Delicious Eggs
Ingredients
FUNCTIONS
Emulsifier
Mixture that forms when you combine liquids that ordiniarily do not mix.
Foam
Used to add air to foods; to avoid loss of air, quickly but gently blend other ingredients to the egg whites
Thickener
Heat that causes egg proteins to thicken
Binding Agent
Eggs act like this to hold together the ingredients in foods.
Interfering Agent
Frozen desserts that stay creamy because the eggs in them act as this.
Structure Agent
Eggs add structure to baked products
Nutrient Additive
Eggs contribute important nutrients to food products
Flavoring Additive
Add flavor to foods
Coloring Agent
Give and appealing color to the interior of baked goods