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The US FDA considers the term "evaporated cane juice" to be misleading because the term incorrectly suggests that it is a juice, when it is sugar syrup. Instead, the US FDA recommends using "sugar cane syrup" or "dried cane syrup" on food labels. [2] [3] Falernum – a syrup liqueur from the Caribbean, best known for its use in tropical drinks
Hence they should be labeled as such. An example is the use of standardised spinach extracts containing high levels of nitrates. [3] Consumers may be misled by a clean label if the food contains substances that are in fact the same as official additives like E-numbers while the packing promotes the product as natural or healthful.
Corrosive substances – Substances which: cause full thickness destruction of intact skin tissue on exposure time of less than 4 hours; or exhibit a corrosion rate of more than 6.25 mm per year on either steel or aluminium surfaces at 55 °C
Food contact material pictogram (left) on a plastic food container in Hong Kong. Food contact materials or food contacting substances (FCS) [1] [2] are materials that are intended to be in contact with food. These can be things that are quite obvious like a glass or a can for soft drinks as well as machinery in a food factory or a coffee machine.
Dextrin [1] – an incompletely hydrolyzed starch made from a variety of grains or other starchy foods. Dextrose [1] – same as glucose, dextrose is an alternative name of glucose; Disaccharide – also known as double sugar, it is made when two monosaccharides (aka simple sugars) are joined together. Examples include sucrose, lactose, and ...
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Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance taste, appearance, or other sensory qualities. Some additives, such as vinegar , salt , smoke and sugar (crystallization), have been used for centuries to preserve food. This allows for longer-lasting foods, such as bacon, sweets or wines.
"V-Label" by the European Vegetarian Union, Swiss trademark for vegan items (specified by product), available worldwide [4] [5] "Biocyclic Vegan" by BNS Biocyclic Network Services Ltd., Cyprus, for vegan organic production (e.g. vegetable production without manure ) [ 6 ]