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Albumen

What is Albumen?

Albumen is the white part of an egg which meringues are made from. [1]



History

Albumen was also introduced in the production of negatives and printing paper. In the late 1840s albumen came to be used in the preparation for both negatives and printing paper. [?]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Albumen


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Albumen".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References

Unknown

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Dried Egg Albumen
Dried Egg Albumin
Egg Albumen
Egg Albumin
Egg White Albumen
Egg White Albumin
Natural Pure Egg White Albumin

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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