emulsifiers, in bread etc

Whitefiver

Farway said:

Whitefiver said:

I think Fermipan dried yeast is just yeast too - but I always add a small pinch of Vitamin C to my doughs. Fermipan is available from the likes of Amazon

Not according to them on the packet, contains E491, which is an emulsifier

https://foodadditives.net/emulsifiers/sorbitan-monostearate/

I stand corrected - sorry, it wasn't labelled as an ingredient on Amazon, and I no longer have my pack to check.

tiger135

does e stand for emulsifier? 
very hard to avoid all these processed ingredients isnt it. 

Katiehound

No- E stands for E-number

Dictionary definition: E-number
 noun

BRITISH

plural noun: E-numbers

1. a code number preceded by the letter E, denoting food additives numbered in accordance with EU directives.

   • INFORMAL

     a food additive.
     
     Wikipedia
     E numbers, short for Europe numbers, are codes for substances used as food additives, including those found naturally in many foods such as vitamin C, for use within the European Union and European Free Trade Association.
     

tiger135

Thanks Katie so they arent all bad then if vitamin c is one 

Katiehound

tiger135 said:

Thanks Katie so they arent all bad then if vitamin c is one 

No they aren't ALL bad! but if you are trying to avoid certain things it's worth looking at the list
for example here:
https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers#emulsifiers-stabilisers-thickeners-and-gelling-agents

if you scroll down the long list you see there are natural things like agar   but who knows what is Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate; Polysorbate 20??

The complete list of everything is here:
https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers

Might take you quite a few hours to investigate that little lot!!

tiger135

Thanks Katie I am going to check things against the list you provided, cant believe there are so many! x