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Top chemicals used in food industry

TRADEASIA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD

Sweeteners

Preservatives

Emulsifiers

Stabilizers and Thickeners, Binders, Texturizers

Chemical Categorized For Usage In Food Industry

Sweeteners Applications: provide a sweet taste in

foods and beverages.

Common used chemicals: sucrose (sugar), high fructose corn syrup, glucose, fructose, corn syrup, sorbitol, mannitol, saccharin, aspartame, sucralose and acesulfame potassium.

Preservatives Applications: prevent the growth of

bacteria, fungi, other micro-organisms, and retard the oxidation of fats that cause rancidity.

Common used chemicals: odium chloride (common salt), sugar, acids, alcohols and components of smoke.

Emulsifiers

Applications: help to smoothen the mixing of ingredients and prevent separation of products.

Common used chemicals: Soy lecithin, mono- and diglycerides, polysorbates and sorbitan monostearate.

Stabilizers & Thickeners, Binders, Texturizers

Applications: produce a uniform texture.

Common used chemicals: Gelatin, pectin, guar gum, carrageenan and whey.

Tradeasia supplies many of the chemicals used in food industry. For more information, please visit: www.chemtradeasia.vn