Anticaking Agent

Name:
Anticaking Agent
Detailed information:
An additive used primarily in certain finely divided food products that tend to be hygroscopic to prevent or inhibit agglomeration and thus maintain a free-flowing condition. Such substances as starch, calcium metasilicate, magnesium carbonate, silica, and magnesium stearate are used for this purpose in table salt, flours, sugar, coffee, whiteners, and similar products.