✨ Food Additives Schedule




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

20 DECEMBER

Schedule 5 Technological functions which may be performed by food additives

Functional class Definition
sub-classes

Acidity regulator

acid, alkali, base, buffer, buffering agent, pH adjusting agent

alters or controls the acidity or alkalinity of a food

Anti-caking agent

anti-caking agent, anti-stick agent, drying agent, dusting powder

reduces the tendency of individual food particles to adhere or improves flow characteristics

Antioxidant

antioxidant, antioxidant synergist

retards or prevents the oxidative deterioration of a food

Bulking agent

bulking agent, filler

contributes to the volume of a food without contributing significantly to its available energy

Colouring

adds or restores colour to foods

Colour fixative

colour fixative, colour stabiliser

stabilises, retains or intensifies an existing colour of a food

Emulsifier

emulsifier, emulsifying salt, plasticiser, dispersing agent, surface active agent, surfactant, wetting agent

facilitates the formation or maintenance of an emulsion between two or more immiscible phases

Firming agent

contributes to firmness of food or interact with gelling agents to produce or strengthen a gel

Flavour enhancer

flavour enhancer, flavour modifier, tenderiser

enhances the existing taste and/or odour of a food

Flavouring

(excluding herbs and spices and intense sweeteners)

intense preparations which are added to foods to impart taste and/or odour, which are used in small amounts and are not intended to be consumed alone, but do not include herbs, spices and substances which have an exclusively sweet, sour or salt taste.

Foaming agent

whipping agent, aerating agent

facilitates the formation of a homogeneous dispersion of a gaseous phase in a liquid or solid food



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 170





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

πŸ₯ Schedule of Technological Functions of Food Additives (continued from previous page)

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
Food additives, Functional classes, Acidity regulators, Anti-caking agents, Antioxidants, Bulking agents, Colouring, Colour fixatives, Emulsifiers, Firming agents, Flavour enhancers, Flavouring, Foaming agents