HIT: Food Additives

[April Johns <ajohns@D211.ORG>]

Thanks to all who responded to my request, also to Barbara who posted
all of her's directly to the listserv.  Surprisingly, there are very few
repeats between Barbara's list and mine.  Here's what I received.


Glossary of Food Related Terms  http://ificinfo.health.org/glossary.htm
From the International Food Information Council; info on additives

Food Additives  http://ificinfo.health.org/brochure/food-add.htm
From the IFIC

Use of Food Additives
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medicine/mmc/books/foodfacts/html/maintext/fig26.html

Food Additive Terms
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medicine/mmc/books/foodfacts/html/options/options4.html#benzoic_acid

Fat-Reducing Ingredients  http://ificinfo.health.org/review/fatr.htm
Go to the section labeled, “Types of Fat Reduction Ingredients"

Sugars & Sweeteners  http://ificinfo.health.org/review/fatr.htm
Look for the highlighted words:  aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K and
sucralose.  Click on any of them to learn more about that particular
sweetener.

Food Color Facts  http://ificinfo.health.org/brochure/foodcolr.htm

Glutamate, Monosodium Glutamate, and MSG
http://ificinfo.health.org/brochure/msg.htm

Caffeine  http://ificinfo.health.org/brochure/caffeine.htm

Food Additives – FDA Report  http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/foodaddi.html
The bottom of this report has a good chart of common additives and how
they’re used.

Food Color Facts – FDA Report
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/foodaddi.html
The bottom of this report has a good chart of food colors and where
they’re commonly found.

PHYS online magazine from Conde Net
http://www6.phys.com/b_nutrition/03encyclopedia/01home/frm_encyc.htm
SCROLL down to find the search box, UNDER the picture of the open book,
or click on a letter of the alphabet.

The Hong Kong Institute of Education - Food Additives
http://crucial.ied.edu.hk/Foodchem/additive.html
Need to first know which type of additive (caking agent, emulsifier,
leavening,…)

Food Additives Guide  http://www.additives.8m.com/english.htm

Food Additives Glossary from the National Food Safety Database
http://www.foodsafety.org/il/il002.htm

MSG – FDA Report  http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/msg.html

TECHNICAL information on MSG additive Food Preservatives (BHA and
Sulfites) – FDA Report  http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdpreser.html
A little technical

Sugar Substitutes – FDA Report
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsugar.html
A little technical

Sulfites – FDA Report  http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsulfit.html
A little technical

Food Labels – FDA Report  http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html
How to read and understand a food label, government requirements, and
nutritional information.



April Johns, Librarian
Palatine High School
Palatine, IL
ajohns@d211.org

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