2007-03-01 06:33:57 · 3 answers · asked by goth :) 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Flavour enhancers are commonly added to commercially produced food products (eg. frozen dinners, instant soups, snackfoods) to make them taste more 'savoury'.
The commonly used flavour enhancers are:
European (by E number)
E620 Glutamic acid
E621 Monosodium glutamate
E622 Monopotassium glutamate
E623 Calcium diglutamate
E624 Monoammonium glutamate
E625 Magnesium diglutamate
E626 Guanylic acid
E627 Disodium guanylate, sodium guanylate
E628 Dipotassium guanylate
E629 Calcium guanylate
E630 Inosinic acid
E631 Disodium inosinate
E632 Dipotassium inosinate
E633 Calcium inosinate
E634 Calcium 5'-ribonucleotides
E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides
E636 Maltol
E637 Ethyl maltol
E640 Glycine and its sodium salt
2007-03-01 22:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flavour enhancers bring out the flavour of the food....The chinese use it a lot, especially Mono sodium Glutamate.
They are listed as E on the packets and really unhealthy for you.
Leave well alone......
2007-03-03 18:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you see mono sodium glutanate on a packet/tin its a flavour enhancer.or msg as its sometimes listed!!
2007-03-02 06:37:22 · answer #3 · answered by pettyofficer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋