Food
Additives
Glossary of Food Related Terms http://ific.org/glossary/
From the International Food Information Council; info on additives.
Food
Additives http://ific.org/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=17787
Also from the IFIC.
Use of Food Additives
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medicine/mmc/books/foodfacts/html/maintext/fig26.html
How additives are used in foods; from Monash Medical University, Australia.
Food
Additive Terms http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medicine/mmc/books/foodfacts/html/options/options4.html#benzoic_acid
Definitions, also from Monash.
Fat-Reducing Ingredients http://ificinfo.health.org/review/fatr.htm
Go to the section labeled, “Types of Fat Reduction Ingredients".
Sugars & Sweeteners
http://ificinfo.health.org/review/fatr.htm
Look for the highlighted words: aspartame, saccharin,
acesulfame-K and sucralose. Click on any of them to learn more
about that particular sweetener.
Food Color Facts
http://ific.policy.net/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=17788
Also from the IFIC.
Glutamate, Monosodium Glutamate, and MSG
http://ific.policy.net/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=17786
Also from the IFIC.
Caffeine http://ific.policy.net/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=17784
Also from the IFIC.
Food Additives – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/foodaddi.html
The bottom of this report has a good chart of common additives and how they’re used.
Food Color Facts – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/foodaddi.html
The bottom of this report has a good chart of food colors and where they’re commonly found.
PHYS online magazine from Conde Net
http://www6.phys.com/b_nutrition/03encyclopedia/01home/frm_encyc.htm
SCROLL down to find the search box, UNDER the picture of the open book, or click on a letter of the alphabet.
The Hong Kong Institute of Education - Food Additives
http://crucial.ied.edu.hk/Foodchem/additive.html
Need to first know which type of additive (caking agent, emulsifier, leavening,…). Click on the appropriate type
to find the foods it's typically found in.
Food Additives Guide
http://www.additives.8m.com/english.htm
Use the "quick search" on the left.
Food Additives Glossary from the National Food Safety Database
http://www.foodsafety.org/il/il002.htm
From the National Food Safety Database.
MSG – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/msg.html
TECHNICAL information on MSG additive.
Food Preservatives (BHA and Sulfites) – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdpreser.html
A little technical.
Sugar Substitutes – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsugar.html
A little technical.
Sulfites – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsulfit.html
A little technical.