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11 11. Fortifying agents:• Fortifying agents are used to increase the nutritional value.• Examples: vitamins, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, and dietary supplements.
12 12. Flavor enhancers:• These substances are used to enhance the existing flavor of food.• Types of flavor enhancer includes natural and artificial enhancers.• Examples: monosodium glutamate and salt.
13 13. Humectants:• These prevent food from drying.• Examples: aloe vera gel, honey, egg yolk, and lithium chloride.
1.5.1 Why Food Colors Are Preferred
Food supplements are quantized to modify the natural or original color of foods. For example, manufacturing of the strawberry jam that looks much brighter adds certain value to the foods. Sunlight can effectively affect the flavors in the foods [55–57]. Hence, dyes, pigments, or colors are added to the foods as they help to conserve the foods from detaching such nutrients. Food colors are also added to foods so they look attractive like in cakes. Foods that seems to look more appealing seem more appetizing and tend to be sold more faster.