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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Polysaccharides 688<br />

NAME: Cellulose<br />

CATEGORY: Polysaccharides<br />

FOOD USE: Dry formulated products/ Confectionery processing aid/ Low-calorie foods/ All food products<br />

SYNONYMS: Beta-D-(1 Æ 4) glucan/ CAS 9004-34-6/ EINECS 232-674-9/ E460/ Alpha-cellulose/ Bleached wood<br />

pulp/ Cotton fibre<br />

FORMULA: (C6 H10 O5)n<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: Variable, generally 160,000–560,000<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: None<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: A white powder or crystals<br />

SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS Cellulose is insoluble in water and organic solvents<br />

TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Can be used as a processing aid, dietary fibre, a texturising agent, bulking agent and an anticaking<br />

agent. It is not digestible, so it can be used in low-calorie preparations<br />

ALTERNATIVES: Starch hydrolysis products (SHPs) and polydextrose (application-dependent)<br />

TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: Cellulose powder can be mixed in with the dry ingredients or dispersed in an aqueous preparation<br />

SYNERGISTS: None known<br />

ANTAGONISTS: None known<br />

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Non-toxic. The powder is combustible

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