B.

B vitamins

Bacitracin is a veterinary drug — Antibiotic in beef, chicken, eggs, milk, pheasant, pork, turkey

Baker'S Yeast Extract is a flavor enhancer — Bouillon-type brothy taste in soups, sauces, broths, stocks, bouillon

Balsam Peru is a flavoring — Flavoring in chocolate, cherry, grape, brandy, rum, maple, walnut, coconut, spice, vanilla flavorings

Surgical procedures (sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion, adjustable gastric band) that produce substantial sustained weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related conditions.

Barley Malt Extract is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

basal metabolic rate

Beef_Haem is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

Beeswax is a emulsifier — Emulsifier, candy glaze and polish

Beet Juice Powder is a colorant — Vegetable dye for dairy products

Benomyl is a pesticide residue — Fungicide on peaches, apples, fruits after picking

Bentonite is a thickener gum — Food additive, thickener, colorant in wine; animal feed

Benzaldehyde is a flavoring — Artificial essential oil of almonds; flavoring

Benzene is a solvent processing aid — Solvent in modified hop extract for beer (regulated at 1 ppm)

Benzene Hexachloride is a pesticide residue — Pesticide

Benzoates is a preservative — Preservatives derived from benzoic acid

Benzoic Acid is a preservative — Preservative, antifungal, dietary supplement; flavoring

Benzopyrene is a other — Hydrocarbon from coal tar, cigarette smoke, incomplete combustion

Benzoyl Peroxide is a bleaching agent — Bleaching additive for flour, blue cheese, Gorgonzola, milk, whey

Benzyl Acetate is a flavoring — Synthetic raspberry, strawberry, butter, violet, apple, cherry, banana, plum flavoring

Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency syndrome with wet (high-output cardiac failure, edema), dry (peripheral neuropathy), or infantile presentations.

Beta-Carotene is a colorant — Yellow coloring (carrots, butter, egg yolks); vitamin A precursor

Bha is a antioxidant — Antioxidant, preservative, stabilizer

Bht is a antioxidant — Antioxidant, preservative, stabilizer

Liver-made, gallbladder-stored fluid that emulsifies fat and forms micelles for fat absorption.

Recurrent binge eating without regular compensatory behavior, causing marked distress.

Body composition technique that estimates total body water, fat-free mass, and fat mass from electrical resistance and reactance to a low-amplitude alternating current passed through the body.

Biotin is a nutrient vitamin — Vitamin; texturizer in cosmetic creams

Bisphenol A is a other — Used in polycarbonate plastics for baby bottles, food and beverage can linings, dental sealants, water bottles

Small, white, foamy accumulations of sloughed cells and secretions in the eye associated with vitamin A deficiency.

Bixin And Norbixin is a colorant — Active ingredients of annatto; carotenoidlike; yellow coloring

Weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared; the standard screening index for underweight, overweight, and obesity in adults.

Boric Acid is a preservative — Antiseptic with bactericidal and fungicidal properties; fungus control on citrus fruit

Borneol is a flavoring — Synthetic fruit and spice flavoring; peppery odor, burning taste

Bovine Somatotropin is a veterinary drug — Recombinant protein hormone to improve dairy cow milk production efficiency by 5-10%

The three essential amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine, which share a branched carbon side chain.

breastfeeding (lactation)

Bromated Flour is a bleaching agent — White flour with potassium bromate as a flour improver; strengthens dough, allows higher rising

Bromates is a bleaching agent — Maturing additive and dough conditioner (calcium bromate); flour improver (potassium bromate)

Brominated Vegetable Oil is a stabilizer — Stabilizer for flavoring oils in fruit-flavored beverages (less than 15 ppm)

Bromomethane is a pesticide residue — Fumigant in animal feed, apples, barley, cereal grains, corn, rice, dog food, wheat

Brown Fk is a colorant — Brown coloring (six synthetic azo dye mixture)

Brown Ht is a colorant — Brown synthetic coal tar and azo dye in chocolate-flavored cakes

Brown Sugar is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

Compound that ameliorates a change in pH.

Eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behavior (purging, fasting, excessive exercise).

Butane is a gas packaging — Solvent, refrigerant, food additive, propellant or aerosol

Butyric Acid is a flavoring — Butter, butterscotch, caramel, fruit, nut flavoring; emulsifier