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  • adjective Preventing caking.

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anti- +‎ caking

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Examples

  • What's left is 100 percent sodium chloride, plus industrial additives including aluminum, anticaking agents, and dextrose, which stains the salt purple.

    Kristin Wartman: Change in Season: Why Salt Doesn't Deserve Its Bad Rap Kristin Wartman 2011

  • What's left is 100 percent sodium chloride, plus industrial additives including aluminum, anticaking agents, and dextrose, which stains the salt purple.

    Kristin Wartman: Change in Season: Why Salt Doesn't Deserve Its Bad Rap Kristin Wartman 2011

  • "Cellulose has unique properties making it the best choice to perform certain functions, such as anticaking, thickening and replacing fat," says spokeswoman Susan Davison .

    Why Wood Pulp Makes Ice Cream Creamier Sarah Nassauer 2011

  • They will then sweeten the product—most likely with mannitol, a baby laxative with anticaking properties—increasing their volume, in turn increasing their profit, growing two kilograms into three.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • They will then sweeten the product—most likely with mannitol, a baby laxative with anticaking properties—increasing their volume, in turn increasing their profit, growing two kilograms into three.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • They will then sweeten the product—most likely with mannitol, a baby laxative with anticaking properties—increasing their volume, in turn increasing their profit, growing two kilograms into three.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • They will then sweeten the product—most likely with mannitol, a baby laxative with anticaking properties—increasing their volume, in turn increasing their profit, growing two kilograms into three.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • Large-grained salt with a clean, bright taste and no additives, although some brands include an anticaking agent.

    The City Cook Kate McDonough 2010

  • Iodized table salt, typically is almost purely NaCl with a bit on anticaking agent and added Iodide.

    How Much Would You Pay for Salt From Mars? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Most anticaking additives do not dissolve as readily as salt, and cloud the brines for pickled vegetables, so specialized pickling salts omit them.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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