The Third Edition of the Handbook of Food Additives Describes More Than 5500 Trade Names, and More Than 4000 Generic Chemicals and Materials

Business Wire, Dec 4, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c76264) has announced the addition of Handbook of Food Additives, Third Edition to their offering.

The Handbook of Food Additives, Third Edition has been extensively updated and expanded in this new edition. It describes more than 5500 trade names, and more than 4000 generic chemicals and materials, available from worldwide manufacturers that function as direct additives in food that is available for consumption.

Food additives are used to: (1) maintain or improve the overall nutritional quality of the food, (2) preserve the quality and shelf life of the food, and (3) make the food more appealing to the consumer through modification of taste, texture and appearance. These are intentionally added to a food to affect its overall quality. Substances reasonably expected to become a part of the food in trace amounts as a result of any aspect of production, processing, storage, or packaging are also included.

Entries in this reference for both trade names and chemicals contain extensive information that comprehensively profiles each product.

This reference is unique in that it functions as a single source for information on both the trade name products and the chemicals that are used as food additives throughout the world. It includes summaries of regulatory information for the United States, Europe, and Japan. The products described in this Handbook are cross referenced in multiple ways: chemical composition, function/application, CAS number, EINECS number, FEMA number, and E/INS numbers, and US CFR regulatory numbers.

Book and Software Versions:

* More than 5,500 trade name products

* More than 4,000 generic products with 15,000 fully cross-referenced synonyms (hyperlinked in software)

* More than 20,000 Functional/Application Categories in a detailed index format

* CAS, EINECS/ELINCS, FEMA number indexes

* More than 2,700 International Manufacturers and their branches

Software Version:

* Full-text Search with boolean operators

* 21 browseable keyword indexes

* Hyperlinks enable instant access/previews of other reference topics

* Web and Email access to Chemical Manufacturers

* Web access to detailed FDA regulatory information

* Click and Go Table of Contents: Left Pane Explorer-like icons enable you to instantly go to any section of this Title or any other installed Synapse Chemlib product.

Target information on components by:
- Trade Names
- Chemical Names
- Chemical Synonyms
- Functions/Applications
- Manufacturers/Distributors
- CAS Numbers
- EINECS/ELINCS Numbers
- FEMA numbers
- E/INS numbers
- FDA numbers

Coverage includes Food Additives that function as:
- Acidulents
- Aerating agents
- Alkaline agents
- Anticaking agents
- Antimicrobials
- Antistaling agents
- Antioxidants
- Antispattering agents
- Aromatics
- Binders
- Bittering agents
- Bleaching agents
- Bodying agents
- Bulking agents
- Catalysts
- Clouding agents
- Coatings
- Colorants
- Color Adjuncts
- Color diluents
- Color retention aids
- Cooling agents
- Curing agents
- Defoamers/Antifoams
- Clarifiers
- Dietary supplements
- Dietary fiber
- Dispersants
- Dough conditioners
- Drying agents
- Emulsifiers
- Egg replacements
- Encapsulants
- Enzymes
- Fat replacers
- Fermentation aids
- Film-formers
- Firming agents
- Flavors
- Flavor enhancers
- Gelling agents
- Glazes
- Humectants Instantizing agents
- Leavening agents
- Masticatory aids
- Neutralizers/Buffers/pH control agents
- Nutrients
- Opacifiers
- Pickling agents
- Preservatives
- Propellants
- Raising agents
- Release agents
- Solubilizers
- Solvents
- Stabilizers
- Starch complexing agents
- Stiffening agents
- Surfactants
- Surface-finishing agents
- Suspending agents
- Sweeteners
- Synergists
- Tenderizers
- Texturizers
- Thickeners
- Vehicles
- Vitamins/Nutraceuticals
- Viscosity modifiers
- Whipping agents

Book and Software:

PART I - Trade Name Reference

Trade Name Reference contains alphabetical entries of trade name food additive products. Each entry provides information on its manufacturer, chemical composition, CAS, EINECS, and FEMA identifying numbers, general properties, applications and functions, toxicology, compliance, and regulatory information as provided by the manufacturer and other sources.

Software features: Full-text Search with Boolean operator support.

Keyword Indexes: Comprehensive Index, Trade Name X-Ref, Generic Chemical X-Ref, Manufacturers X-Ref, CAS X-Ref, EINECS/ELINCS X-Ref, Functional/Applications X-Ref., Toxicological X-Ref., FDA 21CFR X-Ref.

Hyperlinking: Trade names manufacturers to Manufacturers Directory and websites; Generic chemicals to Generic Products, Trade Name Cross-Reference, FDA 21CFR's to Regulatory Cross-Reference with Web links.

Part II - Chemical Component Cross-Reference

Chemical Component Cross-Reference contains an alphabetical listing of more than 4000 food chemicals and materials. Each food chemical entry includes, wherever possible, its synonyms, CAS number, EINECS number, FEMA number, INS number, E number, formula, chemical properties, function and application, toxicology, precautions, usage level, and regulatory information, as well as the manufacturers of the chemicals/materials. The trade name products from Part I that are equivalent to the chemical or contain that chemical compound as the trade name product's major chemical constituent are cross referenced. Synonyms for these chemical entries are comprehensively cross referenced back to the main entry.