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What is this ingredient?

Starch isolated from potatoes.

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Guar gum (E412) is a thickener and stabiliser (a substance that keeps the texture stable) obtained from the seeds of the guar plant. It is used in cake fillings, sauces, ice cream, dairy products and plant-based drinks to thicken them and stop ingredients from separating. It is made by separating and grinding the inner part (endosperm) of guar seeds, which belong to the legume family. It is a water-soluble type of fibre; no adverse effects are known at the amounts used in food.

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Dextrose is a sugar identical to glucose, obtained by breaking down starch. It is used in bars, chocolate, confectionery, baked goods and sauces as a sweetener, bulking agent and humectant (a substance that keeps food moist). It is usually made by converting maize or wheat starch into glucose with enzymes (a natural substance that brings about a specific change in food) and then crystallising it. It is an energy-giving carbohydrate that can raise blood sugar quickly, so it should be treated like sugar.

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Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (E481) is an emulsifier (a substance that helps fat and water mix) that strengthens and softens dough. It is used in bread, biscuits, cakes and ready-made doughs to increase volume, keep the crumb soft and slow down staling, and also in coffee creamers. It is made by esterifying stearic acid with lactic acid and converting it into its sodium salt. It is digested in the body like fats; no adverse effects are known at the amounts used in food. Although the name includes “lactylate”, it contains no milk; lactic acid is usually obtained by fermenting sugars.

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Mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E472e) are an emulsifier (a substance that helps fat and water mix) that strengthens dough. They are used in bread, soft rolls, crackers, biscuits and ready-made doughs to support the gluten structure, increase volume and give a more even crumb. They are made by esterifying mono- and diglycerides with tartaric acid and acetic anhydride; they can come from vegetable or animal fats. It is digested in the body like fats; no adverse effects are known at the amounts used in food.

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Ascorbic acid (E300), also known as vitamin C, is used in food as an antioxidant. It is used in fruit juices, meat products, crisps, dried vegetables and baked goods to prevent changes in colour and flavour, and in dough as a flour treatment agent; it is also added to some products as a source of vitamin C. Industrially, it is made from glucose by fermentation (a natural process using microbes such as yeast or bacteria) and chemical processing. As it is vitamin C, it is a source of the vitamin; no adverse effects are known at the amounts used in food.

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A plant- or animal-based fat.

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Carrageenan (E407) is a thickener, gelling agent and stabiliser (a substance that keeps the texture stable) obtained from red seaweeds. It is used in milk drinks, puddings, ice cream, cream, processed meat products and plant-based milks to control texture and stop ingredients from separating. It is made by extracting seaweed with hot water or alkaline solutions and purifying it. The carrageenan used in food is a different substance from degraded carrageenan (poligeenan), which is mentioned in some studies and is not permitted as a food additive. It adds no nutritional value; no adverse effects are known at the amounts used in food.

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An aromatic vegetable used in foods.

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Sodium nitrite is used in processed meats such as sucuk, salami, sausages and pastırma to stop harmful bacteria from growing, especially the bacterium that causes deadly food poisoning (botulism), and to give the meat its pinkish-red colour. It is made synthetically in the laboratory. Nitrites can turn into substances called nitrosamines in the stomach or when meat is cooked at high temperatures; some nitrosamines are known to cause cancer in animal studies. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, classifies nitrite and nitrate taken in under these conditions as probably carcinogenic to humans, and in 2015 it classified processed meat as carcinogenic, based on studies linking its consumption to bowel cancer. For this reason, in 2023 the European Union lowered the permitted amounts of nitrites and nitrates in meat, fish and cheese products.

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Polyphosphates (E452) are a group of salts made of many phosphate units linked in a chain, the most common being sodium polyphosphate. They are used as emulsifying salts (a salt that stops fat separating in processed cheese) in processed and cream cheeses to keep them smooth, and in meat and chicken products to help retain water and control texture. They are made by reacting phosphoric acid with sodium, potassium or calcium compounds and heating the result to a high temperature. It is a source of phosphate; phosphates are among the substances people with kidney disease need to limit, and high intake from phosphate additives is under discussion. Those that contain sodium also add to salt intake.

What is this ingredient?

Sodium erythorbate (E316) is an antioxidant and the sodium salt of erythorbic acid. It helps preserve colour and speeds up curing in cured meat products such as salami, sausages and smoked meat; although it resembles ascorbic acid, it does not act as vitamin C in the body. It is made by neutralising erythorbic acid, obtained by fermenting sugars, with sodium. It adds no nutritional value; no adverse effects are known at the amounts used in food.