Substances/Materials of Products and their Uses and

harmful Capabilities

 Food Products
Food provides us with energy, and energy derived
from nutrients. Nutrients are materials/substances
found in food. We must follow the prescribed amount
of food intake that our body needs.
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 Food Products
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 Food Products
Food additives are added to food to provide nutrients; to
improve the quality of color, flavor, or texture; and to prevent
or delay spoilage. They also include emulsifies, sweeteners in
low-calorie products, and most of the preservatives and
antioxidants that slow down product spoilage while
maintaining desirable taste.
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 Additives to Improve Appearance and Taste
 Color additives
Color is one of the most striking qualities affecting the appearance of food. It
helps us to decide whether to accept or reject particular kinds of food. Color in
food is added in order to enhance its visual appearance and to attract consumers
to buy the foods. Some colors are used purely for visual aesthetics, decoration on
cakes, candles, and other sweet items. However, many coloring additives have
been found to cause asthma, migraines, thyroid cancers, and thyroid damage.
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 Additives to Improve Appearance and Taste
 Taste and Texture Modifiers
Additives are also used to give a certain characteristics
to food, improving texture and taste while the food is
being processed.
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 Additives to Improve Appearance and Taste
 Taste and Texture Modifiers
Flavor enhancers
Monosodium glutamate (MSG), commonly known as vetsin, is a substance
extracted from grains or beets used to bring out and enhance the flavors of the
food to which it is added. It is used mainly in savory products and in a wide
variety of oriental dishes. But is has an addictive effect on the human body.
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 Additives to Improve Appearance and Taste
 Taste and Texture Modifiers
Emulsifiers and Stabilizers
There are food additives that maintain the consistency of texture, and
prevent the separation of ingredients in some products such as: margarine,
low-fat ice cream, salad dressing, and mayonnaise. These are called
emulsifier and stabilizers.
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 Additives to Improve Appearance and Taste
 Taste and Texture Modifiers
Emulsifiers and Stabilizers
Any recipe that requires the mixing of ingredients that normally do not mix,
such as fat and water, need emulsifier and stabilizers to give and maintain the
desired consistency. A recent study suggests that emulsifiers have the potential
to damage the intestinal barrier, leading to inflammation and increasing risk
of chronic disease.
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 Additives to Improve Appearance and Taste
 Taste and Texture Modifiers
Thickeners
Thickeners help increase the viscosity of any substance that is used to
make food. They are added to the food such as salad dressing and
flavored milk. Gelatin or pectin is often used as thickening agents. They
may cause constipation.
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 Additives to Improve Appearance and Taste
 Taste and Texture Modifiers
Sweeteners
Sweeteners give a sweet taste to any food substance and are useful in low-
calorie products and for special dietary products, such as those for
diabetics. However, they may cause health problems such as weight gain,
high blood pressure, and heart diseases.
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 Medicine Products
 What happens when someone gets sick at home? Perhaps, you
would first visit your family doctor for diagnosis – what else does
your doctor recommend? When someone is sick , doctors prescribe
medicine or drugs to us.
 Medicine, drugs or medical supplies are special products that treat
us when we are sick. Medicine can appear in the form of solid or
liquid.
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 Medicine Products
Solid medicines can either refer to tablets and
encapsulated medicines usually given to teenagers to
adults because of the higher amount of dosage
(amount of chemicals in the medicine).
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 Medicine Products
Liquid medicines in bottles are given to infants
and children like because they contain lesser
amount of dosage. Don’t they taste good?
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 Medicine Products
Dosage refers to the amount of chemical found in a medicine.
The amount of dosage given to a person depends on his/her
age. Infants to children require a small amount of dosage
while adolescents to adult have a higher dosage. The dosage
of medicine is indicated on its product label. Where can you
see the product label of a medicine?
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 Medicine Products
The chemicals are actually the materials found in medicines.
The action of a medicine therefore, depends on its chemical
and the disease or illness it is treating. For instance, in
tonsillitis (swelling of tonsils), antibiotic treats the infection
caused by bacteria that lives in our tonsils. Analgesics on the
other hand, relieve pain from any part of our body.
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 Medicine Products
Medicines are vital for us and can also be lethal
when used improperly. Remember not to resort
to self-medication. Do not take medicine without
a prescription from your doctor.