What You Need to Know
A processing aid is a substance used in the production of processed food, and which may end up in the finished product, but which is not, by law, required to be disclosed to the consumer as an ingredient.
Steps
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Clarified fruit juices (Global industrial production): Enzyme processing aids clarify without heat damage
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Vegetable oil refining (European food industry): Bleaching clays remove impurities without chemical residues
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Cheese production (Traditional French methods): Calcium chloride aids coagulation without altering flavor