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Alkaline Agent

What are Alkaline Agents?

Alkaline agents are substances rarely labeled as such on food. Alkaline agents contain strong bases like sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide. The alkali dissolves grease, oils, fats, and protein. [1]



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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Alkaline Agent


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Alkaline Agent".
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

 Other Natural Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)

References
  1. Cleaning agent - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

None found

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchNovember 14, 2011 @ 4:49 PM

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