is a complex carbohydrate , a polysaccharide with high molecular weight obtained by bacterial fermentation of a simple carbon hydrate, such as glucose or sucrose . Xanthan production To produce xanthan gum, natural strains of Xanthomonas campestris are used , from which...

Arabic gum

Arabic gum

Gum arabic is a natural product that exudes from the trunk and branches of some species of the Acacia genus , belonging to the mimosoid legume family (in particular the Acacia Senegal – or Acacia varek – and the Acacia Seyal )....

Flavor Enhancers

Flavor Enhancers

Flavor enhancers are additives , i.e. substances used in the food sector to improve the characteristics of finished products; the functions of food additives are numerous (preservation, coloring , thickener , etc.) but flavor enhancers are added with the sole...

Lactitol

Lactitol

Lactitol is a disaccharide belonging to the polyalcohol category , used as a sugar substitute in light foods , supplements and various dietary products. Its sweetening power is in fact equal to 40% of that of sugar (sucrose), while the energy density is only 2.4 kilocalories per gram...

Food coloring

Food coloring

Food colorants are substances that give color to a food or restore its original color; they include natural components of foods and other elements of natural origin, not normally consumed as food or used as a typical ingredient...

Calcium Citrate

Calcium Citrate

Calcium  citrate  is the calcium salt of citric acid ; it is widely used in the food sector as a synergistic antioxidant additive  (E333), exploiting at the same time its acidity-correcting and flavor-enhancing properties (orange candies , sugared almonds , chewing gum, fruit and  fruit juices )....

Nutritional Values ​​Wine-Based Aperitifs

Nutritional Values ​​Wine-Based Aperitifs

Food: Wine-based aperitifs Food category: Alcoholic drinks Nutritional values ​​for:   Energy value – Calories Wine-based aperitifs 186 kcal / 779 kj From carbohydrates 65.42 Kcal (35.17%) 35.17% From fat 0 Kcal (0%) 0% From proteins 0 Kcal (0%) 0% From alcohol 120.58 Kcal (64.83%) 64.83% To...

Sorbic Acid as a Preservative

Sorbic Acid as a Preservative

Sorbic acid (E200) is a natural organic compound, widely used as a preservative in the food industry due to its absolute harmlessness. Especially interesting are its antifungal properties, which make it commonly used in food products such...