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Food Additives - Names Starting with T

List of Additives and What They Do

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

Index of Food Additives

  • Tagetes Extract - Color
  • Talc - Anticaking Agent, Antisticking Agent, Coating Agent, Drying Agent, Dusting Powder, Film Former, Filter Aid, Glaze, Lubricant, Polish, Release Agent, Surface-Finishing Agent, Texture-Modifying Agent, Texturizer
  • Tangerine Oil, Coldpressed - Flavoring Agent
  • Tannic Acid - Clarifying Agent
  • Tara Gum - Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener
  • Tarragon Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Tartaric Acid - Acid, Acidifier, Sequestrant
  • Tartrazine - Color
  • TBHQ - Antioxidant
  • Terpene Resine, Natural - Chewing Gum Base Component
  • Terpene Resine, Synthetic - Chewing Gum Base Component
  • Terpineol - Flavoring Agent
  • Terpinyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Terpinyl Propionate - Flavoring Agent
  • Tertiary Butylhydroquinone - Antioxidant
  • Tetrahydrolinalool - Flavoring Agent
  • Tetrapotassium Pyrophosphate - Buffer, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Neutralizing Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate - Anticaking Agent, Buffer, Drying Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Neutralizing Agent, Sequestrant, Whipping Agent
  • Thaumatin - Flavor Enhancer, Intensifier, Sweetening Agent
  • Thiamin Hydrochloride - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
  • Thiamin Mononitrate - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
  • Thiodipropionic Acid - Antioxidant
  • Thyme Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Titanium Dioxide - Color
  • Tocopherols, Mixed - Antioxidant, Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
  • Toluene - Extraction Solvent
  • Tragacanth - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener, Whipping Agent
  • Tragacanth Gum - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Trans,Cis-2,6-Nonadienal - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans,Cis-2,6-Nonadienol - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans,Trans-2,4-Decadienal - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans,Trans-2,4-Heptadienal - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans,Trans-2,4-Nonadienal - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans-2-Decen-1-Al - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans-2-Dodecen-1-Al - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans-2-Hexen-1-Al - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans-2-Hexen-1-Ol - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans-2-Nonen-1-Ol - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans-2-Nonenal - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans-2-Octen-1-Al - Flavoring Agent
  • Trans-Anethole - Flavoring Agent
  • Triacetin - Carrier Solvent, Humectant, Moisture-Retaining Agent, Solubilizer, Solvent, Vehicle
  • Triammonium Citrate - Buffer, Neutralizing Agent
  • Tributyrin - Flavoring Agent
  • Tricalcium Phosphate - Anticaking Agent, Buffer, Drying Agent, Neutralizing Agent
  • Trichloroethylene - Extraction Solvent, Solubilizer, Solvent, Vehicle
  • Trichlorogalactosucrose - Sweetening Agent
  • Triethyl Citrate - Carrier Solvent, Sequestrant
  • Trimagnesium Phosphate - Anticaking Agent, Drying Agent
  • Tripotassium Citrate - Buffer, Neutralizing Agent, Sequestrant, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent
  • Tripotassium Phosphate - Buffer, Emulsion Stabilizer, Neutralizing Agent, Sequestrant
  • Trisodium Citrate - Buffer, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Neutralizing Agent, Sequestrant, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Trisodium Phosphate - Buffer, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Neutralizing Agent, Sequestrant, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Trypsin - Enzyme
  • Turmeric - Color
  • Turmeric Oleoresin - Color, Flavoring Agent

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