Food Additives in Seasoning
Food additives are essential to condiments since they improve the flavor and texture of jams and sauces.
They help preserve freshness, improve consistency, and intensify flavors, ensuring a more enjoyable and longer-lasting product.
They help preserve freshness, improve consistency, and intensify flavors, ensuring a more enjoyable and longer-lasting product.
In order to increase the umami flavor in the condiments, enhance the fragrance and sweetness, the following food additives are added：
I+G
- It gives condiments a deeper, savory flavor by enhancing their umami content. The typical dosage ranges from 0.1% to 0.5% of total weight.
- It enhances the savory, umami flavor in condiments, making them taste richer. The typical dosage is 0.1% to 0.8% of the product's weight.
Ethyl Maltol
- It enhances the sweetness and aroma of condiments, adding a caramel-like flavor. The typical dosage ranges from 10 to 100 ppm.
- As a flavor enhancer and preservative in condiments, it provides a tangy, vinegar-like taste. The basic dosage is typically 0.1-0.25%.
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) enhances the savory and umami taste in flavors, typically used at a dosage of 0.1-2% depending on the recipe.
To enhance the sweetness, improve the thickness, and extend the shelf life of jam, various food additives are employed, including sweeteners, thickeners, preservatives, and stabilizers, ensuring a balanced flavor and texture, such as:
- It acts as a preservative in jam, inhibiting mold and yeast growth. The typical dosage is around 0.1% by weight of the product.
Fructose Crystal
- It enhances sweetness, improves texture, and acts as a preservative in jams. The typical dosage ranges from 5% to 10% depending on the recipe.
- It enhances texture and mouthfeel by stabilizing and thickening. The typical dosage ranges from 2% to 5% of the total weight.
- It acts as a gelling agent in jam, providing structure and texture. The typical dosage is 0.3% to 1% depending on fruit type and consistency desired.
- It acts as a preservative in jam, inhibiting microbial growth and extending shelf life. Typical dosage ranges from 0.05% to 0.1% of the product.
- It enhances sweetness in jam without adding sugar by acting as a low-calorie sweetener. The typical dosage ranges from 0.1% to 0.2%.
- It acts as a non-caloric sweetener in jam, providing sweetness without adding sugar. The basic dosage ranges from 0.02% to 0.04% of the total weight.
- It enhances the texture and consistency of jam by thickening and stabilizing it. The typical dosage is 0.1-0.3% of the total weight.