Food Additives - Names Starting with M

• Mace Oil - Flavoring Agent
• Magnesium Carbonate - Alkali, Antibleaching Agent, Anticaking Agent, Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Drying Agent, Formulation Aid, Tableting Aid
• Magnesium Chloride - Color Retention Agent, Firming Agent
• Magnesium Di-L-Glutamate - Flavor Enhancer, Intensifier, Salt Substitute
• Magnesium DL-Lactate - Buffer, Dietary Supplement, Dough Conditioner, Neutralizing Agent
• Magnesium Gluconate - Buffer, Firming Agent, Neutralizing Agent, Yeast Food
• Magnesium Hydrogen Carbonate - Carrier, Color Retention Agent, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Formulation Aid, Tableting Aid
• Magnesium Hydrogen Phosphate - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
• Magnesium Hydroxide - Alkali, Anticaking Agent, Color Adjunct, Drying Agent
• Magnesium Hydroxide Carbonate - Alkali, Anticaking Agent, Drying Agent
• Magnesium L-Lactate - Buffer, Dietary Supplement, Dough Conditioner, Neutralizing Agent
• Magnesium Oxide - Alkali, Anticaking Agent, Buffer, Drying Agent, Neutralizing Agent
• Magnesium Phosphate, Dibasic - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
• Magnesium Phosphate, Tribasic - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
• Magnesium Silicate - Filter Aid
• Magnesium Silicate (Synthetic) - Anticaking Agent, Drying Agent
• Magnesium Stearate - Anticaking Agent, Binder, Drying Agent, Emulsifier, Filler, Foaming Agent, Plasticizer, Whipping Agent
• Magnesium Sulfate - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
• Malic Acid - Acid, Acidifier, Flavoring Agent
• Malt - Enzyme
• Malt Carbohydrases - Enzyme
• Maltilol - Humectant, Moisture-Retaining Agent
• Maltilol Syrup - Sweetening Agent
• Maltitol - Sweetening Agent
• Maltol - Flavoring Agent
• Mandarin Oil, Coldpressed - Flavoring Agent
• Manganese Chloride - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
• Manganese Gluconate - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
• Manganese Glycerophosphate - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
• Manganese Hypophosphite - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
• Manganese Sulfate - Dietary Supplement, Nutrient
• Mannitol - Dietary Supplement, Humectant, Moisture-Retaining Agent, Nutrient, Sweetening Agent, Texture-Modifying Agent, Texturizer
• Marjoram Oil, Spanish Type - Flavoring Agent
• Marjoram Oil, Sweet - Flavoring Agent
• Masticatory Substances, Natural - Chewing Gum Base Component
• Mentha Arvensis Oil, Partially Dementholized - Flavoring Agent
• Menthol - Flavoring Agent
• Methanol - Extraction Solvent
• Methycellulose - Bodying Agent, Bulking Agent
• Methyl 2-Methylbutyrate - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl 2-Octynoate - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl Alcohol - Solubilizer, Solvent, Vehicle
• Methyl Anthranilate - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl Benzoate - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl beta-Naphthyl Ketone - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl Cellulose - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener, Whipping Agent
• Methyl Cinnamate - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl Cyclopentenoione - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl Ester of Rosin, Partially Hydrogenated - Chewing Gum Base Component
• Methyl Ethyl Cellulose - Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener
• Methyl Eugenol - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl Isoeugenol - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl N-Methyl Anthranilate - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl Phenylacetate - Flavoring Agent
• Methyl Phenylcarbinyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
• Methylbenzyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
• Methylcellulose - Binder, Coating Agent, Emulsifier, Filler, Film Former, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Glaze, Plasticizer, Polish, Stabilizer, Surface-Finishing Agent, Suspending Agent, Thickener, Whipping Agent
• Methylene Chloride - Solubilizer, Solvent, Vehicle
• Methylparaben - Antimicrobial Agent, Preservative
• Microcrystalline Cellulose - Anticaking Agent, Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Drying Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Formulation Aid, Tableting Aid, Whipping Agent
• Mineral Oil - Release Agent, Sealing Agent
• Mineral Oil, White - Antisticking Agent, Binder, Coating Agent, Defoaming Agent, Filler, Film Former, Glaze, Lubricant, Plasticizer, Polish, Release Agent, Surface-Finishing Agent
• Mixed Carbohydrase and Protease (Bacillus Subtilis) - Enzyme
• Modified Starch - Gelling Agent, Thickener
• Modified Starches - Binder, Filler, Plasticizer, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent
• Mono- and Diglycerides - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Whipping Agent
• Monoammonium L-Glutamate - Flavor Enhancer, Intensifier, Salt Substitute
• Monoglyceride Citrate - Antioxidant Solubilizer, Flavor Solubilizer
• Monopotassium L-Glutamate - Flavor Enhancer, Intensifier, Salt Substitute
• Monosodium L-Glutamate - Flavor Enhancer, Intensifier
• Monostarch Phosphate - Binder, Filler, Gelling Agent, Plasticizer, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener
• Myrcene - Flavoring Agent
• Myristic Acid - Component in the Manufacture of Other Food-Grade, Additives, Defoaming Agent, Flavoring Agent
• Myrrh Oil - Flavoring Agent

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