Name of student: Nguyen Giang Yen Tho – BTFTIU18118

Submission to: Associate Professor Pham Van Hung

Submission date: Friday 14th, 2021

COURSE: FOOD ADDITIVES AND FOOD PACKAGING

ASSIGNMENT 2: FOOD FLAVORINGS

Assignment
Choose one kind of food product containing a coloring flavoring. Discuss:
- Information of food product
- Information of coloring agent: Type, E-number, characteristics, functionality
- Amount of food additive in the product
- Your opinion: Good, bad, etc.

The food product is chosen: NEW YORK BEEF-STEAK FLAVOR SNACK BY

ORIONS

Figure 1. Swing Snack Manhattan Flavor

1.1 Food product information:

- Brand: ORION
- Made in Vietnam
- Weight: 30g
- Expiry date: 7 months
- Ingredients: Fresh Potatoes, Vegetable Oil, Spice Powder, Rosemary Extract
- Instructions for use Eat directly, use immediately after opening the package. The
product is exposed to the air for a long time, it will affect the brittleness
- Storage: Cool, dry place, away from sunlight and high temperature.

Note: The product contains dairy, wheat, and soy ingredients in the seasoning powder
and may contain fish, shrimp, squid, egg, mustard because it is produced on the same
line as other snack products.

Figure 1.1 Ingredient in a serving of snack

Ingredients: Potato, Vegetable oil, New York steak seasoning (Sugar, Maltodextrin,
Flavor Enhancer: Monododium L-Glutamate (E621), Salt, Soy sauce powder,
Onion powder, Tomato powder, Garlic powder, Rosemary extract.
Most of the ingredients are flavoring agents.

1.2 Information about Food Flavorings

In brief, synthetic flavorings were added due to the process to enhance the flavor of
snack, which consists of:
- Vegetable oil
 - New York steak seasoning (Sugar, Maltodextrin, Flavor Enhancer: Monododium L-
Glutamate (E621),
- Salt
- Soy sauce powder
- Onion powder
- Tomato powder
- Garlic powder
- Rosemary extract.

Table 1.2. The flavor table in 1 snack package

Name Category Description Characteristic Functionality Dosage
Vegetable oil Natural Essential oil Liquid form Add flavor, Safe dose
flavoring compressed by assist with requirement
substances hydrodistillation texture of FDA

New York Nature- Mimic the Powder form Add the main Safe dose
steak identical flavor of beef, flavor of requirement
seasoning flavoring through meat, of FDA,
substances
Mailard creating GRAS
reaction by meat-like
maltodextrin, taste
yeast extract
and amino acid
Flavor Nature- Artificial Powder form Add flavor Safe dose
Enhancer identical requirement
Monododium flavoring of FDA,
substances
L-Glutamate GRAS –
(MSG) controversial
to some
extents
Salt Natural Natural Powder form Add flavor, Safe dose
flavoring maintain the requirement
substances flavor, of FDA
prolong shelf-
life
Soy sauce Nature- Obtained from Powder form Enhance Safe dose
powder identical dehydration of flavor requirement
flavoring soy sauce of FDA,
substances GRAS
 Onion Nature- Drying of onion Powder form Enhance Safe dose
powder identical by air-dried, flavor, used requirement
flavoring dehydrated, or as condiment of FDA,
substances freeze-dried) GRAS
and then
crushed to
varying
degrees, from
flakes to
powder.

Tomato Nature- Drying of Powder form Enhance Safe dose

powder identical tomato by air- flavor, used requirement
flavoring dried, as condiment of FDA,
substances dehydrated, or
GRAS
freeze-dried)
and then
crushed to
varying
degrees, from
flakes to
powder.

Garlic Nature- Drying of garlic Powder form Enhance Safe dose

powder identical by air-dried, flavor, used requirement
flavoring dehydrated, or as condiment of FDA,
substances freeze-dried) GRAS
and then
crushed to
varying
degrees, from
flakes to
powder.

Rosemary Nature- Essential oil Liquid form Assist the Safe dose
extract identical compressed by meat-taste, requirement
flavor hydrodistillation complete of FDA,
substances
tasting profile GRAS
of snack with
New-York
Steak flavor.
1.3 Advantages and Disadvantages

a. Advantages
The use of food flavorings in snack will propose a tasty profile for food. Which enhances
the attraction of customers and can be seen as a great combination when drinking with
coke. Moreover, adding flavors can help alleviating the bland texture, since the powder
also maintains their own natural color, that would simultaneously increase the flavor and
color of food. Using flavors can be added when the flavors are lost during processing.
For some, such as salt and sugar, apart from promoting the appetite, these components
are also vital in prolonging the shelf-life by acting preservatives.

b. Disadvantages
There are several disadvantages regarding adding flavors, as MSG can cause migrian,
allergic reactions and food hypersensitivity, worsening of asthmatic symptom, creating
abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. Some allergic to milk or soy sauce products will
find this snack sickening.

To sum up, food flavorings are double-edged swords that can be beneficial and harmful.
Using food-flavorings, manufacturers must announce the pre-cautions for consumer to
avoid potential health risks, and to maximize the nutritional profile.