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Ascorbic acid is a known form of vitamin C. It is a water-soluble vitamin that helps keep our skin, hair and bones healthy. Most fruits and vegetables contain ascorbic acid, and its medicinal form helps treat those who are deficient in vitamin C, scurvy, delayed wound...
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In addition to carbonated diet drinks, saccharin is used to sweeten low-calorie candies, jams, jellies and cookies. This valuable substance is also used in many medicines. Saccharin can be used like table sugar to sprinkle on food or as a substitute for sugar in...
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Aspartame is a synthetic non-saccharide sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. This substance is one of the most popular artificial sweeteners on the market. The compounds of aspartame are...
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Xanthan gum is a food thickener made from bacteria. It is found in a wide variety of foods as well as products such as toothpaste. Although it may offer good health benefits, it is used primarily to change the texture of food and then for other medical and health...
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Trisodium citrate, sometimes referred to simply as “sodium citrate”, is a citrate of citric acid and has a sour, salty taste. It is often used as a food preservative and as a flavoring in the food industry. Used in the pharmaceutical industry...
