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Food Additives - Names Starting with H

List of Additives and What They Do

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

Index of Food Additives

  • Hemicellulase (Aspergillus Niger, Var.) - Enzyme
  • Heptanal - Flavoring Agent
  • Heptane - Extraction Solvent
  • Heptyl Alcohol - Flavoring Agent
  • Heptylparaben - Antimicrobial Agent, Preservative
  • Hexabe - Extraction Solvent
  • Hexanal - Flavoring Agent
  • Hexanoic Aacid - Flavoring Agent
  • Hexxyl-2-Buutenoate Flavoring Agent
  • Hexyl 2-Methylbutyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Hexyl Alcohol, Natural - Flavoring Agent
  • Hexyl Isovalerate - Flavoring Agent
  • Hops Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Hydrochloric Acid - Acid, Acidifier
  • Hydrogen Peroxide - Bleaching Agent, Oxidizing Agent, Starch-Modifying Agent
  • Hydroxycitronellal - Flavoring Agent
  • Hydroxycitronellal Dimethyl Acetal - Flavoring Agent
  • Hydroxycitronellol - Flavoring Agent
  • Hydroxylated Lecithin - Cloud Producing Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Hydroxypropyl Cellulose - Coating Agent, Emulsifier, Film Former, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Glaze, Polish, Stabilizer, Surface-Finishing Agent, Suspending Agent, Thickener, Whipping Agent
  • Hydroxypropyl Distarch Phosphate - Binder, Filler, Gelling Agent, Plasticizer, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener
  • Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Thickener, Whipping Agent
  • Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener, Whipping Agent
  • Hydroxypropyl Starch - Binder, Emulsifier, Filler, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Plasticizer, Thickener, Whipping Agent
  • Hydroxypropylmethyl Cellulose - Stabilizer, Suspending Agent

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