All of these ingredients are food additives known as food gums or emulsifiers. They are often added to processed foods to modify their texture. They are used to thicken or "gel up" thin liquids or ...

We can’t be the only ones who love creamy foods that stay mixed together, like that ready-to-enjoy peanut butter we can dip our spoon into, no stirring required. But what if we told you the additives ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE WORD “EMULSIFIER” may sound strange or foreign to you, but I promise you that you’re already familiar ...

It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a seller of food chemicals shows scoops of ice cream holding their shape under hot lights ...

A big threat to gut health may be hiding in your favorite frozen treat, according to experts. An emulsifier called Polysorbate 80 is raising concerns about how additions to processed foods can disrupt ...