FunctionCarrier
A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
In the food industry, such additives serve roles as carrier, carrier solvent, diluent for other food additives, encapsulating agent, and nutrient carrier.
28 additives use this function.
