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  2. List of food additives - Wikipedia

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    Flavors are additives that give food a particular taste or smell, and may be derived from natural ingredients or created artificially. Flavor enhancers Flavor enhancers enhance a food's existing flavors. They may be extracted from natural sources (through distillation, solvent extraction, maceration, among other methods) or created artificially.

  3. Flavoring - Wikipedia

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    A flavoring. A flavoring (or flavouring), [a] also known as flavor (or flavour) or flavorant, is a food additive used to improve the taste or smell of food. It changes the perceptual impression of food as determined primarily by the chemoreceptors of the gustatory and olfactory systems.

  4. Benzaldehyde - Wikipedia

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    Amygdalin 2 H 2 O HCN benzaldehyde 2 × glucose 2 × Benzaldehyde contributes to the scent of oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus). Reactions Benzaldehyde is easily oxidized to benzoic acid in air at room temperature, causing a common impurity in laboratory samples. Since the boiling point of benzoic acid is much higher than that of benzaldehyde, it may be purified by distillation. Benzyl ...

  5. Seasoning - Wikipedia

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    However, Larousse Gastronomique states that "to season and to flavor are not the same thing", insisting that seasoning includes a large or small amount of salt being added to a preparation. [1] Salt may be used to draw out water , or to magnify a natural flavor of a food making it richer or more delicate, depending on the dish.

  6. Monosodium glutamate - Wikipedia

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    Food scientist Steve Witherly noted in 2017 that MSG may promote healthy eating by enhancing the flavor of food such as kale while reducing the use of salt. [ 17 ] The ribonucleotide food additives disodium inosinate (E631) and disodium guanylate (E627), as well as conventional salt, are usually used with monosodium glutamate-containing ...

  7. Methyl salicylate - Wikipedia

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    Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen or wintergreen oil) is an organic compound with the formula C 8 H 8 O 3.It is the methyl ester of salicylic acid.It is a colorless, viscous liquid with a sweet, fruity odor reminiscent of root beer (in which it is used as a flavoring), [4] but often associatively called "minty", as it is an ingredient in mint candies. [5]

  8. Natural food - Wikipedia

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    Natural food and all-natural food are terms in food labeling and marketing with several definitions, often implying foods that are not manufactured by processing. In some countries like the United Kingdom , the term "natural" is defined and regulated; [ 2 ] in others, such as the United States , the term natural is not enforced for food labels ...

  9. Liquorice - Wikipedia

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    Liquorice is used as a flavouring agent for tobacco, for flavour-enhancing and moistening agents in the manufacture of American blend cigarettes, moist snuff, chewing tobacco, and pipe tobacco. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 21 ] Liquorice provides tobacco products with a natural sweetness and a distinctive flavour that blends readily with the natural and ...