ABSTRACT
Dryden’s words hold true for the ingredient and additive industry. Ingredients and additives have been made out of plant, animal, and mineral materialsthroughextractionandconcentration,physicalorchemicalmodi-cationofmaterials,orthroughdenovosynthesisofnaturalingredients. Oldherbals,oldrecipesecrets,andtherecipesofothercookingtraditions have been sought out for possible sources of new ingredients. Suppliers offoodadditivesandingredientssupplymaterialsthatenhanceorcreate desiredqualitiesorgiveaddedvaluetoconsumerproductsthatdevelopers are attempting to create.
