Additive Vocab -

7. Produced by combining an organic acid and an alcohol
8. Substances that must be used within set guidelines
9. Salts containing sulfur
10. Chemicals that would speed the aging process and whiten flour
12. Zone between the concentration in which an additive is normally used and the level at which a hazard exists
13. Substances added to food to prevent or slow spoilage and maintain natural colors and flavors
16. They are used to keep powdered and crystalline ingredients from caking or forming lumps

1. Used to give foods specific characteristics or resistance to spoilage
2. Additives that get into food unintentionally
3. Substance added to a food to cause a desired positive change in the product's characteristics
4. An additive that alters or stabilizes the pH of a mixture
5. Component parts of food products that are generally recognized as safe
6. It bars the approval of any food additive found to cause cancer in humans or animals
11. Preservatives that prevent growth of microbes in food
14. Additives used to help products retain moisture
15. Foods on this list need to still be tested, but manufacturers could legally continue using these additives until testing proved them to be hazardous