CMC (Carboxy methyl cellulose) is a food additive that is used as a thickening, emulsifying, anti-caking, and preservative agent. CMC is used for stabilizing ice creams and is largely used in baking preparations to add "body" to the food. For this all you have to do is mix the CMC Powder in water and then add it to the ice cream mix. It is non toxic & therefore very suitable for use in food formulation. CMC is used in the preparation of bakery products like breads and cakes. The use of CMC gives the bread loaf a much improved quality at a reduced cost. It gives cakes good volume, make it more tender and keep their freshness longer. The optimum concentration to be used will depend on different parameters, but in most cases about 3-4% on the weight of flour is adequate. CMC is used as an emulsifier in producing high quality biscuits. Due to CMC, fat disperses uniformly in the dough and hence helps achieve well-shaped biscuits without any distorted ed...