List of Food Additives - M

M

• 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 -