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Food Additives - Names Starting with B

List of Additives and What They Do

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

Index of Food Additives

  • Balsam Peru Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Basil Oil, Comoros Type - Flavoring Agent
  • Basil Oil, European Type - Flavoring Agent
  • Bay Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Beeswax, White - Coating Agent, Film Former, Firming Agent, General Purpose Additive, Glaze, Polish, Surface-Finishing Agent
  • Beeswax, Yellow - Coating Agent, Film Former, Firming Agent, General Purpose Additive, Glaze, Polish, Surface-Finishing Agent
  • Beet Red Color
  • Bennzoic Acid - Antimicrobial Agent, Preservative
  • Benzaldehyde - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzoic Acid - Preservative
  • Benzoin Gum - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzophenone - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzoyl Peroxide - Bleaching Agent, Oxidizing Agent
  • Benzyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Alcohol - Carrier Solvent, Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Bezoate - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Butyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Cinnamate - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Isobutyl Carbinol - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Isobutyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Isoeugenyl Ether - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Isovalerate - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Phenylacetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Propionate - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Salicylate - Flavoring Agent
  • Benzyl Utyl Ether - Flavoring Agent
  • Bergamot Oil, Expressed - Flavoring Agent
  • beta-Apo-8'-Carotenal - Color
  • beta-Apo-8'-Carotenoic Acid, Ethyl Ester - Color
  • beta-Caritebe (Synthetic) - Color
  • beta-Carotene - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
  • beta-Caryophyllene - Flavoring Agent
  • beta-Glucanase (Aspergillus Niger, Var.) - Enzyme
  • beta-Glucanase (Trichoderma Harzianum) - Enzyme
  • beta-Ionone - Flavoring Agent
  • beta-Pinene - Flavoring Agent
  • BHA - Antioxidant
  • BHT - Antioxidant
  • Biotin - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
  • Birch Tar Oil, Rectified - Flavoring Agent
  • Black Pepper Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Blackcurrant Extract - Color
  • Bleached Starch - Binder, Filler, Gelling Agent, Plasticizer, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener
  • Bois De Rose Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Bone Phosphate - Anticaking Agent, Drying Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Humectant, Moisture-Retaining Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Bornyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Brilliant Black Pn - Color
  • Brilliant Blue FCF - Color
  • Bromelain - Enzyme
  • Brominated Vegetable Oil - Cloud Producing Agent, Flavoring Adjunct or Adjuvant, Flavoring Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent
  • Brown FK - Color
  • Brown HT - Color
  • Butadiene-Styrene 50/50 Rubber - Chewing Gum Base Component
  • Butadiene-Styrene 75/25 Rubber - Chewing Gum Base Component
  • Butan-1-Ol - Extraction Solvent, Flavoring Agent
  • Butan-2-Ol - Extraction Solvent, Flavoring Agent
  • Butan-3-One-2-Yl Butyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Butane-1,3-Diol - Carrier Solvent
  • Butyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Butyl Alcohol - Flavoring Agent
  • Butyl Butyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Butyl Butyryllactate - Flavoring Agent
  • Butyl Isobutyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Butyl P-Hydroxybenzoate - Antimicrobial Agent, Preservative
  • Butylated Hydroxyanisole - Antioxidant
  • Butylated Hydroxymethylphenol - Antioxidant
  • Butylated Hydroxytoluene - Antioxidant
  • Butyraldehyde - Flavoring Agent
  • Butyric Acid - Flavoring Agent

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