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- Abietic acid -
- Acacia vera -
- Acacia -
- Acesulfame potassium - artificial sweetener
- Acesulfame -
- Acetic acid - acidity regulator
- Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids - emulsifier
- Acetylated distarch adipate - thickener, vegetable gum
- Acetylated distarch phosphate - thickener, vegetable gum
- Acetylated oxidised starch - thickener, vegetable gum
- Acetylated starch - thickener, vegetable gum
- Acid treated starch - thickener, vegetable gum
- Adipic acid - food acid
- Agar - thickener, vegetable gum, stabilizer, gelling agent
- Alcohol -
- Alfalfa -
- Alginic acid - thickener, vegetable gum, stabilizer, gelling agent, emulsifier
- Alitame - artificial sweetener
- Alkaline treated starch - thickener, vegetable gum
- Alkanet - color (red)
- Allspice -
- Allura red AC - color (FDA: FD&C Red #40)
- Almond oil - used as a substitute for olive oil. Also used as an emollient.
- Aluminium - color (silver)
- Aluminium ammonium sulfate - mineral salt
- Aluminium potassium sulfate - mineral salt
- Aluminium silicate - anti-caking agent
- Aluminium sodium sulfate - mineral salt
- Aluminium sulfate - mineral salt
- Amaranth - color (red) (FDA: Red #2) Note that amaranth dye is unrelated to the amaranth plant
- Amaranth oil - high in squalene and unsaturated fatty acids - used in food and cosmetic industries.
- Amchur (mango powder)
- Ammonium acetate - preservative, acidity regulator
- Ammonium adipates - acidity regulator
- Ammonium alginate - thickener, vegetable gum, stabilizer, gelling agent, emulsifier
- Ammonium bicarbonate - mineral salt
- Ammonium carbonate - mineral salt
- Ammonium chloride - mineral salt
- Ammonium ferric citrate - food acid
- Ammonium fumarate - food acid
- Ammonium hydroxide - mineral salt
- Ammonium lactate - food acid
- Ammonium malate - food acid
- Ammonium phosphates - mineral salt
- Ammonium phosphatides - emulsifier
- Ammonium polyphosphates - anti-caking agent
- Ammonium sulfate - mineral salt, improving agent
- Amylases - flour treatment agent
- Angelica (Angelica archangelica)
- Anise -
- Annatto - color
- Anthocyanins - color
- Apricot oil - a cooking oil from certain cultivars.
- Arabinogalactan - thickener, vegetable gum
- Argan oil - a food oil from Morocco that has also attracted recent attention in Europe.
- Argon - propellant
- Rocket (Arugula)
- Asafoetida -
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) - antioxidant (water soluble)
- Ascorbyl palmitate - antioxidant (fat soluble)
- Ascorbyl stearate - antioxidant (fat soluble)
- Aspartame - artificial sweetener
- Astaxanthin - color
- Avocado oil - used a substitute for olive oil. Also used in cosmetics and skin care products.
- Azodicarbonamide - flour bleaching agent. Also used in the production of foamed plastics and the manufacture of gaskets. Banned as a food additive in Australia and Europe.
- Azorubine - color (red) (FDA: Ext D&C Red #10)
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