Basic Types of Flavoring Agents

Flavoring agents refer to food additives that improve the sensory nature of food, make food more delicious, promote the secretion of digestive fluids, and increase appetite. Adding certain flavoring agents to food can not only improve the sensitivity of food, and make food more delicious, but also some flavoring agents have certain nutritional value. There are many types of flavoring agents, mainly including salty taste agents, sweeteners, flavor enhancers, acidic flavors, and so on.

Salty Taste Agents

The salty taste agent is mainly salt. It has an important role in regulating the acid-alkali balance of the body fluid, maintaining the infiltration pressure of cells and inter-blood, stimulating saliva secretion, participating in gastric acid formation, and promoting digestive enzyme activity.

Sweeteners

Sweeteners refer to food or feed food additives that give food or feed a sweet taste. There are many sweeteners used in the world. There are several different classification methods: according to its source, it can be divided into natural sweeteners and artificial synthetic sweeteners; according to its chemical structure and nature, it is divided into sugar and non-sugar sweeteners.

Flavor Enhancers

Flavor enhancers mainly refer to substances that enhance food flavor, such as MSG, which is the most widely used flavor enhancer. MSG has a special taste, but it will decompose into toxic sodium pyroglutamine when heated at high temperatures for a long time, so it should not be heated for a long time during cooking. In addition, MSG is not a nutrient, it is only used as a flavoring agent, and can not be used as a tonic to make spicy food less.

Acidic Agents

An acidic agent is a chemical additive that gives food an acidic taste for its main purpose. The sour taste gives the taste a refreshing stack of ginger prison, which can enhance appetite. In addition, the acid also has a certain anticorrosive effect, and it also helps the digestion and absorption of nutrients such as calcium and phosphorus. It is widely used in various sodas, beverages, juice, canned fruit, and canned vegetables.