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Classification of food raw materials


Food raw materials can be divided into three categories: main food ingredients, food ingredients and food additives.

Food raw materials can be divided into three categories: main food ingredients, food ingredients and food additives. The main food ingredients, namely the main food raw materials, refer to agricultural and sideline products that are used in large amounts in food processing and have not been further processed, mainly including noodles, rice, meat, eggs, milk, oil, sugar, etc. Food additives are generally chemical substances with high purity, which have been clearly defined in GB2760-2011. Food ingredients (also known as food accessories) refer to deeply processed or small amount of food. They are all natural substances, not the varieties listed in the standard for the use of food additives. Generally, there is no quantity limit, and they have the function of improving food quality and processing performance. Such as ingredients in meat products, wrapping powder for fried food, etc