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Food Additives - Names Starting with P

List of Additives and What They Do

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

Index of Food Additives

  • P-Methoxybenzaldehyde - Flavoring Agent
  • P-Methyl Anisole - Flavoring Agent
  • P-Propyl Anisole - Flavoring Agent
  • P-Propylanisole - Flavoring Agent
  • P-Tolyl Isobutyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Palmarosa Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Palmitic Acid - Component in the Manufacture of Other Food-Grade, Additives, Defoaming Agent
  • Papain - Enzyme
  • Paprika Oleoresins - Color, Flavoring Agent
  • Paraffin Wax - Chewing Gum Base Component, Defoaming Agent
  • Paraffin, Synthetic - Chewing Gum Base Component
  • Parsley Herb Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Parsley Seed Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Patent Blue V - Color
  • Pectin - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener, Whipping Agent
  • Pectinases (Aspergillus Niger, Var.) - Enzyme
  • Pennyroyal Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Pentaerythritol Ester of Wood Rosin - Chewing Gum Base Component
  • Pentapotassium Triphosphate - Texture-Modifying Agent, Texturizer
  • Pentasodium Triphosphate - Texture-Modifying Agent, Texturizer
  • Peppermint Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Pepsin - Enzyme
  • Perlite - Filter Aid
  • Petitgrain Oil, Paraguay Type - Flavoring Agent
  • Petrolatum - Antisticking Agent, Coating Agent, Defoaming Agent, Film Former, Glaze, Lubricant, Polish, Release Agent, Surface-Finishing Agent
  • Petroleum Jelly - Antifoaming Agent, Antisticking Agent, Lubricant, Release Agent, Sealing Agent
  • Petroleum Wax - Chewing Gum Base Component, Coating Agent, Defoaming Agent, Film Former, Glaze, Polish, Surface-Finishing Agent
  • Petroleum Wax, Synthetic Chewing Gum Base Component, Coating Agent, Defoaming Agent, Film Former, Glaze, Polish, Surface-Finishing Agent
  • Phenethyl Acetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Phenethyl Alcohol - Flavoring Agent
  • Phenethyl Isobutyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Phenethyl Isovalerate - Flavoring Agent
  • Phenethyl Phenylacetate - Flavoring Agent
  • Phenethyl Salicylate - Flavoring Agent
  • Phenoxyethyl Isobutyrate - Flavoring Agent
  • Phenylacetaldehyde - Flavoring Agent
  • Phenylacetaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal Flavoring Agent
  • Phenylacetic Acid Flavoring Agent
  • Phosphated Distarch Phosphate - Binder, Filler, Gelling Agent, Plasticizer, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Thickener
  • Phosphoric Acid - Acid, Acidifier, Antioxidant Synergist, Sequestrant
  • Pimaricin - Fungicidal Preservative
  • Pimenta Leaf Oil F- lavoring Agent
  • Pimenta Oil - Flavoring Agent
  • Pine Needle Oil, Dwarf - Flavoring Agent
  • Pine Needle Oil, Scotch Type - Flavoring Agent
  • Piperonal - Flavoring Agent
  • Poloxamer 331 - Flavoring Adjunct or Adjuvant, Solubilizer, Solvent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Vehicle
  • Poloxamer 407 - Flavoring Adjunct or Adjuvant, Solubilizer, Solvent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Vehicle
  • Polydextroses - Bodying Agent, Bulking Agent, Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Formulation Aid, Gelling Agent, Stabilizer, Suspending Agent, Tableting Aid, Texture-Modifying Agent, Texturizer, Thickener
  • Polydimethylsiloxane - Anticaking Agent, Antifoaming Agent, Drying Agent
  • Polyethylene - Chewing Gum Base Component
  • Polyethylene Glycols - Antisticking Agent, Binder, Carrier, Carrier Solvent, Coating Agent, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Filler, Film Former, Flavoring Adjunct or Adjuvant, Formulation Aid, Glaze, Lubricant, Plasticizer, Polish, Release Agent, Surface-Finishing Agent, Tableting Aid
  • Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Polyisobutylene - Chewing Gum Base Component
  • Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monolaurate - Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Formulation Aid, Tableting Aid, Whipping Agent
  • Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monooleate - Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Formulation Aid, Tableting Aid, Whipping Agent
  • Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monopalmitate - Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Formulation Aid, Tableting Aid, Whipping Agent
  • Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monostearate- Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Formulation Aid, Tableting Aid, Whipping Agent
  • Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Tristearate - Carrier, Disintegrating Agent, Dispersing Agent, Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Formulation Aid, Tableting Aid, Whipping Agent
  • Polyoxyethylene (40) Stearate - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Polyoxyethylene (8) Stearate - Emulsifier, Foaming Agent, Whipping Agent
  • Polypropylene Glycol - Defoaming Agent

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