Phosphates as Food Ingredients

Abstract

This book deals with the different aspects on the use of phosphates as food additives. The subject has been discussed under the following heads (i) Chemical structure of different phosphates (ii) Toxicology of phosphates (iii) Use of phosphates in food products. After a brief introductory chapter, the chemistry of different groups of phosphates such as orthophosphates, pyrophosphates, tripolyphosphates, straight-chain polyphosphates and cyclic metaphosphates is discussed. Some general chemical characteristics of phosphates are given in the next chapter.