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STABILIZER OR THICKENER

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AGAR (GELIDIUM SPP.)

CAS: 9002-18-0

Agar (Gelidium spp.) is a dried, hydrophilic, colloidal polysaccharide extracted from certain red algae used in foods for thickening, stabilizing, gel formation, and emulsification.

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ALBUMIN

CAS: 977005-72-3

Albumin is a class of proteinaceous food ingredient used for a variety of technical purposes in food processing and formulation. It appears in official inventories of...

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ALGINATE, AMMONIUM

CAS: 9005-34-9

ALGINATE, AMMONIUM (CAS 9005-34-9) is the ammonium salt of alginic acid used in food and industrial applications as a stabilizer, thickener, and emulsifier derived from brown...

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ALGINATE, CALCIUM

CAS: 9005-35-0

ALGINATE, CALCIUM, also known as calcium alginate, is the calcium salt of alginic acid and functions as an emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener, texturizer, processing aid, and...

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ALGINATE, SODIUM

CAS: 9005-38-3

Sodium alginate is the sodium salt of alginic acid, approved for use in food as a multi functional additive that can act as a stabilizer, thickener, emulsifier, gelling agent...

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ALGINIC ACID

CAS: 9005-32-7

Alginic acid is a naturally occurring polysaccharide derived from brown seaweed widely used as a food additive for its thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, and gelling...

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ARABINOGALACTAN

CAS: 9036-66-2

Arabinogalactan is a naturally derived polysaccharide used in food formulation as a multifunctional additive with emulsifying, stabilizing, and texturizing properties.

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BAKER'S YEAST GLYCAN

CAS: 977014-12-2

BAKER'S YEAST GLYCAN is a food additive derived from the processed cell walls of baker's yeast, used technically to help stabilize, texturize, thicken, and emulsify food...

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BENTONITE

CAS: 1302-78-9

Bentonite (CAS 1302-78-9) is a naturally occurring clay mineral used in food processing for its adsorptive and thickening properties. It is recognized in US regulations under...

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CALCIUM CASEINATE

CAS: 9005-43-0

CALCIUM CASEINATE is a milk‑derived protein additive used in foods for texture, nutrition, and stability. It is listed in FDA inventories but specific regulatory limits are not...

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CALCIUM LACTATE

CAS: 814-80-2

Calcium lactate is the calcium salt of lactic acid with CAS 814-80-2, used in food as a multifunctional additive for texture, pH control, and nutrient supplementation under...

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CALCIUM OLEATE

CAS: 142-17-6

Calcium oleate is a calcium salt of oleic acid recognized in U.S. FDA food contact substance inventories and permitted under specified CFR sections as a fatty acid salt used...

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CALCIUM STEARATE

CAS: 1592-23-0

Calcium stearate is a food additive used primarily as an anti-caking agent, emulsifier, lubricant and stabilizer in various food products. It is the calcium salt of stearic...

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CALCIUM SULFATE

CAS: 7778-18-9

Calcium sulfate (CAS 7778-18-9) is a mineral salt used in food processing for texture and functional technologies under good manufacturing practice.

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CARRAGEENAN

CAS: 9000-07-1

Carrageenan is a food additive derived from red seaweed that functions as a hydrocolloid, providing thickening, stabilizing, and emulsifying properties in a wide variety of...

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CASEIN

CAS: 9000-71-9

Casein is a class of milk proteins widely used in food manufacturing for its functional properties, including emulsification, stabilization, thickening, and nutrient supplementation.

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CORNSTARCH

CAS: 977050-51-3

Cornstarch is a powdered carbohydrate derived from the endosperm of corn and used in food formulation for texture and processing functionality. It is recognized in U.S....

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CORNSTARCH, WAXY

CAS: 977050-52-4

CORNSTARCH, WAXY is a form of corn-derived starch predominantly composed of high-amylopectin polysaccharides, used in food formulations primarily for texture modification and...

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CURDLAN

CAS: 54724-00-4

Curdlan is a high molecular weight linear polysaccharide (beta-1,3-glucan) used in food processing primarily for gelling, stabilizing, thickening and texture modification.

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D-SORBITOL

CAS: 50-70-4

D-Sorbitol (CAS 50-70-4) is a sugar alcohol used in foods primarily as a nutritive sweetener and humectant with multiple technical functionalities.

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DEXTRIN

CAS: 9004-53-9

Dextrin is a group of carbohydrate polymers derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch and is affirmed as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for food use in the United...

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DEXTROSE

CAS: 50-99-7

DEXTROSE is a monosaccharide sugar used in foods for its sweetening, humectant, stabilizing, and functional properties across diverse product types.

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