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Acidity regulators
- Buffering Ability
- pH Control/Adjustment
- Acidification
Acidity regulators increase the acidity of a foodstuff or are used to improve the organoleptic quality of a product by imparting it with an acid flavour. They are often organic acids such as ascorbic, citric, or acetic acids. Acidity regulators also include phosphates and phosphoric acid.
In vegetable tins, acidity regulators allow to decrease the heat treatment for fragile vegetables such as salsify, by lowering the pH.
They are also used in fruit pastes, confectioneries and jams.
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- E 260 Acetic acid Acidity regulators, Preservatives
- E 262 Sodium acetates Acidity regulators, Preservatives, Sequestrants
- E 263 Calcium acetate Acidity regulators, Preservatives, Stabilizers
- E 270 Lactic acid Acidity regulators
- E 280 Propionic acid Acidity regulators, Preservatives
- E 296 Malic acid Acidity regulators
- E 297 Fumaric acid Acidity regulators
- E 300 Ascorbic acid Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Flour treatment agents
- E 301 Sodium ascorbate Acidity regulators, Antioxidants
- E 302 Calcium ascorbate Acidity regulators, Antioxidants
- E 325 Sodium lactate Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Bulking agents, Emulsifiers, Emulsifying salts, Humectants, Thickeners
- E 326 Potassium lactate Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Emulsifiers, Humectants
- E 327 Calcium lactate Acidity regulators, Emulsifying salts, Firming agents, Flour treatment agents
- E 330 Citric acid Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Colour retention agents, Sequestrants
- E 331 Sodium citrates Acidity regulators, Emulsifiers, Emulsifying salts, Sequestrants, Stabilizers
- E 332 Potassium citrates Acidity regulators, Emulsifiers, Emulsifying salts, Sequestrants, Stabilizers
- E 333 Calcium citrates Acidity regulators, Emulsifiers, Emulsifying salts, Sequestrants, Stabilizers
- E 334 Tartaric acid Acidity regulators, Antioxidants, Flavour enhancers, Sequestrants
- E 338 Phosphoric acid Acidity regulators, Food acids, Stabilizers
- E 339 Sodium phosphates Acidity regulators, Emulsifying salts, Food acids, Micronutrients and related products, Stabilizers
- E 340 Potassium phosphates Acidity regulators, Emulsifying salts, Food acids, Micronutrients and related products, Stabilizers
- E 341 Calcium phosphates Acidity regulators, Anti-caking agents, Bulking agents, Carriers, Flour treatment agents, Food acids, Micronutrients and related products, Raising Agents
- E 343 Magnesium phosphates Acidity regulators, Anti-caking agents, Carriers, Flour treatment agents, Food acids, Micronutrients and related products, Raising Agents
- E 355 Adipic acid Acidity regulators
- E 356 Sodium adipate Acidity regulators
- E 363 Succinic acid Acidity regulators
- E 380 Triammonium citrate Acidity regulators
- E 450 Diphosphates Acidity regulators, Emulsifying salts, Food acids, Humectants, Raising Agents, Sequestrants, Stabilizers
- E 500 iii Sodium sesquicarbonate Acidity regulators, Anti-caking agents, Raising Agents, Stabilizers, Thickeners
- E 500 ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate Acidity regulators, Anti-caking agents, Raising Agents, Stabilizers, Thickeners
- E 500 i Sodium carbonate Acidity regulators, Anti-caking agents, Raising Agents, Stabilizers, Thickeners
- E 500 Sodium carbonates Acidity regulators, Anti-caking agents, Raising Agents, Stabilizers, Thickeners
- E 501 Potassium carbonates Acidity regulators, Stabilizers
- E 504 Magnesium carbonate Acidity regulators, Anti-caking agents, Colour retention agents
- E 514 Sodium sulphates Acidity regulators
- E 524 Sodium hydroxide Acidity regulators
- E 525 Potassium hydroxide Acidity regulators
- E 574 Gluconic acid Acidity regulators, Raising Agents
- E 575 Glucono-delta lactone Acidity regulators, Raising Agents, Sequestrants
- E 577 Potassium gluconate Acidity regulators, Sequestrants
- E 578 Calcium gluconate Acidity regulators, Firming agents, Sequestrants