If you’ve ever been frustrated by clumping of table salt, spices, sugar, nondairy coffee creamer, or any other powdery or granulated food item, you understand the role played by anti-caking agents and why these would be added to such products. … Continued

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Pea (Pisum sativum, Fabaceae) protein has various functional properties, including solubility, water- and oil-binding capacities, emulsifying, whippability, and foaming. Pea protein has been incorporated into beef patties, salad dressings, baked goods, and encapsulated ingredient powders to improve their functional properties. … Continued

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Maltodextrin, first used in food production in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has many potential uses in food formulation. It is a white, powdery substance made from starchy products such as corn (most common in the United States), wheat … Continued

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