Cultured dextrose is a
food additive
Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance taste, appearance, or other sensory qualities. Some additives have been used for centuries as part of an effort to preserve food, for example vinegar (pickling), salt (salt ...
used to inhibit the growth of undesirable bacteria and mold in food. Often used in place of
benzoates Benzoates (salts of benzoic acid) can refer to:
*Ammonium benzoate
*Calcium benzoate
*Magnesium benzoate
*Potassium benzoate
* Sodium benzoate
Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid, widely used as a food preservative (with an E num ...
and
sorbates, it is considered by some consumers to be a more "natural" ingredient, because it is prepared by the fermentation of milk or sugar powders by the
probiotic
Probiotics are live microorganisms promoted with claims that they provide health benefits when consumed, generally by improving or restoring the gut microbiota. Probiotics are considered generally safe to consume, but may cause bacteria-host i ...
bacteria ''
Propionibacterium freudenreichii'' and ''
Lactococcus lactis'', both of which are extensively used in the production of cheese and other dairy products.
[L. McIntyre et al., i]
Novel Technologies in Food Science
(Springer, 2012), p. 193
Cultured dextrose consists of a mixture of fermentation metabolites, including butyric, propionic and lactic acids and small
peptides
Peptides (, ) are short chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. Long chains of amino acids are called proteins. Chains of fewer than twenty amino acids are called oligopeptides, and include dipeptides, tripeptides, and tetrapeptides.
A p ...
. As sold, it is an off-white powder.
[Byungjin Min]
Antimicrobial Powders and Bio-based Films
(UMI Microform, 2008) p. 33
Cultured dextrose is marketed under several trade names including bioVONTAGE from Third Wave Bioactives and MicroGARD by
Danisco, a unit of
DuPont
DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in ...
. These ingredients are used in a range of foods including dairy products, salad dressings, and baked goods.
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