Food-Related Terms
Acceptable daily intake (ADI) - The amount of chemical that, if ingested daily over a lifetime, appears to be without appreciable effect. Acesulfame K - Acesulfame K, or acesulfame potassium, is a low-calorie sweetener approved for use in the United States in 1988. It is an organic salt consisting of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, sulphur and potassium atoms. It is 200 times sweeter than sucrose, has a synergistic sweetening effect with other sweeteners, has a stable shelf-life and is heat stable. It is excreted through the human digestive system unchanged, and is therefore non-caloric. Additives (food additives) - Any natural or synthetic material, other than the basic raw ingredients, used in may affect the characteristics of any food, including those used in the production, processing, treatment, packaging, transportation or storage of food. Adverse Reaction Monitoring System (ARMS) - A system operated by FDA which monitors and investigates all c