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A feed additive is an additive of extra nutrient or drug for livestock. Such additives include vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, pharmaceutical, fungal products and steroidal compounds. The additives might impact feed presentation, hygiene, digestibility, or effect on intestinal health. [1] [2]
Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance taste, appearance, or other sensory qualities. Some additives have been used for centuries as part of an effort to preserve food, for example vinegar ( pickling ), salt ( salting ), smoke ( smoking ), sugar ( crystallization ), etc. This allows for longer-lasting foods ...
Food acids are added to make flavors "sharper", and also act as preservatives and antioxidants. Common food acids include vinegar, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, folic acid, fumaric acid, and lactic acid. Acidity regulators. Acidity regulators are used to change or otherwise control the acidity and alkalinity of foods. Anticaking agents.
Functional foods provide important nutrients that can help protect against disease. Many are especially rich in antioxidants. These molecules help neutralize harmful compounds known as free ...
Most additives fall into a few basic categories: preservatives, flavor changers, and added vitamins and minerals supply extra nutrients.
Addition of NGPs to feeds of farm animals may have a number of beneficial effects, including: - rapid development of a healthy gut microflora. - stabilization of digestion. - increased growth performance. - stimulation and rapid maturation of the immune system. - reduced incidence of diarrhea. - improved feed efficiency. - lower mortality rates.
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Feed additive; Firming agent; Flavor masker; Fleischmann's Yeast; Flour; Flour bleaching agent; Flour treatment agent; Food Additives Amendment of 1958; Food coloring; Food fortification; Fumaric acid