Flour treatment agents

Added to flour or dough to improve baking quality or colour.

55 additives that at least one regulator lists as flour treatment agents: 16 by Canada, 28 by United States and 32 by Codex Alimentarius. Each mark shows the term that regulator used; follow it for the citation.

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The US column is the least complete. Only some US listings name their technical effect by citing 21 CFR 170.3(o); many, especially in part 172, describe their use in their own words, and this site does not read a function into that prose. An empty US cell says little.

AdditiveCAUSCodex
Acetone peroxidesFlour treatment agent——
alpha-Amylase from Aspergillus oryzae var. INS 1100(i)——Flour treatment agent
alpha-Amylase from Bacillus megaterium expressed in Bacillus subtilis INS 1100(iv)——Flour treatment agent
alpha-Amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus INS 1100(ii)——Flour treatment agent
alpha-Amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus expressed in Bacillus subtilis INS 1100(v)——Flour treatment agent
alpha-Amylase from Bacillus subtilis INS 1100(iii)——Flour treatment agent
Ammonium chloride——Flour treatment agent
Ammonium persulfateFlour treatment agent——
Ammonium phosphate, dibasic INS 342(ii)——Flour treatment agent
Ammonium phosphate, monobasic INS 342(i)——Flour treatment agent
Ammonium sulfate E517—Flour treating agent—
Ascorbic acid E300Flour treatment agent—Flour treatment agent
AzodicarbonamideFlour treatment agentFlour treating agent—
Bentonite E558—Flour treating agent—
Benzoyl peroxide INS 928Flour treatment agentFlour treating agentFlour treatment agent
Bromelain INS 1101(iii)——Flour treatment agent
Butylated hydroxyanisole E320—Flour treating agent—
Calcium carbonate E170——Flour treatment agent
Calcium hydrogen phosphate E341——Flour treatment agent
Calcium iodateFlour treatment agentFlour treating agent—
Calcium lactate E327——Flour treatment agent
Calcium oxide E529——Flour treatment agent
Calcium peroxideFlour treatment agentFlour treating agent—
Calcium phosphate E341——Flour treatment agent
Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate E482Flour treatment agent—Flour treatment agent
Calcium sulfate E516—Flour treating agentsFlour treatment agent
Carbohydrase from Bacillus licheniformis INS 1100(vi)——Flour treatment agent
Chlorine INS 925Flour treatment agent—Flour treatment agent
Chlorine dioxide E926Flour treatment agentFlour treating agent—
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol E472c——Flour treatment agent
Dimethyldialkylammonium chloride—Flour treating agent—
Hydrogen peroxide—Flour treating agent—
L-Cysteine E920—Flour treating agent—
L-Cysteine monohydrochlorideFlour treatment agentFlour treating agent—
Lecithin E322——Flour treatment agent
Magnesium carbonate E504—Flour treating agentsFlour treatment agent
Magnesium hydroxide carbonate INS 504(ii)—Flour treating agents—
Magnesium lactate, DL- INS 329——Flour treatment agent
Monobasic calcium phosphate E341—Flour treating agentFlour treatment agent
Potassium bromate—Flour treating agent—
Potassium iodateFlour treatment agentFlour treating agent—
Potassium metabisulfite E224—Flour treating agentFlour treatment agent
Potassium persulfateFlour treatment agent——
Protease from Aspergillus orizae var. INS 1101(i)——Flour treatment agent
Sodium acid pyrophosphate E450—Flour treating agent—
Sodium ascorbate E301—Flour treating agentFlour treatment agent
Sodium bisulfite E222—Flour treating agent—
Sodium erythorbate (Sodium isoascorbate) E316—Flour treating agent—
Sodium hydroxide E524—Flour treating agent—
Sodium hypochlorite—Flour treating agent—
Sodium metabisulfite E223—Flour treating agentFlour treatment agent
Sodium stearoyl lactylate E481Flour treatment agentFlour treating agentFlour treatment agent
Sodium stearyl fumarateFlour treatment agent——
Sodium sulfite E221Flour treatment agentFlour treating agentFlour treatment agent
Sulfur dioxide E220——Flour treatment agent