Food Flavor Nutrition Enhancer Ethyl Maltol CAS 4940-11-8

Ethyl maltol ‌the main uses of food include flavoring, improving the properties of raw materials, prolonging the storage life of food and so on. As a safe, non-toxic, widely used, good effect, small amount of ideal food additive, ethyl maltol is widely used in food, medicine, beverage and other industries. Specifically, the role and use of ethyl maltol are reflected in the following aspects:

1.sweetening: ethyl maltol is a good flavor enhancer in tobacco, food, beverage, flavor, fruit wine and daily cosmetics. It has remarkable effect on improving and enhancing the flavor of food and plays a sweetening role in sweet food. It has marshmallow taste in high concentration, scorched sweet flavor after heating, and fruit odor, which can greatly improve the aroma concentration of the product, play the effect of inhibiting acid and bitterness, and extend the storage period of food, and has a certain anti-corrosion effect .

2.‌ improve raw material properties: Adding ethyl maltol to meat products can improve the properties of raw materials, mainly through the complex reaction of ethyl maltol and iron ions in myoglobin, prevent myoglobin degradation, so as to improve the taste and quality of meat products. For long-term frozen meat, seafood, etc., ethyl maltol can react with amino acids in meat, which can not only maintain the original characteristic flavor of meat products, but also significantly increase the flavor of meat, and play multiple effects such as removing fish.

‌3. prolonging food storage period: ethyl maltol, as a food additive, can prolong the storage time of food. It can improve the flavor of some foods to improve and enhance plays a vital role, in addition to has a better antibacterial and anti-corrosive effect, can extend the storage time of food.