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- Macadamia oil - used as an edible oil. Also used as a massage oil.
- Mace -
- Magnesium -
- Magnesium carbonate - anti-caking agent, mineral salt
- Magnesium chloride - mineral salt
- Magnesium citrate - acidity regulator
- Magnesium diglutamate - flavor enhancer
- Magnesium hydroxide - mineral salt
- Magnesium lactate - food acid
- Magnesium oxide - anti-caking agent
- Magnesium phosphates - mineral salt, anti-caking agent
- Magnesium salts of fatty acids - emulsifier, stabiliser, anti-caking agent
- Magnesium silicate - anti-caking agent
- Magnesium stearate - emulsifier, stabiliser
- Magnesium sulfate - mineral salt, acidity regulator, firming agent
- Mahlab -
- Malabathrum -
- Malic acid - acidity regulator
- Malt extract - flavor enhacer
- Maltitol - humectant, stabiliser
- Maltodextrin - carbohydrate sweetener
- Maltol - flavor enhancer
- Maltose -
- Mandarin oil-leavening agent
- Manganese -
- Mannitol - humectant, anti-caking agent, sweetener
- Margarine -
- Marjoram (Origanum majorana)
- Mastic -
- Meadowfoam seed oil - highly stable oil, with over 98% long-chain fatty acids. Competes with rapeseed oil for industrial applications.
- Mega-purple - a Kosher food additive made from grapes
- Mentha arvensis oil/Mint oil, used in flavoring toothpastes, mouthwashes and pharmaceuticals, as well as in aromatherapy and other medicinal applications.
- Metatartaric acid - food acid, emulsifier
- Methionine -
- Methyl butyrate -
- Methyl disulfide -
- Methyl ethyl cellulose - thickener, vegetable gum, emulsifier
- Methyl hexenoate -
- Methyl isobutyrate -
- Methylcellulose - thickener, emulsifier, vegetable gum
- Methylparaben (methyl para-hydroxybenzoate) - preservative
- Methyltheobromine -
- Microcrystalline cellulose - anti-caking agent
- Milk thistle (Silybum) -
- Milk -
- Mint (Mentha spp.) -
- Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids - emulsifier
- Modified starch -
- Molasses extract -
- Molybdenum -
- Bergamot (Monarda didyma) -
- Mono- and diglycerides of Fatty acids - emulsifier
- Monoammonium glutamate - flavor enhancer
- Monopotassium glutamate - flavor enhancer
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) - flavor enhancer
- Monostarch phosphate - thickener, vegetable gum
- Montanic acid esters - humectant
- Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
- Mustard -
- Mustard oil (essential oil), containing a high percentage of allyl isothiocyanate or other isothiocyanates, depending on the species of mustard
- Mustard oil (pressed) - used in India as a cooking oil. Also used as a massage oil.
- Mustard plant -
- Mustard seed -
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