What is anti-caking agent in food?
Food additives are substances that are frequently used in the food industry. It has many functions such as extending the shelf life of foods, increasing the nutritional value, giving taste.…
What is hawthorn fruit? How is it consumed?
Hawthorn is a fruit of the Rosaceae family, known by its scientific name as Crataegus oxyacantha. It has colors ranging from yellow to red. Its flowers are pink, yellow or…
Brucella bacteria and brucellosis
Brucella spp. It is a bacterium that causes disease in animals such as sheep, goats, cows, pigs, buffaloes, cats, dogs, and camels. Among the species of this bacterium, Brucella abortus…
Formation of acrylamide in coffee
Do you know that there is a risk of acrylamide in the coffee you drink almost every day? You can find many articles that have proven to be healthy to…
What is locust bean gum (E410, carob gum)?
In our previous articles, we talked about gum arabic, which is one of the gum types. Let’s talk about the locust bean gum, which is among the natural gum today.…
Why is sulfur added to dried apricots?
Sulfurization is one of the most effective methods used to preserve foods. It is widely used for drying fruits because it is cheap, provides effective protection and is easy to…
What foods have selenium?
Selenium, an essential mineral, has a very important place in human life. Deficiency and excess of the mineral selenium led to important health problems. We can take this mineral into…
What are gluten containing grains?
Gluten is a protein found in grains such as wheat. Some foods naturally contain gluten. Cereals containing gluten are grains such as wheat, barley, rye, semolina, bulgur, couscous. Oats are…
What is malic acid (E296)?
Let’s talk about malic acid, one of the commonly used food additives. You can read my article about citric acid (E330), which is used for the same purpose, which I…
What is Gum Arabic (Acacia Gum, E414)?
We often encounter the concept of scale on food labels. And most of them we have never heard of. In this article, I would like to talk about the food…
