Class Assignment 50 of 350 pts Food Additives Go to the GRAS list of food additives available on the FDA website: http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/FoodAdditivesIngredients/ucm091048.htm http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/GRAS/SCOGS/default.htm

Food Additives Select 1 food additive from the list. Describe this additive from a chemistry perspective Describe if the additive found naturally in any food? What is the known safety of this additive? How is the additive used in foods? What makes the additive “food grade” and able to be used in foods? How is the additive manufactured?

Food Additives How is the additive manufactured? Describe in detail the methods and chemistry and processes of its synthesis or isolation from a natural source. Reaction chemistry? Isolations/Separations/Purifications? Quality control protocols?

Food Additives You may use a partner (2 per team, maximum) Better be twice as good 3 pages maximum (1”, 12-pt font) Details count. Don’t know a chemical or a process, then do research and find out how it works or what it does. Some additives are “easier” to research than others. Start now. Do not just copy and paste from a source, I expect an original review that shows your understanding of how these additives are made and how they are used.