list of food emulsifiers
A: Some examples of emulsifiers in food include mayonnaise, vinaigrette and homogenized milk. Other solid examples of emulsification include butter, cream in espresso and Hollandaise sauce. An emulsion refers to the mixture of two liquids that usually do not mix well. When referring to food, oil mixed into water is a common emulsion. Vinaigrette is the result of oil directly added into vinegar. Mayonnaise and Hollandaise sauce are oil-in-water emulsions that are given stability with egg yolks.
Lecithin in egg yolks is one of the most powerful and oldest forms of an animal-derived emulsifier used to stabilize oil in water emulsions, for example, in mayonnaise and hollandaise sauce. Emulsifiers are required by law to be included on a foodâs ingredient list. Oversight Safety of emulsifiers is carefully regulated and tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.