Phosphate and Nitrite - The Most Commonly Used Additives in the Meat Industry
Biljana PEĆANAC,
Drago N. NEDIĆ,
Bojan GOLIĆ
Abstract:Food additive is any substance that, regardless of its nutritional value, is not used as food, nor is a characteristic ingredient of food, but is added to food for technological reasons during production, processing, preparation, packaging, transport or storage. Thus, through its intermediate products, it becomes or can become a food ingredient. The most commonly used additives are nitrites and phosphates, due to their multiple role in the meat industry. According to the Regulation on food additives (Official … Show more
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